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Russia is losing the edge in Ukraine, but Putin still seems ready to double down

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael McFaul, a former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, about Putin's mindset as the war in Ukraine shifts out of Russia's favor.

San Diegans march in the first Pride parade after the COVID pandemic began, July 16, 2022.

San Diego Pride kicked off weekend events with parade, festival

Thousands of San Diegans partook in the return of the annual in-person Pride Parade and Festival in Balboa Park Saturday.

Runners compete in the women's NCAA Division I Cross-Country Championships, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Terre Haute, Ind.

A new NCAA report show the stark gap in funding for women's sports

A newly released report shows men's college athletic programs received more than double that of women's programs in allocated resources in 2020.

Gabriela Chirinos places the handle back on the pump after filling her vehicle with gas at a Miami Shell station on Nov. 22, 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would ask state lawmakers to temporarily "zero out" state gas taxes next year.

California's governor is proposing $11 billion of relief from record gas prices

Also included in the proposed package is $750 million to give Californians free rides on public transit for three months.

The Virginia-class attack submarine USS California (SSN 781) underway during sea trials in Atlantic Ocean on June 30, 2011.

A former Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been arrested on espionage charges

The Department of Justice says Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, Diana Toebbe, allegedly sought to sell sensitive military secrets about submarines to a foreign entity.

San Diego Padres right fielder Juan Soto talks with manager Bob Melvin during batting practice before the the team's baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in San Diego.

Juan Soto promises to bring 'good vibes,' winning to Padres

The acquisition of the 23-year-old generational talent in perhaps the biggest deadline deal ever energized the Padres and their long-suffering fans, and there’s more to come.

Seven years after meeting Moh, I waited to hear: Was he now an American citizen?

I knew that Monday, February 14 would be a landmark day for Mohammed al Refai. It would also be a major turning point in a story that I had started following more than six years ago.

Philosopher William MacAskill coined the term "longtermism" to convey the idea that humans have a moral responsibility to protect the future of humanity, prevent it from going extinct and create a better future for many generations to come. He outlines this concept in his new book, <em>What We</em> Owe<em> the Future</em>.

How can we help humans thrive trillions of years from now? This philosopher has a plan

William MacAskill's book, What We Owe the Future, urges today's humans to protect future humans — an idea he calls longtermism. Here are a few of his hardly modest proposals.

In this March 19, 2019, file photo, an iPad displays the types of free bets that could be placed at the Golden 1 Center's Skyloft Predictive Gaming Lounge in Sacramento, Calif. The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California has become the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in state history. Two rival proposals on the November ballot are pitting wealthy Indian tribes against FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling companies, in a contest over what could become the nation's most lucrative marketplace.

Fact checking ads for California’s sports betting propositions

The campaigns for Propositions 26 and 27 on this November’s ballot have made a wide variety of claims.

A visitor holds a weapon during the Shot Fair Brasil, an arms exhibition held at the Expoville Conventions and Exhibitions Center in Joinville, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, on Aug. 5.

Brazil's firearm ownership booms, and gun laws loosen, under President Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has issued more than a dozen decrees in favor of Brazilians' right to bear arms. Sales have spiked and gun shops and shooting ranges have opened up all over Brazil.

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