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Encinitas resident Mark O'Connor picking up a tar ball on Moonlight Beach, Oct. 7, 2021.

County Health Agency advises public to be cautious if they see tar balls

The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency Thursday advised the public to be cautious at beaches and avoid contact with tar balls.

DALL-E2, the AI image tool, generated these images of a giraffe shopping in a grocery store.

Surreal or too real? Breathtaking AI tool DALL-E takes its images to a bigger stage

The lab behind the artificial intelligence art tool is giving access to up to a million people on its waiting list, just as worries grow about possible abuse.

Prices for baking flour and eggs have fallen, suggesting an easing in the baking craze that gripped hungry and housebound consumers in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Great Pandemic Bake-Off May Be Over

The price of baking flour has fallen along with the price of eggs, suggesting an easing in the baking craze that gripped hungry and housebound consumers in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

After two student suicides over one October weekend, UNC students created a makeshift memorial on the Chapel Hill campus. To reduce the risk of suicide contagion, any memorial sites or activities should be limited, experts say, and should not glorify, vilify or stigmatize the deceased student or their death.

Colleges are turning to science to limit suicide contagion and help heal campuses

The new strategy is called "postvention." It means having a plan built on truth, compassion and counseling that quickly addresses the mental health needs of friends and classmates after a suicide.

Green renovations in schools can bring long-term savings but sometimes have upfront costs.

In an effort to make schools greener, the White House is offering billions of dollars

From solar panels to electric buses — the Biden Administration wants to make it easier for schools to tap more than $5.5 billion for climate-friendly upgrades.

American evacuees arriving at MCAS Miramar from Wuhan, China on Feb. 7, 2020.

It's been two years since COVID-19 came to San Diego

Two years ago, the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar was drafted for a unique mission involving more than 200 Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China.

President Biden and German Chancellor Scholz discuss possible sanctions on Russia

President Biden met with new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House Monday. The two leaders are trying to show they're on the same page on how to sanction Russia if it invades Ukraine.

In this June 17, 2019, file photo, a cashier displays a packet of tobacco-flavored Juul pods at a store in San Francisco.

Californians To Vote On Banning Sale Of Flavored Tobacco

Lawmakers approved the ban in 2020, but a referendum that qualified Friday means voters will have to weigh in. In the meanwhile, the law won’t take effect. Major tobacco companies are backing the referendum in hopes of overturning the law.

With many kids struggling emotionally, group of mental health organizations are pushing for increased investment in mental health services in schools.

State by state, here's how well schools are doing at supporting kids' mental health

Two years of disrupted schooling and limited social contact have been tough on kids. A new report calls out states that do a good job supporting kids' mental health at school — and those that don't.

Yemen's president steps down in effort to end 7-year civil war

Scott Simon speaks to Yemen analyst Nadwa Al-Dawsari about the Yemeni president's transfer of power and its significance.

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