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Ten-year-old Naomi Corona rides a unicycle in the Fern Street Circus after-school program at the Mid-City Gym in City Heights, Jan. 30, 2018.

National Study: San Diego’s Fern Street Circus Helps At-Risk Youth Develop Social And Emotional Skills

A new study shows an unusual type of after-school program is especially helpful for at-risk youth: the circus.

Staff at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute sluice juvenile white seabass into a cage at Santa Catalina Island, in Southern California, where they grow before being released into the ocean. Thirty-five years ago, the state launched the program to bolster waning white seabass numbers. Now the first scientific assessment of the program finds it had a stunningly low success rate.

$40 Million Later, A Pioneering Plan To Boost Wild Fish Stocks Shows Little Success

A California program begun 35 years ago to boost waning white seabass populations became a model for other states. Now the first scientific review finds the program had a stunningly low success rate.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives at the Capitol in Washington, in a photo from September.

Immigration Push Hits A Wall As Senate Deadline Nears

Senators have made little progress toward an immigration bill that can pass ahead of the chamber's self-imposed Friday deadline.

President Trump speaks in the Oval Office Wednesday during a working session regarding the opportunity zones provided by the new tax law.

With White House Under Fire, Trump Says He Is 'Totally Opposed To Domestic Violence'

President Trump's earlier comments after the resignation of onetime aide Rob Porter had appeared to sympathize with Porter. And in a tweet, Trump said lives are being destroyed "by a mere allegation."

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Dianne Jacob delivers 2014 State of the County Address

Coalition Calls On County Supervisors To Add Evening Budget Hearing

A handful of speakers Wednesday called on elected officials to reverse their decision to not hold an evening meeting. More than 275 signed petitions in support of an evening meeting were also submitted to the board.

With White House Under Fire, Trump Says He Is 'Totally Opposed To Domestic Violence'

President Trump's earlier comments after the resignation of onetime aide Rob Porter had appeared to sympathize with Porter. And in a tweet, Trump said lives are being destroyed "by a mere allegation."

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (left), chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a key member of the group, walk through Statuary Hall at the Capitol last September. Meadows says a vote on immigration will be a "defining moment" with consequences for the Republican Party.

Conservatives Warn Speaker Ryan To Hold The Line On Immigration

Members of the Freedom Caucus warned of political consequences for House Speaker Paul Ryan if he brings an immigration bill to the floor that they believe breaks promises made by President Trump.

Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's Main Opposition Leader, Dies At 65

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai — has died at 65. He had been suffering from colon cancer.

South African President Jacob Zuma (right) shares a laugh with Cyril Ramaphosa in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 2012. Zuma resigned Wednesday and is widely expected to be replaced by Ramaphosa.

South Africa's Zuma Leaves Office As He Entered — Accused Of Corruption

Jacob Zuma faced corruption allegations even before he became president in 2009. A steady stream of charges has dogged his nine-year tenure, the rockiest period in South Africa's post-apartheid era.

Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe, addresses protesters outside Parliament in Harare in November 2017.

Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's Longtime Opposition Leader, Dies Of Cancer At 65

The miner turned politician, who tried repeatedly to unseat longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, came to symbolize courageous resistance to Mugabe's repressive regime — and changed politics in Zimbabwe.

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