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North Koreans enjoy beer and snacks last August during the Taedonggang Beer Festival in Pyongyang. The festival, the first of its kind in the country, was held as a promotional event for the locally brewed beer. Korean signs in the background read "Our country is the best."

North Korea Mysteriously Shuts Down Its Beer Festival

A China-based tour agency says North Korea informed them of the cancellation. "We don't expect information to be forthcoming," the agency writes.

This little boy symbolized what Comic-Con is really all about.

Bidding Farewell To Another Comic-Con: Hall H, Cosplay And A Death Star Coffee Table

The 48th annual Comic-Con International came to a close on Sunday night. Here are a few highlights.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif, speaks in Berryville, Va., Monday, to unveil the Democrats' new agenda. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. is by her side.

Democrats' 'Better Deal' Aims To Reclaim A Populist Image

In an effort to drive a message ahead of next year's elections, Democrats promised more and better jobs, lower-cost prescription drugs and a crackdown on corporations that ship jobs overseas.

How Crisis Pregnancy Center Clients Rely On Medicaid

Medicaid pays for nearly half the births in the U.S., and centers that counsel women against abortion often help pregnant women enroll in Medicaid so they don't have to worry about health care costs.

Bay Area composer Mason Bates, creator of the new opera ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs’, standing outside the childhood home of Steve Jobs in Los Altos in this undated photo.

Silicon Valley Composer Transforms Steve Jobs’ Life Story Into Opera

Composer and electronica DJ Mason Bates is listening intently to the sound of a clicking computer key through speakers rigged up to a laptop in his Burlingame music studio.

Pat Wilkins didn't plan to live in Ghana. But the former New Yorker is now so much a part of the society that, as one Ghanaian puts it, "We don't even see her as an American. She is family to us."

New Yorker Redesigns Her Life To Help Kids In Ghana

Pat Wilkins had a "high maintenance life" with expensive vacations and a BMW. Then she decided to diverge from that path.

Two bicyclists ride along the Bayshore Bikeway at the intersection of West Grape Street and Harbor Drive, July 11, 2017.

San Diego Confronts Bad Data From Bike-Counting Cameras

San Diego purchased dozens of cameras with bike-counting software in 2014, aiming to use their data to inform its transportation planning. But after a slow start to installing and calibrating the cameras, they are still failing to get accurate data.

Professional fighter Gina Mazany practices during a training session at Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts in Las Vegas. She well remembers her first concussion — which came in her first fight. "I was throwing up that night," Mazany says.

Female Athletes Are Closing The Gender Gap When It Comes To Concussions

Gina "Danger" Mazany is a professional mixed martial arts athlete, and she's helping researchers learn more about head injuries and the female brain.

Ultimately, Mazany says she plans to keep fighting. "Yeah, this sport is not safe," she says. "But a lot of things that we do aren't safe."

Female Athletes Are Closing The Gender Gap When It Comes To Concussions

Gina "Danger" Mazany is a professional mixed martial arts athlete, and she's helping researchers learn more about head injuries and the female brain.

After a young girl's lemonade stand in east London brought a fine of nearly $200, the local council apologized. Now the girl's family is calling on more kids to open their own stands.

Father Of Girl Ticketed For Selling Lemonade Responds To Supporters: 'Make A Stand'

A 5-year-old girl whose sidewalk lemonade stand brought a $195 fine in London has been invited to set up shop elsewhere. Her dad says, "Now she feels less sour about the experience."

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