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A car is stuck in the flooding on Camino Del Esta over the San Diego River. Mission Valley neighborhood of San Diego, Calif. Jan. 16, 2023.

Supervisors OK fee waiver for residents impacted by January storms

The county Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday to waive county document fees for residents affected by severe winter storms and flooding in late January.

Hot dog-eating champ Joey Chestnut won't compete this July 4. What's the beef?

The 16-time reigning champion lost his spot in this year's competition after signing an endorsement deal with a company that makes plant-based hot dogs, potentially clearing the way for an underdog.

A side-by-side photo of Monica Montgomery Steppe and Amy Reichert.

Special Election 2023: San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake in the special election to represent District 4 on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Saturday, May 25, 2024.

Trump confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech

Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults.

Customers wait in line at a Costco food court in Hawthorne, California.

Costco hot dogs have cost $1.50 since the 1980s. Here's why prices aren't changing

Costco's new leadership says the $1.50 price tag on its beloved hot dog combo is "safe." Experts explain how the retailer has defied inflation — and why it's willing to eat the cost.

Following a funeral ceremony in New Bern, N.C., Patriot Guard Riders member John Conner kneels to pay his respects to Barbara Weiss, the niece of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Ferris Jr. He died in 1942 in World War II, before Weiss was born. She was the next of kin when his remains were identified last year.

When troops' remains are identified from long-ago wars, it's getting harder to find family members

Scientific advances have allowed the Army to identify about 200 sets of remains each year - dating back to World War II. But the passage of time has complicated the process of finding families to accept the remains.

Amid record homelessness, a Texas think tank tries to upend how states tackle it

The conservative Cicero Institute is working with states to ban street camps, and shift money away from housing to addiction treatment. Homelessness advocates says such moves are counterproductive.

Maryland Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks reacts after a voter tells her he voted for her outside at the Marilyn Praisner Community Recreation Center on May 14 in Burtonsville, Md.

Maryland Democrats pick Angela Alsobrooks to take on Hogan for open U.S. Senate seat

The former two-term governor's win in Tuesday's primary gives Republicans a chance at a Senate seat in deep blue state. Hogan will face Democrat and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.

Consumers are paying cash for preventive health testing with full body scans, which typically use MRI technology.

Full body scans miss the mark when it comes to improving U.S. disease prevention

Celebrity influencers are promoting the pricey scans to catch disease early, but a doctor argues the U.S. should focus instead on reaching everyone with proven screenings and prevention strategies.

The "Rally for Life" march at the Texas State Capitol in Austin in January. Even groups that support abortion are asking for more clarity on exceptions to the state's abortion bans.

New rules are in the works about abortion bans in Texas. Almost nobody's happy.

The Texas Medical Board has drafted guidelines for doctors to decide when an abortion is necessary and legal under the state's strict ban. The rules were widely panned at a recent public hearing.

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