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A "store closed" sign is posted at a store in Los Angeles on July 16, 2020. The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the last three months of the year from the previous quarter as the pandemic made a resurgence.

U.S. Economy Slows Sharply As Pandemic Resurges

The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew just 1% in the last three months of the year, as a rise in coronavirus infections weighed on in-person businesses like restaurants.

President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023

Republicans say they won't cut Social Security. So why does it keep coming up?

Republicans committed publicly at the State of the Union not to cut Social Security or Medicare. But it remains the party's third rail amid talks over the debt ceiling.

The Filner Files

From the allegations to his house arrest, a comprehensive guide to the sexual harassment claims led to the resignation of San Diego's former Mayor Bob Filner.

The "516 Arouca," the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world, hangs above the Aguieiras Waterfall in the Paiva Gorge in Arouca, Portugal. It is opening to the public early next week.

Portugal Opens World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, And It's A Trip

The record-breaking bridge measures roughly 1,692 feet long and is suspended more than 570 feet above a rushing river. Officials in the town of Arouca called it "frighteningly beautiful."

MTS bus with 'Not in Service' notification on the front and MTS 'Potential Disruption' sign posted at the Palomar Street Transit Center in Chula Vista, Calif. on May 17, 2023.

South Bay bus routes canceled until negotiations between drivers, contractor are complete

MTS' contractor for its South Bay Bus Division, Transdev, and Teamsters Local 683 have not reached a new contract agreement, leading to a work stoppage. Now 33% of MTS routes are not running.

A Red/Blue Workshop in La Grange, Texas, was put on by volunteers with the nonprofit Braver Angels, which stages encounters and debates all over the country as a way to reduce political polarization.

Red/Blue Workshops try to bridge the political divide. Do they really work?

More and more nonprofits are bringing Americans with opposing political views together for civil discussions on divisive issues. Critics question whether these encounters produce lasting results.

A man walks onto an MTS bus at the City Heights Transit Plaza, Jan. 12, 2022.

COVID, staffing shortages cause San Diego public transit woes

Some forms of public transit will soon be on a reduced schedule because of the ripple effects of the pandemic.

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, stands in protest as demonstrators are arrested in the House gallery, on Monday, at the state Capitol in Helena, Mont.

Montana is the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill on Friday, a piece of legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave "blood" on their hands.

Branch manager Kathryn Johnson logs on to the internet at the Logan Heights Library on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

Residents have until June 30 to take a survey to enable fast internet access for all Californians

The survey results will determine how and where hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent.

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