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Father Joe's Villages in San Diego's East Village provides shelter beds and other services to people in need, Sept. 13, 2016.

San Diego Housing Commission Opens Additional Shelter Space Due To Cold Weather

An additional 280 shelter beds will be available in downtown San Diego Thursday night due to the cold weather, the city Housing Commission announced Wednesday.

A vacant lot at the corner of Olive Street and Third Avenue in Bankers Hill is seen here, Aug. 24, 2017.

Group Wants San Diego AIDS Memorial In Future Bankers Hill Park

The San Diego AIDS Memorial Task Force has chosen a small plot of land in Bankers Hill as its preferred location for the future memorial. The city already has plans to convert the parcel into a small neighborhood park.

"Equality cupcakes" by Georgetown Cupcakes are just one of several baked creations in support of same-sex marriage that were on display this week at the Chefs for Equality, a fundraising event for the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, D.C.

Is Fondant Free Speech? Chefs Show Support For Gay Marriage As Court Case Looms

"You'd think cake would be apolitical, and yet here we are," says one of several D.C.-area pastry chefs who wrought their support for gay marriage into elaborate wedding cakes.

Saad, 22, and Mayda, 22, were celebrating their first Valentine's Day together.

In Pakistan, Valentine's Day Brings Out Roses And Culture Wars

Conservative Pakistanis keep trying to ban any celebration of the Christian saint of love, but flower sellers keep turning up for couples who mark the day.

Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer attend the 2017 TIME 100 Gala. He announced that he is stepping down from the hedge fund he co-heads and is selling his stake in Breitbart News to his daughters.

Billionaire Investor Robert Mercer To Step Down From Firm, Selling Stake In Breitbart

Robert Mercer, co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies and a major conservative donor, had brought attention to his firm. He is resigning amid reports that other company executives chafed at the scrutiny.

A screen at a railway station in Seoul on Friday shows a news graphic of a North Korean missile launch. President Trump said on Thursday there would be additional sanctions on North Korea.

Trump Administration Orders New Sanctions On North Korea

President Trump announced additional sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's renegade nuclear program.

President Trump walks with FEMA administrator Brock Long (second from right) and Lt. Gen. Jeff Buchanan (right) as he tours an area affected by Hurricane Maria in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 3.

What Does Being A U.S. Territory Mean For Puerto Rico?

Residents of the territory have been frustrated with the federal government's response to Hurricane Maria. What responsibilities does Washington have to the people of Puerto Rico?

Celebrity chef John Besh stepped down from his position at the Besh Restaurant Group after an investigation by The Times-Picayune and NOLA.com found that 25 women — all current and former employees — said they were sexually harassed while working for the company.

Celebrity Chef John Besh Leaves Company After 25 Allegations Of Harassment

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to food critic Brett Anderson of The Times-Picayune about his reporting regarding sexual harassment in the prominent Besh Restaurant Group in New Orleans.

For Vernon Lee of the Moapa Band of Paiutes, a national monument designation for Gold Butte would be the next best thing to having the U.S. government return the land to his people.

In Nevada, Tribes Push To Protect Land At The Heart Of Bundy Ranch Standoff

National monument designations that bypass Congress are hugely controversial. In this presidential election year, the politics in a state like Nevada are even more sensitive.

Yerianne Roldán and Zuleyka Avila are both seniors at Colonial High School in Orlando, scrambling to readjust their plans for college.

For Many Puerto Ricans, College Plans Washed Away With Hurricane Maria

As Puerto Rico students settle into high school on the mainland — one big question emerges: What happens to my college plans? That's especially scary for seniors, as application deadlines loom.

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