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The San Diego County Administration building is seen on Sept. 20, 2024.

San Diego County Supervisors OK spring meeting on border pollution

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Wednesday to convene a special meeting on the Tijuana River border pollution crisis, planned for this spring.

Union leaders say staffing at the Social Security Administration is at a 50-year low.

The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut some 7,000 jobs

The move, which is in line with an executive order from President Trump to slash the federal workforce, raises concerns about staffing at the agency that delivers crucial benefits to Americans.

On Apache lands, progress in a long war against ticks and the disease they spread

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest. A community-led response on Apache lands in Arizona is helping save lives.

Judge pauses Trump order to put USAID employees on administrative leave

The case, brought by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees, is intended to block the administration's efforts to dismantle USAID.

The burst of new laws follows a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. Outreach workers Lillian Risser (left) and Sophia Loveland (right) approach a tent encampment in Chicago, Ill. on Sept. 23, 2024. The organization is working to rehome people living in encampments to more permanent housing.

100-plus cities in the U.S. banned homeless camping this year. But will it work?

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. But advocates say fines and jail time will only make the problem worse.

A metal fence covered in debris falls into a flooded stormwater channel in San Diego, Jan. 22, 2024.

One month later, these January flood victims still struggle to recover

Jessica Calix lost her home and Natalie Gill's shop was flooded by the Jan. 22 deluge.

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The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain on April. 29, 2024. Rubiales will testify on Monday as a defendant for alleged corruption during his time at the head of the organization.

Former Spain soccer official Rubiales goes on trial for unsolicited kiss of player

The former president of the Spanish soccer federation goes on trial Monday accused of sexual assault for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup final in 2023.

Unite Here Local 11 workers hold a rally as they protest outside the Figueroa Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, March 25, 2024.

Hospitality workers ratify new contract with 34 Southern California hotels, press 30 others to sign

Thousands of Southern California hospitality workers have ratified a new contract with 34 hotels after repeated strikes since the summer. Their union says they will keep fighting for deals with more than two dozen others.

A sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 6, 2020.

Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as this week

The Bureau of Prisons is going forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.

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