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Cruz Urias Beltran collapsed because of heat-related illness while working in a cornfield near Grand Island, Neb., in 2018. He is one of at least<strong> </strong>384 workers who died from environmental heat exposure in the U.S. in the last decade, according to an investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations and NPR.

Heat is killing workers in the U.S. — and there are no federal rules to protect them

Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Monday that while some COVID-19 vaccine candidates have progressed to Phase 3 testing, "there's no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be." Tedros is seen here last month in Geneva.

WHO Chief Warns 'There Might Never Be' A Silver Bullet For Coronavirus

Vaccine candidates are in advanced clinical trials, and WHO's director-general expresses hope they will be effective. But until then, he said, the world is reliant on "the basics" of disease control.

A woman dances while sitting on her friend's shoulders during St. Patrick's Day festivities in Denver last year.

When Other Cultures' Holidays Become An Excuse To Party

From St. Patrick's Day to Cinco de Mayo, holidays from specific cultures and religions have been embraced by people looking for a reason to celebrate. What's gained and what's lost?

When Other Cultures' Holidays Become An Excuse To Party

From St. Patrick's Day to Cinco de Mayo, holidays from specific cultures and religions have been embraced by people looking for a reason to celebrate. What's gained and what's lost?

San Diego's skyline is shown in this undated photo.

Record-High County Unemployment Rate Tops 28%

San Diego County's estimated unemployment rose to a record-high 28.7% this week according to a report released Thursday by the San Diego Association of Governments.

A closed sign outside of Gossip Grill in Hillcrest on April 2, 2020. The eatery, like many others, are closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New SANDAG Analysis Finds Nearly 25% Of County Residents Are Unemployed

SANDAG found about 20%, or about 360,000 San Diego County residents, have lost their jobs since March 7 when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

One of the many murals at Barrio Logan's Chicano Park, April 27, 2014.

Chicano Park Designated As A National Historic Landmark

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell Wednesday designated 24 new National Historic Landmarks, including Chicano Park in San Diego.

Nofa Khudeda (left) and a neighbor in the village of Tel Qasab on the day Khudeda and her husband returned after six years in a camp for displaced Yazidis. Khudeda and her husband, Ali Edo, repaired and renovated the house, which had been looted by ISIS fighters and then militias that fought ISIS.

With No Options, Displaced Iraqi Yazidis Return To Homes Destroyed In ISIS Fight

Thousands of Yazidis who were in displacement camps in northern Iraq's Kurdistan Region have returned to Sinjar. "It's a beautiful feeling to be home," says a Yazidi woman who recently arrived.

Fried chicken and mac and cheese: A study suggests Southern cuisine may be at the center of a tangled web of reasons why blacks in America are more prone to hypertension than whites.

Southern Diet Blamed For High Rates Of Hypertension Among Blacks

Fried chicken, mac and cheese and sweet drinks: A study suggests Southern cuisine may be at the center of a tangled web of reasons why blacks in America are more prone to hypertension than whites.

Like other spring holidays, Sere Sal, the Yazidi new year, is about fertility and new life. An ancient Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidis color eggs for the holiday in honor of the colors that Tawus Melek, God's chief angel, is said to have spread throughout the new world.

For Yazidis In U.S., New Year Holiday Brings Taste Of Lamb And The Home They Fled

Like other spring holidays, Sere Sal is about fertility and new life. For Yazidi refugees who fled genocide at the hands of ISIS in Iraq, cooking the foods of the holiday is a way to re-create home.

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