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Scripps Pier reaches into the ocean on the San Diego coast on Mar. 10, 2023

A new El Niño could bring California more stormy weather next winter

The Pacific Ocean is bidding farewell to a three-year La Niña condition and preparing to welcome the return of El Niño.

A commercial for the Temu app run by production services company The Lift in Mexico City. This ad aired during the 2023 Super Bowl.

More shows and films are made in Mexico, where costs are low and unions are few

American and European companies are increasingly having their commercials, shows and films shot in Mexico, taking advantage of lower costs and experienced Mexican crews.

Joseph Zucchero, pictured in 2008, left his mark on Chicago.

A Chicago legend, whose Italian beef sandwich helped inspire 'The Bear,' has died

The owner of the famed Chicago sandwich shop Mr. Beef had built a reputation for serving the classic dish and showing love for his community.

In this Sept. 19, 2021 file photo, flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, Calif.

Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress

The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.

On a 2007 visit to Savelugu Hospital in Ghana, President Jimmy Carter asks a group of children if they've had Guinea worm. A raised hand is a yes.

Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed

Carter leaves behind a legacy of tackling diseases affecting the poor in remote areas — notably Guinea worm disease. "He really put Guinea worm and other neglected tropical diseases on the map," says Adam Weiss of the Carter Center.

Undated photo of a mansion taken by Bob Cummings and edited into collage designed by No Limit Creatives

A San Diego nonprofit’s historical antiques sparked a bitter conflict

Bruce and Alana Coons, the leaders of Save Our Heritage Organisation, took a trove of donated antiques to their private mansion in Mississippi.

Jordanians evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman, Jordan, Monday, April 24, 2023.

Sudanese seek refuge from country's fighting as foreigners are being airlifted out

As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens from Sudan, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos amid fears fighting will only escalate.

Recent findings about the pollution of waterways near oil refineries underscore health and environmental dangers.

Oil refineries release lots of water pollution near communities of color, data show

Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution into waterways each year, according to regulatory data. NPR found that pollution is concentrated near places where people of color live.

Hurricane Fiona, which made landfall on Sunday, has damaged reservoirs and water filtration plants. Puerto Rico's only water agency is scrambling to restore services, but officials say they're waiting for flooded rivers to subside.

Puerto Rico has lost more than power. The vast majority of people have no clean water

More than 760,000 customers have been left with no access to clean running water since Hurricane Fiona struck the island on Sunday.

Al Medvitz, who farms alfalfa and other crops, looks out over Sacramento River from a hill on his land near Rio Vista, Calif., on Monday, July 25, 2022. In dry winters like the one California just had, less fresh water flows down from the mountains into the Sacramento River, the state's largest. Medvitz wants approval from the state to build a small reservoir on the property to store fresh water for use in dry times.

In dry California, salty water creeps into key waterways

The Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers are central arms of California's water system.

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