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Used, reused or euthanized: A dog’s life in animal research

A lab that conducts studies for a San Diego-based pharmaceutical company is facing scrutiny over its use of beagles.

A woman and a child cross the Rio Grande river towards the U.S. in Eagle Pass, Texas, Sunday May 22, 2022. Little has changed in what has quickly become one of the busiest corridors for illegal border crossings since a federal judge blocked pandemic-related limits on seeking asylum from ending Monday.

US asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay

The Biden administration is asking Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but wants the court for a delay until at least after Christmas.

San Diego Fire-Rescue Department crews and lifeguard swift water teams rescued 12 people from the riverbed near the south side of the Morena bridge, 4300 Pacific Highway. San Diego, Calif. Aug. 20, 2023.

Fire crews rescue group stranded in riverbed

The people were first reported stranded in or near the water's edge during Tropical Storm Hilary at 8:12 p.m. Sunday.

Water drips from a faucet near boat docks sitting on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, in Folsom, Calif., on May 22, 2021.

EXPLAINER: How cities in the West have water amid drought

Here's a look at how Western cities have prepared for a future with less water.

Alva Sulaty stands in front of her home in North Port, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, one week after Hurricane Ian roared through her neighborhood.

North Port residents start sorting through the wreckage of Hurricane Ian

The town of North Port, Fla., was hit hard by Hurricane Ian, and then days of river flooding. As the waters start to recede, residents are starting to dry out and take stock of the damage.

Cat stickers hang on display last week in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Lunar New Year begins on Sunday and marks the Year of the Cat in Vietnam and the Year of the Rabbit in China, South Korea and other East and Southeast Asian countries.

While many ring in the Year of the Rabbit, Vietnam celebrates the cat

This Lunar New Year, the Vietnamese will observe a different animal in the zodiac, the cat. The reasons are murky: could be linguistics or the landscape — or maybe cats are just plain friendlier.

In August 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration and law enforcement partners seized brightly colored rainbow fentanyl pills in 18 states.

Supervisors OK policies to combat fentanyl, opioid crisis

County supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday in favor of a set of policies and tools, including an education program, to combat the opioid/fentanyl crisis.

Millions of Ukrainians left without electricity after Russian strikes

Millions of Ukrainians are without electricity after Russian strikes and a major battle is brewing over the port city of Kherson.

An aerial view of neighborhood in Rolling Fork, Miss., destroyed by Friday night's tornado.

The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here's why

Western Mississippi is turning to recovery after being hit by a long-track tornado on Friday. Here's what made it so destructive — and why the impact of climate change on tornadoes is still unclear.

A helicopter drops water behind a hillside covered in red fire retardant spray, Aug. 18, 2023. Crews are battling the Coyote Fire near the community of Potrero in South San Diego County.

Evacuations, warnings lifted for 466-acre Potrero wildfire

The fast-moving blaze erupted for unknown reasons around noon Thursday amid heavy winds off Coyote Holler Road in Potrero, approximately five miles north of Tecate.

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