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A pair of orcas swim off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 2018.

A pod of orcas has sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar

The pod rammed the boat's rudder for about 45 minutes. Authorities were able to get crew members to land safely, but their yacht was irreparably damaged.

San Diego weekend arts events: Incarcerated artists, 'Stir' and ballet

This weekend in local arts and culture: Poetic Justice's self-portraiture and poetry exhibit; free museums; a play about cooking; AAPI fashion; Puerto Rican LGBTQ+ theater; ballet meets the stock market crash and more.

Jamie Childers, 32, stands in front of the military dog tag wall at the Epstein Family Veterans Center at Cal State San Marcos, San Marcos, Calif., May 11, 2023.

Cal State San Marcos graduate serves fellow veterans while fighting her own generational trauma

Jamie Childers is graduating from Cal State San Marcos with Bachelor's degrees in criminology and history. She supports fellow vets and her nephew and niece heal from trauma.

President Biden is rated highly in a survey of historians on presidential greatness — but he's in a tight election race with former President Donald Trump, who is ranked last.

In historians' Presidents Day survey, Biden vs. Trump is not a close call

A survey of historians and presidential experts ranks President Biden in 14th place all-time, just ahead of Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan. Former President Donald Trump came in last.

Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities were tricked into calling for the ouster of Moldova's president through videos requested on the Cameo app that were edited and posted on TikTok.

Cameo is being used for political propaganda — by tricking the stars involved

Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities were tricked into calling for the ouster of Moldova's president. It's the latest example of the Cameo app being used for an apparent political propaganda operation.

An annular eclipse is viewed from a waterfront park in Yokohama, Japan, near Tokyo, Monday, May 21, 2012. On Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse _ better known as a ring of fire _ will briefly dim the skies over parts of the western U.S. and Central and South America. Proper protection is needed throughout the eclipse, from the initial partial phase to the ring of fire to the final partial phase.

'Ring of fire' solar eclipse will slice across Americas on Saturday with millions along path

What's called an annular solar eclipse will briefly dim the skies over sections of the western U.S. and Central and South America on Saturday. In San Diego, there will be a partial annular solar eclipse.

A person standing near Times Square in New York City wears a virtual reality headset screening an immersive experience of the conditions at Venezuela's El Helicoide prison, on Sept. 19, 2023. Protesters gathered to demand the release of political prisoners and the closure of the detention center over allegations of torture.

Virtual reality offers a chilling 3D look inside Venezuela's spiraling prison

A former Venezuelan political prisoner got the idea to create a virtual reality tour from the Anne Frank museum.

TikTok is the latest technology company to cut staff, as firms reorganize and re-allocate resources, just as the video-sharing app reports strong growth.

TikTok cuts jobs as tech layoffs continue to mount

The wildly popular video-sharing app is the latest technology firm to reduce staff in response to what executives say are ongoing business challenges.

Kayla Strate, lead penguin aquarist at Birch Aquarium, weighs the first Little Blue Penguin to hatch on the West Coast, Jan. 25, 2024.

Birch Aquarium welcomes West Coast's first Little Blue Penguin chick

Additional eggs are "currently developing behind the scenes," the aquarium said.

The exterior of the Fleet Science Center is shown with the large Balboa Park fountain in the foreground on August 23, 2023.

City of San Diego gets $25 million from state budget for various projects

Three institutions in Balboa Park will split more than $7 million.

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