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A Hermes Copper butterfly, which is found primarily in San Diego County, California, is pictured, April 4, 2011.

US Fish and Wildlife declares San Diego Hermes copper butterfly a threatened species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday declared one of Southern California's rarest butterflies — the Hermes copper butterfly — as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The agency also designated 35,000 acres in San Diego County as protected critical habitat.

A Trump supporter holds up a "no voter fraud" sign in Arizona in 2020. The accelerating far-right disinformation campaign about a national voter-verification system is taking its toll.

Right-wing conspiracies have a new target: a tool that fights actual voter fraud

The bipartisan program — called ERIC — allows states to improve voting access and election security at the same time. But it's currently under attack from the far right.

A granny flat built at this Normal Heights home, shown here on Jan. 22, 2020, also has a certificate to rent it for less than 30 days, in violation of city law.

Faulconer Says 'Clear Violations' Of Short-Term Rental Rules On Granny Flats Need To Stop

San Diego has started enforcing its ban on short-term rentals of newly built granny flats, following an inewsource analysis that identified violators and showed the city let it happen.

National Health Institute Director Francis S. Collins served for 12 years under three presidents and presided over an expansion of the agency's budget and efforts to develop new cures to diseases.

The NIH director on why Americans aren't getting healthier, despite medical advances

As he prepares to leave his post of 12 years, Francis Collins reflects on the agency's biomedical advances, the dangers of polarizing medicine and the huge health gaps that still exist in the U.S.

Trading ends for the day on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 20. It was the last day before the exchange switched to all-electronic trading in an effort to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.

The Dow Has Lost 13% In A Volatile Month

The stock market has never seen a month like March, with downs and ups of thousands of points in a day. The Dow has recovered from recent lows, but it has fallen 24% since its record high.

UC San Diego doctoral student An Huang working with the "box" a pressure-tight container that allows her to build batteries for her research on January 12, 2020.

Sound Waves Could Make Batteries Better, San Diego Scientists Say

San Diego scientists say they have found a way to use sound to improve the efficiency and capacity of certain batteries.

Council member Inga Selders stands at her childhood home, where she lives in Prairie Village, Kan. Selders stumbled upon a racially restrictive housing covenant in her homeowners association property records. She's working to remove it<strong> </strong>but has faced pushback from other council members, as they think amendments to these covenants suffice and removing them would be removing history.

Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country

Racial covenants made it illegal for Black people to live in white neighborhoods. Now they're illegal, but you might still have one on your home's deed. And they're hard to remove.

Specialist Meric Greenbaum works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Stocks slumped and bond prices soared for the second day in a row as fears spread that the widening coronavirus outbreak will put the brakes on the global economy.

Dow Drops 1900 Points In 2 Days As Markets Sell Off On Fears Of Coronavirus Spread

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 879 points. That's on top of Monday's drop, when the Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points.

This screengrab is from footage of Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association and his wife, Susan LaPierre. It was originally intended for a TV series sponsored by the gun-rights group, but was never aired. Warning: Video below contains graphic content.

Video Leaks Of NRA's Wayne LaPierre Missing His Mark On Elephant Hunt

"I'm not sure where you're shooting," a guide tells the longtime head of the National Rifle Association. The footage had reportedly been suppressed for years.

Euclid Court Apartments, an affordable housing complex in City Heights is pictured on May 27, 2021.

Housing Needs Report Reveals Depths Of Affordable Housing Shortage

A recent housing needs report from the California Housing Partnership revealed more than 100,000 low income renters do not have access to affordable housing.

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