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In 1984, the IRA planted the bomb at the Grand Hotel in the seaside resort of Brighton, England, targeting Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The bomb detonated on Oct. 12, 1984 — the aftermath is shown above.

In 1984, Margaret Thatcher was nearly assassinated — a new book asks, what if?

The IRA planted the bomb at the Grand Hotel, in the seaside resort of Brighton, targeting the British prime minister. There Will Be Fire, by journalist Rory Carroll, reads like a political thriller.

People gathered to see a Banksy artwork on the side of a house in Margate, England, on Valentine's Day. The work depicts a 1950s housewife with a swollen eye, missing a tooth — and apparently shutting a man in a freezer. The freezer was later removed by council workers.

A Valentine's Day message from Banksy comments on violence against women

The work depicts an injured woman shutting a freezer door on a man. Shortly after it appeared in England, officials had the freezer removed. Now it's back, after being "made safe."

Pro-union pins sit on a table during a watch party for Starbucks' employees union election, Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board said Thursday, April 7, she will ask the board to rule that mandatory meetings some companies hold to persuade their workers reject unions is in violation of federal labor law.

Employees at a Starbucks store in Minnesota become the first in the state to unionize

Twenty Starbucks stores have now unionized. Around 220 Starbucks stores have sought elections, with more added every day.

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 27, 2022. Griner was released in December 2022 after spending nearly 10 months in a Russian prison.

Brittney Griner calls for the release of an American reporter detained in Russia

Reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained Wednesday on espionage charges. Griner was released from a Russian prison in December and has advocated for the release of Americans detained abroad.

'Beyond the Metaverse with OurWorlds: Indigenous Stories are All Around You'

Starting Thursday, Jan. 26, indigenous experiences stream to the palm of your hand with “Beyond the Metaverse with OurWorlds: Indigenous Stories are All Around You,” an exhibition at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) in Atkinson Hall. “OurWorlds” is an educational extended-reality platform and mobile application designed to integrate Native American heritage and knowledge with everyday environments. As users navigate their landscapes, the app uses geolocation, 360º video capture and artificial intelligence to superimpose written and spoken Native language, artifacts and site-specific historical imagery over the modern world. At Gallery QI, “Beyond the Metaverse with OurWorlds” will share woven basket art and maritime craftsmanship from the Kumeyaay peoples, whose historical territory encompasses San Diego County. Using a series of narrative moving-image scenes, including the making and use of traditional tule boats, or ha kwaiyo, the exhibition creators — Lattin, Eng, Stanley Rodriguez of the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel and Ana Gloria Rodriguez of the San Jose de la Zorra Kumeyaay — create space and a future for local Indigenous voices at UC San Diego. “Beyond the Metaverse with OurWorlds” will be on display in Gallery QI, Monday to Friday, from Noon to 5 p.m. through Friday, March 17, 2023. Gallery QI will host a closing night ceremony and panel discussion with local tribal leaders and exhibit creators on Thursday, March 16 at 5 p.m. All Gallery QI events are free and open to the public. Gallery QI on Facebook / Instagram Directions and parking: The Qualcomm Institute is located in Atkinson Hall on the UC San Diego campus at the corner of Voigt Drive and Equality Lane. Visitor parking is available in UC San Diego’s Hopkins Parking Structure (for more on visitor parking, see UC San Diego Transportation Services). [Map]

Visitors to "Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined" at the New Museum are greeted by "In Two Canoe" (foreground) and "For Whom the Bell Tolls," two sculptures by the Kenyan-born artist that feature fantastical hybrid creatures set against a landscape that uses gray emergency relief blankets to depict the silhouette of Mount Kenya.

The fantastical art of Wangechi Mutu: from plant people to a 31-foot snake

Mutu, who lives in Nairobi and Brooklyn, is the star of a show at New York's New Museum. Her art takes on viruses, genocide, junk mail (the "sleeping serpent" is full of it), her own hybrid identity.

This undated photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a CDC laboratory. The U.S. toll of drug-resistant "superbug" infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials said Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

The potentially deadly Candida auris fungus is spreading quickly in the U.S.

Cases of the fungus that did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to have adverse effects on healthy people.

Mexican soldiers are seen preparing for a search mission for the kidnapped U.S. citizens in Matamoros earlier this week. Two of the Americans were killed, and Mexican authorities returned their bodies to the U.S. on Thursday.

The bodies of 2 Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico have been returned to the U.S.

Their companions are recovering in a U.S. hospital. So far, only one arrest has been made in relation to the kidnapping.

Live Thursdays - Gaslamp Music Series

Live Thursdays - A neighborhood-wide Gaslamp Music Series. The Gaslamp Quarter Association proudly announces a new offering as part of the Gaslamp Summer Series aimed at bringing together locals and tourists alike to experience the magic of the Gaslamp Quarter. The Live Thursdays - Gaslamp Music Series will bring local and regional talent across diverse genres into multiple venues each Thursday for a live music spectacular. Every Thursday starting at 5 p.m. in June, July, and August of 2022. Visit here to check out the LIVE THURSDAYS Lineup and venues. What's better than easy parking? Free parking! If you RSVP to attend the weekly Live Thursdays Event on Facebook hosted by the @GaslampQuarter, the first 200 people to check-in at 5th & Market will receive parking validation for either of the above two garages: Park-It-On-Market 6th & K Parkade Follow the Gaslamp Quarter Association on Social Media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

The U.S. Capitol is seen during an event celebrating 100 days of House Republican rule last week in Washington, D.C.

House Republicans hope their debt limit bill will get Biden to the negotiating table

The House plans to vote on its debt ceiling bill this week. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R.-S.D., calls it an "opening negotiation position" as the risk of a default looms.

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