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State Dept. cuts China experts as administration says countering Beijing top priority

The State Department has shuttered the team involved in South China Sea security, getting rid of top experts on the subject at a time when the administration says security in the region is a priority.

Washington's hydropower has created a data center boom. Some are concerned about its future.

In small town Washington — where hydropower is plentiful — data centers are creating jobs and funding amenities. But water and energy aren't unlimited — and some worry about long-term sustainability.

Rosa Diaz, the founder the Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center, sits for a portrait at the center in El Centro, California on February 7, 2025. Diaz and other leaders recently rebranded the organization as the Donnelly Community Services Center, a decision that other LGBTQ+ advocates criticized as a move to distance the center from the cause of transgender rights. Donal Donnelly, a retired superior court judge and longtime financial supporter of the Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center, sits for a portrait at the center in El Centro, California on February 7, 2025. The center was recently renamed the Donnelly Community Services Center after Donnelly, a decision that other LGBTQ+ advocates criticized as a move to distance the center from the cause of transgender rights.

Imperial County’s oldest LGBTQ+ center in turmoil after board members accuse CEO of seizing funds

Earlier this month, three members of the Donnelly Community Services Center’s nonprofit board voted to fire founder and chief executive, Rosa Diaz. Diaz denied wrongdoing and said the board’s action amounted to a “hostile takeover.”

Clinging to a tree, and praying: how a family survived the Texas flash floods

"I thought my mom was going to die in front of me," said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home.

Jerry Sanders, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, addresses the congressional luncheon attendees at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, CA on August 1, 2022.

San Diego Chamber of Commerce CEO Jerry Sanders to step down at end of calendar year

After 12 years as president and CEO, San Diego's former mayor Jerry Sanders will step down from those roles at the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce at the end of the year, it was announced Monday.

Photos: The perilous lives of men who salvage coal from abandoned mines

It's a grueling and risky life for these miners, known as zama zamas, an isiZulu phrase translating loosely as "those who take a chance." Says one: "Bit by bit it's killing something inside me."

Yosemite employees worked for weeks with no pay before the government hired them

Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to onboard them at the start of the summer.

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

The Trump admin is withholding over $6 billion in education grants for schools

The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.

The FBI investigates the area on Orleans Street and Bourbon Street by St. Louis Cathedral where a suspicious package was detonated after a person drove a truck into a crowd earlier on Bourbon Street.

Photos: Scenes after the attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street

Authorities say the driver drove around a barricade and plowed through a crowd along Bourbon Street, the city's iconic stretch of bars and hotels near the French Quarter.

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