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In 2018, Garret Morgan (center) was training as an ironworker near Seattle. Five years later, he says he made the right career choice: "I'm loving it every day."

High-paying jobs that don't need a college degree? Thousands of them sit empty

Trade jobs that require less education, at much lower cost, sit empty. But many parents remain wary of programs that don't lead to a four-year degree.

The Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is pictured in this photo, June 19, 2020.

Excessive heat warning issued for parts of San Diego County

The San Diego County deserts and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning will be under the excessive heat warning until 8 p.m. Thursday.

Don Scott becomes first Black speaker in Virginia Legislature's 400-year history

Del. Don Scott, a rising star among Virginia Democrats with a unique personal story, was voted in as speaker of the Virginia Statehouse.

Left to right: Alexis Mukwedi tested positive for sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A sandfly, whose bite can spread the parasite causing visceral leishmaniasis, lands on the photographer for a blood meal. A woman in Vietnam receives an eye exam to see if she has trachoma, which can cause blindness. Last year several countries eliminated the threat from this disease.

Some overlooked good news from 2023: Six countries knock out 'neglected' diseases

In 2023, six nations were able to eliminate virtually all cases of at least one of the illnesses on the World Health Organization's priority list of "neglected tropical diseases."

Oprah Winfrey says being able to use medication to manage her weight has been a relief.

Oprah and WeightWatchers are now embracing weight loss drugs. Here's why

WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani says the old advice around losing weight through determination and resilience and willpower was wrong: "The truth is that this is a chronic condition."

An Israeli Air Force helicopter carrying an Israeli hostage released by Hamas lands at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.

Israel strikes Gaza after truce expires

Israel's military said it had resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce with Hamas expired Friday, blaming the militant group for breaking the cease-fire.

San Diego Fire-Rescue Department tests its new drone. Aug. 10, 2018.

Gloria pushes for substantial changes to San Diego’s surveillance technology rules

The proposed amendments include exemptions for a broad array of technologies, including fixed security cameras and police databases. Privacy rights advocates argue the proposal would water down the city’s robust surveillance oversight rules.

A graffitied pedestrian cross button is seen in the foreground as cars drive down Grape Street in Little Italy, Nov. 9, 2023.

Businesses fear Grape Street redesign would further 'divide' Little Italy

City and airport officials are preparing to remove street parking on Grape Street to increase the number of lanes from three to four.

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who founded local newspaper Apple Daily, prepare to put on a face mask before entering a court in Hong Kong on May 5, 2020.

Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent publisher Jimmy Lai

Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law enacted following huge protests four years ago.

Thousands of activists, indigenous groups, students and others take to the streets of New York for the March to End Fossil Fuels protest on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023 in New York.

Thousands march in New York to demand that Biden 'end fossil fuels'

The protest comes after a summer of extreme weather events and just ahead of a U.N. summit aimed at prodding global leaders to cut emissions more quickly.

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