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Diets often fail in the long term because they're too strict or require unnatural eating habits. In a new book, Barry Estabrook turns to science and history to find a weight-loss regimen that works.

The Secret Service says a man told a uniformed Secret Service officer that he had a gun and aimed an object toward the officer, who fired his weapon. The man was taken to a hospital.

Epidemiologists have used this calculation for more than a century to estimate the death toll of hurricanes, heat waves, virus outbreaks and other disasters. We consulted with eight epidemiologists and mortality researchers for this story and its methodology.

For the bureau, the once-a-decade headcount is akin to running a sprint and marathon at the same time. It takes a while, but there’s plenty of action throughout.

While the pandemic has made this an unprecedented election for all campaigns, it's a particular challenge for the record number of Asian American and Pacific Islander candidates running this year.

California's controversial new law affecting gig workers heads to Governor Newsom's desk. Big development plans are on the horizon for Mission Valley. Who will replace Susan Davis once she exits the 53rd District.

Roughly 3.5 million people have contracted the novel coronavirus around the world, including 1.2 million in the U.S. and 4,000 in San Diego County. Poor safety conditions and inadequate access to protective gear leads to an increased risk of transmission and endangers workers interacting with people suffering from COVID-19.

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Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are complicating the vaccine rollout. And older Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a disadvantage.

"You should absolutely cancel me, and I absolutely cancel myself," says a blog post signed Jessica A. Krug. That's also the name of a historian of the African Diaspora at George Washington University.