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David Daniels performs in the title role of Handel's <em>Giulio Cesare</em> at the Metropolitan Opera in 2007.

Opera singer David Daniels pleads guilty in sexual assault trial

The world-renowned countertenor and his husband were accused of drugging and raping a young singer in 2010.

A woman holds a pillow near the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, the site of a blast that killed hundreds on October 17. In the aftermath, Hamas and Israel traded blame.

News outlets backtrack on Gaza blast after relying on Hamas as key source

The BBC and The New York Times are among the news outlets revisiting their coverage of a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital. They relied on Hamas as an authoritative source of information.

Marisa Silvestri listens to her student Oscar de la Torre during her ethnic studies class at Santa Monica High School in Los Angeles on March 28, 2023.

California high schools are adding hundreds of ethnic studies classes. Are teachers prepared?

Some advocates for ethnic studies curricula say allowing just any social science teacher to instruct the subject could lead to watered-down and ineffective courses — but officials from school districts say flexibility is important if they’re going to fill the roles.

Scalloped hammerhead sharks can dive to depths of more than 2,600 ft (800 m) to hunt for squid and other food.

Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' in deeper, colder waters, research shows

Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.

A woman is lit by sunlight Wednesday while sitting inside a coffee shop in San Francisco. A brutal winter storm knocked out power in California, closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming and prompted more than 1,200 flight cancellations Wednesday — and the worst won't be over for several days.

Hundreds of thousands are without power as major winter storm blasts the U.S.

A major winter storm continued to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and significant ice from California to the Northeast.

A father is charged with murder after his son was found dead in an alligator's mouth

Two-year-old Taylen Mosley of St. Petersburg, Fla., was declared missing the same day his mother was found stabbed to death in her apartment, police said.

The National Weather Service issued warnings and advisories for a heat wave blanketing the Pacific Northwest this week.

Pacific Northwest heat wave could break temperature records through Thursday

Temperatures will linger in the triple digits for parts of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana this week, with little relief coming at night.

Every year, an estimated 100,000 young adults or adolescents in the U.S. experience a psychotic episode. Only 10-20% of them gain access to the holistic treatment approach recommended by the National Institute of Mental Health as the gold standard of care for early psychosis, due to lack of space or because insurance won't cover it.

It keeps people with schizophrenia in school and on the job. Why won't insurance pay?

A new approach to schizophrenia involves managing early psychosis symptoms and keeping young people in school or jobs. The treatment is effective, but private insurance plans don't usually cover it.

President John F. Kennedy delivers the commencement address to the graduating class of 1963 at San Diego State College.

60th anniversary of President Kennedy's trip to San Diego

The former president arrived on June 6, 1963, with two major tasks to accomplish in San Diego.

Confederate monument melted down to create new, more inclusive public art

A project in Charlottesville, Va. seeks to upend the narrative around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was the center of deadly white nationalist protests there in 2017.

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