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London's 'Mudlark' Pulls Treasure From The Thames

"Mudlarks" were the people who made a living picking objects out of the mud along the River Thames. Writer Lara Maiklem follows in their tracks; she chronicles her journeys in a new book, Mudlark.

People looking at the makeshift memorial at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, Calif. Aug. 30, 2021.

San Diego Military Bases Mourn The Loss Of Sailors, Marines

Local military bases react to the deaths of sailors and Marines who died in training and in combat.

In Nashville, Tenn., a sign reminds visitors to wear masks at Belmont University, which is preparing to host Thursday's presidential debate. Federal health officials say a new study highlights the need for masks.

CDC Reduces Consecutive Minutes Of COVID-19 Exposure Needed To Be A 'Close Contact'

Health officials once advised going into quarantine and being tested for the coronavirus if you were near an infected person for 15 minutes. Now the rule is a total of 15 minutes in a 24-hour period.

"Historic flooding is possible with extreme life-threatening flash flooding likely through Wednesday," the National Hurricane Center says, as Hurricane Sally slowly moves toward landfall.

Hurricane Sally Is Bringing 'History-Making' Rains To Gulf Coast, Forecasters Say

Many communities in Sally's path will be drenched by 10 to 20 inches of rain, with some areas possibly seeing up to 30 inches.

Ulisses Xavier, 52, who has worked for 16 years at Nossa Senhora cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, makes wooden crosses to supplement his income. The cemetery has seen a surge in the number of new graves after the outbreak of COVID-19.

The Worst Of COVID-19 Should Be Over For 1 Hard-Hit Brazilian City. But It's Not

The jungle metropolis of Manaus had a terrible pandemic spring. A study estimates 76% of residents were exposed to the coronavirus. Researchers thought there couldn't be another surge. And yet...

The entrance to the San Diego County Administration building in this file photo taken Dec. 13, 2020.

Supervisors Take First Step In Allowing Home Kitchen Businesses

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 Wednesday to start the process of allowing micro-enterprise home kitchen operations throughout the county.

Hurricane Paulette is approaching Bermuda and expected to begin dumping rain on the territory late Sunday. Tropical Storm Sally is also threatening the Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Sally Moves Toward Gulf Coast As Bermuda Braces For Hurricane Paulette

Residents of Bermuda are being urged to protect life and property ahead of Paulette, while on the Gulf Coast, forecasters are warning of potentially life-threatening storm surge from Sally.

A Border Patrol agent uses a computer in San Diego, Calif., June 5, 2014

Border Agency Fires 4, Suspends 38 For Social Media Posts

The announcement comes one year after revelations of a secret Facebook group that mocked members of Congress and migrants.

Apalachicola river keeper Georgia Ackerman says the water in Florida's Apalachicola Bay has declined so much that the needs of this local ecosystem are not being met.

A 3-Decade-Long Water Dispute Heads To The Supreme Court

Georgia and Florida have been waging a decades-long legal battle over water resources. It's a problem likely to intensify in other areas as the climate warms.

Mary Estime-Irvin, a councilwoman for the city of North Miami, writes the name of a friend lost to COVID-19 on a symbolic tombstone that is part of a pandemic memorial at Griffing Park in North Miami on Oct. 28, 2020.

As Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The Coronavirus

Although vaccination has begun, this winter has been the deadliest season of the pandemic. The U.S. death toll jumped from 300,000 to 400,000 in just five weeks.

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