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Abortion-rights advocates are using social media to reach young people who have more questions than ever about how to get an abortion.

Long uncertain, young people's access to abortion is more complicated than ever

As more states restrict abortion, the obstacles for minors who need the procedure are growing. Abortion-rights advocates warn the legal upheaval is leaving young people confused and without options.

Crews from Southern California Gas and outside experts work on a relief well at the Aliso Canyon facility above the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 9. 2015.

California regulators approve more gas storage capacity at the site of the worst US methane leak

The California Public Utilities Commission said it's a way to guard against fuel price spikes this winter, which happened last year.

Dwanye "The Rock" Johnson speaks to those participating in the XFL Showcase at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday.

The XFL is relaunching. Here's what we know so far and how it will be different

The 2023 season will mark the third launch for the XFL spring football league. Now under new ownership, the league is hoping to bring an enhanced experience to fans next February.

A student carries her plate which consists of three bean chili, rice, mandarins and cherry tomatoes and baked chips during her lunch break at a local public school, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. Vermont schools say there should be for kids

Vermont is inching closer to passing a bill to make school meals free for all public school students. It could be the next to join five other states to make the move after pandemic-era benefits.

To try or not to try — remotely. As jury trials move online, courts see pros and cons

Courts turned to remote juries during the pandemic. Now they're grappling with continuing a practice that can expand the pool of jurors but is also susceptible to problems common to all video calls.

Otis Taylor at his belated graduation in May, 2023.

He was expelled after he refused to cut his afro. 57 years later, he got his degree

In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration's request.

Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday. Shishimarin pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed Ukrainian civilian.

In a war crimes trial, a Russian soldier pleads guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian

Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is facing the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Russian soldier could get life in prison for shooting a 62-year-old unarmed civilian in the head.

Briana Mendoza works at the SDSU Children's Center, where she trained to work with young children, in this undated photo.

San Diego child care centers struggle with staffing crisis

Even before the pandemic, it was difficult to hire childcare staff because the positions are undervalued and poorly paid.

In this handout photo provided by Swedish Coast Guard, the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 28, 2022 in At Sea.

Ukraine's government says it wasn't involved in the attacks on Nord Stream pipelines

An adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the reports are based on "anonymous conjecture but not real facts." The attacks, he said, are "devoid of tactical sense."

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon last week.

U.S. and militias linked to Iran trade airstrikes in Syria, Pentagon says

A group believed to be linked to Iran fired a drone that killed one U.S. contractor and injured six others, the Pentagon said. The U.S. retaliated, and also faced a second attack on Friday.

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