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Social media influencers wearing white produce content during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024.

How influencers are impacting journalism

NPR's Eric Deggans speaks to Summer Harlow of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and V Spehar of UnderTheDeskNews about the role of influencers in journalism.

Crowds return to a reopened Bourbon Street on Jan. 2, 2025, the day after the deadly truck attack in New Orleans.

Vehicular attacks are not new. But preventing them has been a big challenge

For decades, individuals and terrorist groups have used vehicles to carry out deadly attacks. But installing safeguards hasn't always been successful.

Bats catch a lift from storm winds on long-distance migrations

Migrating hundreds and hundreds of miles is hard work for the common noctule bat. But this European species makes its marathon journey a little bit easier by paying attention to the weather.

Seeking to heal the country, Jimmy Carter pardoned men who evaded the Vietnam War draft

The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians.

Staff favorite Caesar the cat is available for adoption at the Carlsbad location of the San Diego Department of Animal Services on Oct. 4, 2024.

Judge rules Humane Society should not send domesticated cats back outside

The San Diego Humane Society’s Community Cats program releases both feral and friendly cats back to their outdoor homes after spaying or neutering them.

Advocates for psychedelic therapies plan to press the California Legislature to legalize them in some way in 2025. Several previous efforts have failed. Here, a vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a cannabis marketplace in Los Angeles on May 24, 2019.

California almost legalized psychedelics. Now, supporters are looking for a good test case

Two states legalized psychedelic therapies since 2020 and President Biden signed a law supporting studies of how they might help veterans. Proposals like those keep dying in California.

Demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they carry the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, on June 16, 2014.

The attack in New Orleans reveals ISIS' influence lingers, experts say

The man behind the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans said in videos that he was inspired by ISIS and had joined the group this summer. This attack shows ISIS' resonance and resilience persists.

Congress comes into session today and will kick-off the new session by electing leaders in the House and Senate.

Johnson reelected speaker of the House, despite initial GOP holdouts

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected to the job after convincing two Republican members to reverse their votes and back him.

People who take on the Dry January challenge vow to go alcohol-free for the month.

Cutting out alcohol for Dry January? These apps can help

If you've resolved to quit drinking for the month, a little technological assistance may be the key to sticking to your goal.

A person photographs a flight status board on Jan. 3, 2025, at San Diego International Airport.

Dense fog delays, cancels many flights at San Diego Airport

A dense fog advisory was issued by the National Weather Service for San Diego County's coastal areas until 10 a.m. Friday.

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