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A newborn cries on September 17, 2013 at the maternity of the Lens hospital, northern France. A study of crying mice could help explain some building blocks of human infant cries and adult speech.

What crying baby mice could teach us about human speech

Scientists have found a cluster of rhythmic brain cells in newborn mice that may explain why spoken languages around the world share a common tempo.

Supreme Court blocks Biden's vaccine-or-test mandate for large private companies

But the court upheld a separate mandate for almost all employees at hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers that receive federal funds.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin arrives at a federal court in Manhattan to testify in her defamation case against the <em>New York Times</em>. Palin claims that an editorial in the <em>Times</em> damaged a career as a conservative political commentator. The newspaper corrected the editorial twice within a day.

Sarah Palin testifies she felt powerless to fight 'New York Times' over editorial

Sarah Palin said she lost sleep after a 2017 New York Times editorial falsely linked an ad from her political action committee to a mass shooting years earlier. She has sued the paper for defamation.

A mosaic panel depicts the liberation of Kyiv by Russia's Red Army in 1943 at Kievskaya metro station in Moscow.

Putin's claim of fighting against Ukraine 'neo-Nazis' distorts history, scholars say

Scholars dismiss the Russian leader's claims as a "mythical use of history." For one: Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president, and has a relatively small right-wing movement.

As part of the settlement, the loan servicing company Navient agreed to pay $95 million for states to offer affected borrowers some reimbursement — roughly $260 each to 350,000 borrowers.

Navient reaches a deal to cancel $1.7 billion in student loan debts

The loan servicing giant has agreed to cancel student loan debts owed by roughly 66,000 borrowers as part of a settlement reached with 39 state attorneys general.

President Joe Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2022.

You'll be able to order free at-home COVID test kits starting on Wednesday

The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19. Orders can be placed using the website COVIDtests.gov.

Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves bats against the Houston Astros during Game Five of the World Series in October.

Baseball owners lock players out after their bargaining agreement expires

Major League Baseball owners and players failed to reach a deal on a new work agreement, triggering a lockout — the owners' version of a strike.

Mixed media photography work by Omar Pimienta will be included in "Occupy Thirdspace II," opening Saturday, Feb. 19 at the San Diego Central Library Art Gallery.

San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Minerva Cuevas, 'Occupy Thirdspace,' Radio Axiom and more

In the arts this weekend: Minerva Cuevas at ICA North; "Occupy Thirdspace II" at SDPL; Camarada at UC San Diego's new Park & Market space; Rabbitlight at Radio Axiom; and New Village Arts' "Desert Rock Garden."

Damage to homes burned by wildfires after they ripped through a development are shown Friday in Superior, Colo.

Urban wildfires burned 6,000 acres and hundreds of homes near Denver

Officials call it a miracle that there've been no reports of deaths in the blazes, which destroyed at least 500 homes — and perhaps twice that number. In some cases families had just minutes to flee.

Here's how to decide if you're safe to go out when you're recovering from omicron

The CDC says you can end isolation after five days. But emerging research shows with omicron, many people could be infectious for several days past that. So how do you determine if you're good to go?

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