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Heather Menzies-Urich, Actress In 'Sound Of Music,' Dies At 68

Heather Menzies-Urich was 15 when she was cast to play Louisa von Trapp, one of the seven singing von Trapp children. She had been recently diagnosed with cancer, according to her son Ryan Urich.

Rossini's "La Cenerentola" ("Cinderella") is performed at Opera Queensland in this undated photo. The opera will be in San Diego in October.

San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Trolley Opera And Toy Pianos

The long weekend brings offbeat events, like a toy piano festival and opera near the trolley tracks. Plus, a tribute to Gene Wilder.

Olowan Magarang, 61, lost his home, business and mushroom farm during the ISIS siege in Marawi, Philippines. He said he worked as a medical technician in the Middle East, where he saved enough money to return to the city to build a house and business. "Now, it is all gone," he says.

The Philippines' Marawi City Remains Wrecked Nearly 2 Years After ISIS War

The city has a rich heritage of buildings and mosques. Today, the battle scars are as prominent as ever and residents displaced by the conflict complain about the sluggish reconstruction.

Rapid population growth in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, coupled with a household dependence on coal for heating and cooking has created perfect conditions for one of the most extreme cases of air pollution in the world.

Mongolia's Capital Banned Coal To Fix Its Pollution Problem. Will It Work?

Winter nights in Ulaanbaatar can drop to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Many residents without electricity burn coal to heat their homes, leading to toxic air and health problems.

Two students walk past the front gate of Emory Elementary on Feb. 23, 2017. The school is part of the South Bay Union School District which reported 20 percent of its students were homeless in the 2015-16 school year.

South Bay Teachers Try To Bridge The Digital Divide For English-Language Learners

One-fifth of San Diego students returning to virtual school this month are English Language Learners. And that makes distanced-learning all the more difficult.

McDonald's is super popular in Israel — the chain even offers potato-starch hamburger buns, like this one, that are kosher for Passover. But now McD's is fighting back against the Israeli health ministry's accusations that it's "junk food."

Israel's Health Minister To McDonald's: 'Not In Our Country'

McDonald's is super popular in Israel — the chain even offers potato-starch buns for Passover. But now McD's is fighting back against government accusations that it's "junk food."

Poster for "Fiend Without a Face" (1958) reveals advertising typical of 1950s science fiction films. The film screens as part of Film Geeks SD's Visions of Science Fiction at Digital Gym Cinema.

Visions Of Science Fiction Continues At Digital Gym Cinema

Film Geeks present 'Fiend Without A Face' on Feb. 4

The unanimous ruling from the International Court of Justice orders the U.S. to allow Iran to import food, medical supplies and other products for humanitarian reasons. Here, people browse for goods in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran.

U.S. Ends 1955 Treaty With Iran, After U.N. Court Orders A Partial Lift Of Sanctions

"This is a decision, frankly, that is 39 years overdue," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said as he announced the U.S. is ending its Treaty of Amity with Iran.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., May 21, 2018.

AG Files Petition For Review of Appeals Court's Ruling Tossing Magazine Ban

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's office filed a petition Friday calling for a review of an appeals court ruling that threw out the state's ban on large-capacity magazines.

California's Death Penalty Moratorium

What's next after Gov. Gavin Newsom suspends California's death penalty, the fallout continues from the college admissions scandal, the changing ecosystem at the Salton Sea, and a victory this week for open-government advocates.

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