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Congressional freshmen of the 119th Congress pose on the steps of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Congressional lawmakers almost got a pay bump this year. Then it crashed and burned

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill haven't had a pay increase since 2009, representing a 31% decline in their salary when adjusted for inflation.

Members of the New York police crime scene unit pick up cups marking the spots where bullets lie as they investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on Dec. 4.

Police say gun found with suspect matches casings at UnitedHealthcare CEO crime scene

The New York police commissioner also said investigators matched Luigi Mangione's fingerprints with those found on items near the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was fatally shot last week.

Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang, winners of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1957. Both were affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study at the time of the award.

T.D. Lee changed science in China and my life. This is what I owe to him

Chinese particle physicist Yangyang Cheng reflects on the legacy of the late Nobel laureate T.D. Lee — how his ideas changed her life, and the limit to his engagement with Beijing.

A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in New York. The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, seeking to end the practice of using published material to train chatbots.

'The New York Times' takes OpenAI to court. ChatGPT's future could be on the line

In three consolidated suits, publishers allege that OpenAI broke copyright law by copying millions of articles without permission or payment. OpenAI counters that the fair use doctrine protects them.

Ramah Awad joins KPBS Midday Edition to discuss her new role as UC San Diego's first Palestinian Community Leader in Residence.

UCSD selects Palestinian Community Leader in Residence

UC San Diego's Ethnic Studies Department has started a Palestinian Community Leader in Residence program. The goal is to build relationships with the local Palestinian American community.

Vice President Harris boards Air Force Two in Middletown, Pa., on Oct. 30, 2024.

Not going back: How Harris failed to turn the page on Trump in her 107-day sprint

Vice President Harris started her 107-day race buoyed by Democratic optimism, but came up short against former President Donald Trump.

A tanker drops retardant as the Palisades Fire grows in the mountains in Topanga, Calif., on Thursday

What is the flame retardant that planes are dropping on the LA fires?

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?

The wife of a journalist, who was shot during an armed gang attack on the General Hospital, cries as an ambulance arrives with his body, at a different hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday.

A gang attack on a Haitian hospital reopening kills 2 reporters and a police officer

Street gangs forced the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince to close earlier this year. As journalists gathered to cover its reopening, suspected gang members opened fire.

Is this bitcoin's golden moment? These are 3 key things to watch for cryptos in 2025

Could 2025 be another game-changing year for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? Here are the three things to watch in the new year.

People with prescriptions for Ozempic and similar drugs had lower rates of intoxication and drug overdoses, according to a new study.

Ozempic shows promise for alcohol and drug addiction, study finds

The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down substance use cravings too.

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