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A photo collage illustration with various pink colors and textures of a cellphone cut up in pieces in between a cut-up pink locker with two gray lockers on each side.

More California schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them

Schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as the governor calls for a crackdown.

Several cats have gotten sick from bird flu from eating raw pet food or drinking raw milk.

What to know about protecting your cat from bird flu

A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies, and how to keep them safe.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants warning labels on food products containing six synthetic dyes.

Beyond Red Dye No. 3: Here's what parents should know about food colorings

Food companies have two years to get Red Dye No. 3 out of their products. But other synthetic dyes have also raised concerns, because of behavioral issues in kids. Here's what parents need to consider.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and President Jimmy Carter met 20 years ago and forged a close relationship. Says Tedros: "One thing that came to my mind today, attending the funeral, was President Carter's humility. He was a humble leader and respects anyone, whether they are rich or poor or powerful or not. For him, it didn't matter."

World Health Organization head on bond with Jimmy Carter: 'I consider him my mentor'

The World Health Organization leader worked with Carter for 20 years to fight the world's "neglected" diseases. After attending Carter's funeral, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared memories.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Europa Clipper spacecraft aboard launches from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Monday.

NASA spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter's Europa moon

Europa Clipper will make a six-year journey to Jupiter to study Europa, an icy-surfaced moon that scientists believe has “ingredients for life.”

Members of the New York police crime scene unit pick up cups marking the spots where bullets lie as they investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on Dec. 4.

Police say gun found with suspect matches casings at UnitedHealthcare CEO crime scene

The New York police commissioner also said investigators matched Luigi Mangione's fingerprints with those found on items near the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was fatally shot last week.

San Diego weekend arts events: PST ART weekend, poetry, folk dance and 'Tres Minutos'

This weekend in the arts: Tons of PST ART events at visual art spaces around the region; contemporary art meets contemporary composition; Karla Cordero's poetry with folk dance; "Tres Minutos" opera with the San Diego Symphony; plus live music picks and holiday events.

An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.

Part of a graph shows the evolution of pesticide-susceptible bugs after a genetic drive is introduced to the population in this undated graphic.

Engineering could help insecticides keep pests under control

Pesticide resistant insects are a big problem in the farm field.

A screenshot of the AI-generated "Daisy" — a new program launched by British phone company O2 to combat phone scams.

A phone company developed an AI 'granny' to beat scammers at their own game

The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.

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