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In this 2020 photo, an election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections in Doral, Fla.

A change to Florida's ballot signature review creates headaches for local officials

"Now the requirement is for reasonable access to potentially look at a vast number of signatures that our staff has found absolutely no trouble with," a top election official says.

Miguel Sanchez and his twin grandsons, Eli and Emilio Hernandez, 9, on their cellphones at Coronado Tidelands Park, Coronado, Calif., April 13, 2023.

Coronado, Oceanside school districts join suit against social media companies

The lawsuit filed this week in a San Francisco federal court alleges the companies' platforms are designed to be addictive and contribute to an escalating mental health crisis among adolescents.

On a conference call last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company's ongoing dispute with Gov. Ron DeSantis raised questions about Disney's continued investment in Florida.

Disney cancels plans for $1 billion Florida campus

Disney says it's not moving ahead with a planned office park in Orlando because of "new leadership and changing business conditions." Its dispute with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be a factor.

Thomas Willaredt is shown holding the bag containing the 11 millionth meal to be delivered by Mama's Kitchen, surrounded by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Mama's Kitchen CEO Alberto Cortes on December 16, 2022.

Mama's Kitchen delivers its 11 millionth meal

It was delivered to a resident of Mercy Gardens by Mama's Kitchen CEO Alberto Cortes and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria.

United States' Megan Rapinoe looks over the pitch before the Women's World Cup Group E soccer match between the United States and Vietnam in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, July 22, 2023. According to a count being kept by Outsports, a website that covers the LGBTQ sports community, there are at least 95 out members of the LGBTQ community competing in this year's tournament.

LGBTQ+ community proud and visible at Women's World Cup

Pride flags and gay-friendly signs have been visible at games around the tournament.

Black smoke billows from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia after an explosion on Saturday.

After the Crimean bridge attack, there are plenty of theories but few real answers

Theories abound about who is responsible for the attack and how they did it. On Wednesday, Russia arrested eight men alleged to have set off a truck bomb. Ukraine says Russia planned the attack.

President Biden went to four fundraisers while he was in New York City attending the U.N. General Assembly, including this one at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway on Sept. 19.

Biden is telling his donors that Trump is out to destroy democracy

President Biden isn't doing a lot of campaign events yet. But when he meets donors, he is spending a lot of time talking about the Republican frontrunner, former President Donald Trump.

Power lines at an SDG&E facility in North Park are seen here on Sept. 26, 2017.

Study finds municipal utility could save San Diego ratepayers up to 14% in 10 years

An independent study found ratepayers could see lower electricity bills if the city were to form a municipal utility.

U.S. Secretary Janet Yellen leaves a meeting at the Department of the Treasury on April 21. She warns that economic chaos will ensue if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling in the coming weeks.

Yellen warns of 'calamity' unless Congress raises the debt limit. What's the holdup?

The treasury secretary warns that the U.S. could default on its debt by June 1, with disastrous economic consequences. GOP Rep. Dusty Johnson explains why Republicans insist on adding conditions.

Researchers are studying athletes and military personnel to learn more about how a concussion can affect the brain's ability to understand sound.

After a concussion, the brain may no longer make sense of sounds

A concussion can make it difficult to converse in a noisy room. Scientists say that's because the injury has impaired the brain's ability to process sounds.

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