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A beach goer sits on the beach in Seal Beach Calif., Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, as container ships waiting to dock at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are seen in the distance. With three months until Christmas, toy companies are racing to get their toys onto store shelves as they face a severe supply network crunch. Toy makers are feverishly trying to find containers to ship their goods while searching for new alternative routes and ports.

Aim to ease supply chain bottlenecks with LA port going 24/7

The White House says it's helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation.

The FDA has authorized second booster shots for people over 50 and for some people who are immunocompromised.

Do I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk and timing

Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster. But other infectious disease experts say three shots are enough for now.

A uniformed member of staff wearing a face covering sorts through fresh produce in British supermarket chain Morrisons last month in Leeds, United Kingdom.

The U.K. Left The EU, And Now It's Inching Away From The Metric System Too

Boris Johnson's government is eyeing a move to allow shop stalls and supermarkets to use only imperial units in all transactions, ditching a metric requirement from when the U.K. was in the EU.

The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank sign for their warehouse in Miramar on Nov. 9, 2021.

San Diego Food Bank deals with rising food costs

The San Diego Food Bank has to double its holiday budget to purchase the same amount of food it provided in 2020.

American psychiatry's complicated legacy focus of new book

Local author and UC San Diego professor emeritus Andrew Scull's book "Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry's Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness" comes out May 17.

Mexican drug cartels are getting into the avocado and lime business

Scott Simon talks with Vice News Correspondent Emily Green about the increased role of Mexican drug cartels in the avocado and lime business.

A staff member sorts through fresh produce at British supermarket chain Morrisons last month in Leeds, United Kingdom.

The U.K. Left The EU, And Now It's Inching Away From The Metric System Too

Boris Johnson's government is eyeing a move to allow shop stalls and supermarkets to use only imperial units in all transactions, ditching a metric requirement from when the U.K. was in the EU.

A detail featuring the Will Eisner's character The Spirit from the 2015 flyer for Will Eisner Week.

San Diego Comic-Con Museum celebrates comics legend Will Eisner on Saturday

San Diego Comic-Con Museum hosts a day of panels paying tribute to pioneer of graphic storytelling.

Panchavarnam rents a pushcart to sell coconuts. "During the lockdown, we suffered a lot," she says. "It struck me then how little we had saved. For the first time, I was terrified of the future."

A coconut seller and a day laborer reflect on life in astoundingly unequal India

It's one of the world's most unequal countries, says a new report. And the gap between rich and poor is getting worse. Two workers who each make less than $5 a day describe what their lives are like.

Steve Glazer, candidate for California controller, gives an interview at CalMatters in Sacramento on May 3, 2022.

What would Steve Glazer do as California controller?

State Sen. Steve Glazer, a Democrat running for California controller, says he knows “where the bodies are buried” from his legislative experience.

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