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San Diego County Democratic Party chairman Will Rodriguez-Kennedy speaks at an Election Night party, March 3, 2020.

Several Local Democrats Sickened With Virus, Election Gatherings Could Be Source

It now appears that the days before and after the March 3 primary were the beginning of a COVID-19 outbreak that's so far struck four members of the local Democratic Party.

Tiny Desk Playlist: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

Native American artists have brought an incredibly diverse array of sounds and styles to the Tiny Desk, representing just a slice of the breadth and beauty of Indigenous art.

Samin Nosrat travels to different countries to learn how salt, acid, fat and heat affect food on her four-part Netflix series.

On Netflix, Chef Samin Nosrat Goes Global To Demystify 'Salt Fat Acid Heat'

In her four-part show, James Beard award-winning food writer and chef Samin Nosrat travels the globe, talking to home chefs to learn more about the four essentials of great food.

Scientists on the research vessel Akademik Fedorov spent a week or so setting up a network of scientific monitoring equipment up to about 25 miles from the MOSAiC ship.

Studying The Ripple Effects Of Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice

Scientists have frozen their ship to an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the Arctic is represented in climate models.

Cargo containers for Dole Fresh Fruit Co., a Port of San Diego tenant, are lifted off a ship at the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, June 1, 2014.

Port Of San Diego Approves Controversial Marine Terminal Expansion

The plan comes with the blessing of community advocates.

Alice Amonde sits on a boat on the village of Nduru Beach, Kenya. She is part of the group of women who have fought against the practice of transactional sex that was part of the fishing business. This photograph was taken in November 2019. This spring, flooding from Lake Victoria devastated the village.

Life Was Improving For 'No Sex For Fish.' Then Came The Flood

In a Kenyan fishing village along Lake Victoria, women fought the practice of fishermen demanding sex in exchange for a catch of fish to sell. They were making progress. Then came the floods of 2020.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signs bill honoring the state's pioneering women suffragists on Wednesday. He's surrounded by state senators and representatives, and his wife, who are all wearing the yellow rose symbolizing suffrage.

Power Of The Past: Retelling Utah's Suffragette History To Empower Modern Women

Women in Utah became the first in America to vote under an equal suffrage law on Feb. 14, 1870. There are celebrations, but it means confronting the state's uncomfortable polygamy history, too.

Asylum-Seekers Make Harrowing Journeys In Pandemic, Only To Be Turned Back

Rights groups accuse nations of using COVID-19 as an excuse to shut out refugees. Here's one story of migrants who attempted a risky voyage across the Mediterranean, but Malta sent them back to Libya.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., on Thursday. Thirteen members of two militia groups face criminal charges after allegedly plotting to kidnap Whitmer.

Michigan Domestic Terror Plot Sends Shockwaves Through Militia World

A slew of arrests in the alleged plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan sends a message to other armed groups agitating for political violence: You are being watched.

The Harrowing Journeys To Safety Of Asylum-Seekers During A Pandemic

Rights groups accuse nations of using COVID-19 as an excuse to shut out refugees. Here's one story of migrants attempting a deadly voyage to Europe, only to be pushed back to where they fled.

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