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The All-American Canal is seen here in Imperial County, Calif. Jan. 24, 2022. Customs and Border Protection agents say this is a "high traffic" area for migrants. The border fence is just 26 yards south of the canal and the Interstate-8 highway is a short walk away. Migrants climb the fence, swim across the canal and meet a driver along the highway.

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?

In addition to generating cleaner electricity, covered canals have the added benefit of reducing evaporation in arid locations.

Niels Schneider and Lou de Laâge star in <em>Coup de Chance.</em>

'Coup de Chance' is a typical Woody Allen film — with one appalling final detail

Set in France, Allen's latest film covers familiar territory, including an adulterous romance, a premeditated murder and a darkly cynical consideration of the role that luck plays in human affairs.

Once a town of some 27,000 people, Paradise is now home to more ruins than residents after the Camp Fire swept through the California community last week. Hundreds remain missing, and many survivors don't know where to turn next.

State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market

Insurance giant State Farm says it will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer.

Transit riders get on and off an MTS bus from the City Heights Transit Plaza on University Avenue, June 26, 2023.

23 years after opening of SR-15 freeway, City Heights is still trying to heal

Kiosks and public bathrooms built over the freeway were supposed to help reconnect the community. They've never been put to use.

Former President Donald Trump watches as prosecutor Joshua Steinglass questions David Pecker before Judge Juan Merchan during Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan on Tuesday.

Ex-National Enquirer publisher says he pledged to be Trump's 'eyes and ears'

David Pecker's testimony resumed this morning after a short time on the stand on Monday and lasted until mid-afternoon. The trial is set to pick back up on Thursday morning.

Law enforcement gather at the scene of a fatal shooting in Philadelphia on April 28, 2023.

After gun violence, who cleans up the street? Philadelphia takes on a traumatic task

After a shooting, relatives or neighbors of the victim are sometimes left to clean up human remains on their own. Philadelphia's new program will start addressing that fraught task.

Magic, secrets, and urban legend: 3 new YA fantasy novels to read this spring

A heist with a social conscience, a father using magic for questionable work, an urban legend turned sleepover dare: These new releases explore protagonists embracing the magic within themselves.

A bill that could ban TikTok nationwide unless it divests from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, is on the fast track to becoming law.

TikTok ban expected to become law, but it's not so simple. What's next?

The Senate is poised to pass the bill the House advanced over the weekend. President Biden is set to sign it. From there, TikTok says the battle will move to the courts.

A help wanted sign is posted in the window of a Tierrasanta business. San Diego, Calif. March 31, 2022.

Unemployment climbs slightly to 4.3% in San Diego County

Last month's rate compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.1% for California and 3.5% for the nation during the same period.

Attendees visit the PlayStation booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

Sony is laying off about 900 PlayStation employees

The layoffs represent about an 8% reduction in PlayStation's global workforce.

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