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Without yeast, bread wouldn't rise and beer wouldn't foam. As Nicholas Money's new book, The Rise of Yeast, points out, it leaves its mark on other foods, too, including coffee, and even chocolate.

It's estimated that more than half of the indoor cats in the U.S. are overweight. Now researchers are looking for new ways to help felines slim down.

Bryan Pease said he was held for 10 hours in a jail cell after being tackled by police officers during the protests that followed Donald Trump's rally at the San Diego Convention Center Friday.

Community advocates say this potentially lucrative agreement could be a significant source of revenue for the city, but are concerned that city leaders may be giving away too much. And the incumbent utility, SDG&E wants to pay even less.

The Italian fruit bread is readily available these days. But if you want to take your palate off the well-worn path, here's a look at other holiday breads to feast on, from pan de jamon to julekake.

San Diego Zoo researchers are doing what they can to help protect koalas, which are threatened by fast-moving wildfires in Australia. Plus, say goodbye to Lime scooters in San Diego. The company announced Thursday it was ending operations in America’s finest city as the company aims toward profitability in 2020. You’ll hear about a series of local ordinances that were announced Thursday to combat a spate of San Diego County vaping-related illnesses and injuries. And Imperial County gets $220 million in Governor Newsom’s proposed budget to improve the environment of the Salton Sea.

What Logan Hertel and his friends found in the scorched remains of their Northern California neighborhood wasn't a photo album, wedding ring or even a skittish cat separated from its family for months.

The bill, which passed the state Senate and is expected to become law, limits the kinds of workers who can be classified as contractors. It has vast implications for companies such as Lyft and Uber.

Writer Ben Blacker and artist Mirka Andolfo put a lively twist on the classic Stepford Wives story in their graphic novel Hex Wives, about a reincarnating coven of witches and their male adversaries.

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