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Griselda, a domestic longhair already declawed when she was surrendered by her owner for adoption, plays inside her enclosure at the Animal Haven pet shelter in New York on Tuesday. The New York Legislature has passed a bill that would make the state the first in the country to outlaw declawing a cat.

New York Is One Step Closer To Becoming First State To Ban Cat Declawing

Both houses of the state egislature voted on Tuesday — Animal Advocacy Day in the state capital — to make it illegal to perform the controversial procedure.

A still from a video shot by a bystander on May 7, 2018, appears to show Deputies Nicholas Morgan and Joshua Nahan showing a Vista man into a wooden fence.

Two Sheriff's Deputies Acquitted Of Assaulting Handcuffed Vista Men

A pair of San Diego County sheriff's deputies who were accused of assaulting two handcuffed men during an arrest in Vista last year were acquitted Tuesday of misdemeanor assault charges.

One Book, One San Diego: 2019 Finalists

Local readers submitted over 400 nominations for the 2019 One Book, One San Diego title. Seven finalists made the cut.

'I Love You So Mochi' Is A Sweet But Substantial Treat

Sarah Kuhn's new novel, about a Japanese American girl wrestling with her identity and her place in the world during a visit to Japan, is at once universally relatable and specifically Asian American.

A stethoscope is pictured in this undated image.

Nurse Suicides: Under The Radar

Mental health of nurses often overlooked, with tragic consequences

The Martinez family stands in front of their home in New Jersey. During a speech at her graduation, Alondra said to her parents: "Mamá, papá, lo logramos." Mom, dad, we made it.

Hispanic Unemployment Has Hit Record Lows. But Does That Mean Progress?

Latino joblessness has dipped to historic lows. But many economists are taking those numbers with caution: There's still a gaping wage difference with white workers.

In this Friday, March 1, 2019 photo, Normita Lim poses for a photograph at her home in Concord, Calif. Lim did not receive back pay from her former employer, Publico, who paid her $2 an hour. Residential senior care homes are treating workers as indentured servants – and profiting handsomely. The profit margins can be huge and, for violators of labor laws, hinge on the widespread exploitation of thousands of caretakers, many of them poor immigrants effectively earning $2 to $3.50 an hour to work around the clock.

Elder Care Homes Rake In Profits As Workers Earn A Pittance

She alights from a black Ferrari convertible, her Christian Louboutin stilettos glinting in the sunlight. The lid of her black lacquer grand piano is propped open in the living room of her plush Beverly Hills home.

Filmmaker John Waters, 73, has plenty of advice for his fellow elders: "Whenever any magazine says, 'What photographer do you want to shoot you?' I always just say, 'The one that has the biggest retouch budget!' "

'Filth Elder' John Waters Says There Are Still 'Plenty Of Rules' Left To Break

The cult filmmaker, 73, has plenty of ideas about what older people should and shouldn't do. "You can't be trying too hard to rebel [when] you're older," Waters says. His new book is Mr. Know-It-All.

Gaby Gemetti decided to leave the workforce after having her second child. In March she started a "returnship," a new type of program to recruit and retrain women like her who are looking to resume their careers. Here, Gaby and John Gemetti are seen with their children, Carlo and Gianna.

Hot Job Market Is Wooing Women Into Workforce Faster Than Men

Over the past three years, women returned to the workforce at more than double the rate of men. Growth in industries that rely on women and heavy recruitment of women might help explain why.

Which Countries Are Best At Preventing Low Birth Weight? Which Need To Do More?

For the first time, the World Health Organization has estimated how well the world is doing to prevent low-weight births. The progress is too slow, researchers say.

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