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The exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court pictured in Washington, DC in May 2020. Col. Gail Curley, the current court marshal, has been tasked with investigating the source of the leaked draft opinion.

The Supreme Court marshal leading the leak investigation is a career Army lawyer

Col. Gail Curley, the second woman to hold the position, runs the high court's facilities and is its chief security officer, managing some 260 employees. Now she's also leading a high-profile probe.

Nurse Practitioner Surani Hayre-Kwan and student Kristina Crichton remove bandages from a patient's foot at the Russian River Health Center in Guerneville on Feb. 5, 2020.

Nurse practitioner requirements are changing, allowing them to practice without physician supervision

The new rules will improve access to health care in many communities where it is lacking, supporters say. Some physicians are concerned the rules will expand the scope of services nurse practitioners provide.

Angela Crawford walks past her home as the McKinney fire burns above it in Klamath National Forest, Calif., on Saturday.

Windy, hot conditions fuel the explosive growth of fires in California and Montana

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as the McKinney fire intensified. In Montana, the Elmo fire grew to more than 11 square miles. Other states are also dealing with wildfires.

Destiny Dickerson is shown at San Diego State University, where she completed her undergraduate degree this December. Dec. 17, 2021. As a high school student Dickerson was awarded a college scholarship for homeless youth.

Advocates say drop in San Diego’s unhoused student count signals problems

Educators and advocates are worried that unhoused students are missing out on services they desperately need.

Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts after defeating Ons Jabeur of Tunisia to win the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Saturday.

Iga Swiatek wins her first U.S. Open, cementing herself as a new top figure in tennis

The top-ranked Swiatek has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.

La Mesa’s Holiday in the Village

The 6th annual La Mesa Holiday in the Village will once again be ringing in holiday cheer for everyone far and near on Saturday December 4 from Noon – 9 p.m. La Mesa Village friends and family will have the chance to take part in FREE festive fun with live music, cozy fires, craft vendors, food, holiday photo opportunities, and a kids’ area bigger than Santa’s Toy Shop! Free For All Ages! Located at La Mesa Blvd between Spring Street & 4th Street Visit: http://www.lamesavillageassociation.org/events/holiday-in-the-village.aspx FEATURES: · 50+ Food, Craft & Retail Local Vendors · Yummy Bites · Fire Pits · 360 degree photo opp · Live Entertainment at the La Mesa Lumber Yard Stage · Train Rides for Kids · Strolling balloon artist · "Elf Yourself" Station - feat. face painting, glitter bar, elf hats & more! · Caroling · Inflatable Bounce Houses Get in the holiday spirit while playing carnival games, listening to carolers, and enjoying delicious food and drinks from La Mesa local favorites. Walk the streets of La Mesa’s historic downtown while exploring over 50 local craft vendor stands, then cozy up with artisan and craft food and snack specialties. Friends and family can relax by the fire pits while enjoying holiday caroling, cheerful holiday music, and fun live entertainment on the La Mesa Lumber Stage. La Mesa’s FREE Holiday in the Village will turn everyone holly and jolly with a full lineup of entertainment including traditional holiday songs and music, local bands, and community performances. Stop in and enjoy the holiday cheer at La Mesa’s Holiday in the Village for an amazing day that comes but once a year! Come to Holiday in the Village ready to shop, dine, and bask in La Mesa’s joyful atmosphere as this honored tradition transforms the town into a winter wonderland for the whole family! La Mesa Village Association is on Facebook and Instagram

Most Americans trust that elections are fair. But only a third of Republicans agree, a poll finds.

Most Americans trust elections are fair, but sharp divides exist, a new poll finds

Many Republicans appear to have bought into Trump's lies about widespread election fraud. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that just a third of GOP voters say they trust elections are fair.

Smokestacks belch in Weihai, in China's Shandong province, in 2019. China is set to surpass pre-pandemic levels of carbon dioxide emissions this year.

Earth has 11 years to cut emissions to avoid dire climate scenarios, a report says

Carbon dioxide emissions are rebounding after a dip in 2020, and researchers say that at the current rate, Earth's "carbon budget" will be exhausted in roughly 11 years.

Sangeeta Ashok Devde, a domestic worker in Mumbai, says female domestic workers are often burnt out. "None of us get decent wages or paid time off," says Devde. "My body is just worn out as a result of working for so long in other people's homes as well as my own." Some of her friends have quit their jobs.

It's a mystery: Women in India drop out of the workforce even as the economy grows

Some say it's a sign of prosperity. In conservative India, if women can afford not to work, they don't. But economists say there's more to it.

US Navy sailor Ryan Sawyer Mays walks past reporters at Naval Base San Diego before entering a Navy courtroom Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in San Diego. Mays is accused of setting the USS Bonhomme Richard on fire, and his court martial is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The July 2020 blaze damaged the billion-dollar warship so badly it had to be scuttled and marked one of the worst noncombat US warship disasters in recent memory.

Sailors struggle to remember year after Navy warship fire

More than a half dozen former crewmembers of the USS Bonhomme Richard gave testimony in the arson case against a young sailor.

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