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Rap lyrics on trial: Bill would limit prosecutors’ use of words and music as evidence

A bill before Gov. Gavin Newsom would force prosecutors to seek a judge’s approval to introduce rap lyrics to a jury.

Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd, is working with the organization Confront Art to release 9,000 non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, on mintNFT.com on April 15 in a campaign to raise funds for various charities. Here, he speaks at the unveiling of sculptures of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and the late Rep. John Lewis in New York City on Sept. 30, 2021.

9,000 digital art NFTs are being released to raise funds in George Floyd's memory

In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens.

U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell testified last July before the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Authorities say some 140 police officers were injured during the insurrection.

As the Jan. 6 attack anniversary nears, one Capitol officer fears a violent repeat

Ten months after U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell thought he'd die as Capitol rioters pummeled him, he's still working to recover his mental and physical health.

Tents belonging to homeless people in downtown San Diego are shown in this photo, Sept. 11, 2017.

Father Joe's outlines challenges, possible solutions for homelessness

Father Joe's Villages Wednesday detailed how easy it can be to fall into homelessness, how difficult it can be to escape it, and provided some possible solutions.

In 1995, a heat wave in Chicago required morgue technicians use to rows of refrigerated trucks, after 1,000 people died the broader region. High humidity made the heat deceptively dangerous.

Why heat wave warnings are falling short in the U.S.

Unprecedented heat waves are on the rise as the climate gets hotter. But experts say the country's heat warning system may be leading the public to underestimate the dangers.

A UC San Diego scientist collects wastewater from a collection unit on campus in this undated photo.

UC San Diego program monitoring wastewater for COVID expands to track monkeypox

A UCSD program that has monitored wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19 has expanded to detect monkeypox.

A Muslim pilgrim prays on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 8, 2022.

Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

Chinese astronaut Ye Guangfu sits outside the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 space mission after landing at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday.

3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months in space

The astronauts landed in the Gobi desert after six months aboard their country's newest orbital station. During the mission, astronaut Wang Yaping carried out the first spacewalk by a Chinese woman.

Residents of London enjoy some shade on Tuesday, as the United Kingdom recorded its hottest temperature ever.

Why 100-degree heat is so dangerous in the United Kingdom

"We're used to treating hot spells as a chance to go play in the sun," said a top government scientist. "Our lifestyles and our infrastructure are not adapted to what is coming."

Newly expanded policies will benefit both birth and non-birth parents serving in the U.S. Army.

The U.S. Army expands benefits for soldiers who are parents

The U.S. Army is expanding benefits for both birth and non-birth parents in its force.

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