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Pete Marocco (center), who served as deputy administrator for USAID in the new Trump administration until last week, arrives at Capitol Hill on March 5 to meet with members of Congress to discuss foreign assistance. He was on staff at the agency during the first Trump administration — and both times sought to cut many of its programs.

Pete Marocco tried to upend USAID in 2020 -- and failed. In 2025, he dismantled it

This Trump administration official was a key figure in the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development — and will help set the agenda for the future of foreign aid.

Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes the first American pope, choosing the name Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

A single family home is for sale in San Diego on May 24, 2022.

Report: November housing prices improve in San Diego from previous month

Home prices in San Diego County dropped in November compared to the previous month, but they were still higher than housing prices one year ago.

A boy rides a scooter past a display of destroyed Russian military vehicles in Mykhailivska square in central Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Western embassies in Kyiv shut due to Russian air attack threat

Russia promised a response to President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets on Russian soil with U.S.-made missiles.

All the ways the Trump administration is going after colleges and universities

In seeking to reshape elite universities, the Trump administration is using several tactics, including freezing federal grants and contracts, and threatening colleges' tax-exempt status.

Over just a few months, the four members of the K-pop group BLACKPINK (left to right: Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé) have all debuted new releases as solo artists.

As BLACKPINK's members try on solo stardom, only one finds a perfect fit

What does a K-pop idol look like when set free from the system? On their own for the first time, Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé each arrive at a different answer.

Residents of Daybreak Cohousing in Portland, Oregon, gather in their shared courtyard. It's one of about 200 cohousing communities in the country.

How to be not lonely? 'Cohousing' is an answer for some people

In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, it's an answer to the isolation of parenting that many families feel today.

President Trump has threatened to impose steep tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as Saturday. Mexico supplies more than a quarter of all the fresh fruit and vegetables in the U.S., including avocados which are popular for Super Bowl dip.

Businesses, shoppers brace for higher prices if tariffs on Mexico and Canada imports start Saturday

President Trump renewed his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as this weekend. The move could raise prices on everything from gasoline to guacamole.

Rick Najera stars in Oceanside Theatre Company's production of John Leguizamo's "Latin History for Morons." Undated photo.

'Latin History for Morons' takes the stage at Oceanside Theatre Company

Herbert Sigüenza directs Rick Najera in John Leguizamo's play that explores 3,000 years of overlooked Latin history.

A nose-spray version of the drug epinephrine will soon be an option for people with severe allergies to foods, insect bites or other triggers.

A needle-less alternative to EpiPen has FDA approval. Will doctors prescribe it?

A nose spray version of the drug epinephrine will soon hit the market, giving people having allergic reactions an alternative to needles. But some allergists are not in a hurry to prescribe it.

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