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Power lines and geothermal plants, including plants run by Calenergy, are pictured in the planned lithium extraction zone on the edge of the Salton Sea near Calipatria, California in the Imperial Valley on March 19, 2024.

Hearings begin in lawsuit challenging first lithium project in the Imperial Valley

Environmental justice groups say county officials didn't look hard enough at how project could affect the region's air and water.

Here's a Super Bowl riddle: Why are egg prices surging — but not chicken wings?

There is one economic riddle ahead of Super Bowl Sunday: The egg market has been hit hard by avian flu, but wings are abundant and relatively affordable this year. So what gives?

Bailey Williams is a storyteller and yoga teacher in Alaska.

'I think of my body as a teacher,' says Marine who struggled with disordered eating

During her years as a military linguist, Bailey Williams pushed her body to extremes. Her new book is Hollow: A Memoir of My Body in the Marines.

Syrian citizens wave the revolutionary flag and shout slogans, as they celebrate during the second day of the take over of the city by the insurgents in Damascus on Monday.

5 things to watch as Syria confronts a new future

The sudden collapse of President Bashar al-Assad has come as welcome news to many, but there are jitters both inside and outside the country about what will follow.

A helicopter drops water on the McCain fire in southeast San Diego County, July 2, 2024

Crews continue to battle McCain Fire as blazes spread over 1,300 acres

Firefighters gained ground on the 1,362-acre wildfire in southeast San Diego County, now 50% contained, after it sparked from a car crash near Jacumba Hot Springs.

Google will destroy "billions of data records" of peoples' private browsing history as part of a settlement disclosed on Monday over the company's web-tracking practices.

Google to delete search data of millions who used 'incognito' mode

In an agreement released on Monday, Google said it will permanently remove information it secretly gathered when millions of people were searching the internet in "incognito" mode.

Police and security stand outside the Center for Jewish Living at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., in early November, after antisemitic threats left the community on edge.

A former Cornell student is sentenced to 21 months for threatening to kill Jews

Patrick Dai admitted to posting anonymous threats against Jews on campus in October. His lawyer argued it was a "misguided attempt to highlight Hamas’ genocidal beliefs and garner support for Israel.”

Floodlights illuminate steam rising from a CalEnergy geothermal plant along the edge of the Salton Sea near Calipatria in Imperial County on March 19, 2024. CalEnergy is one of three companies with plans to retrofit their geothermal facilities to begin extracting lithium in the region.

As lithium emerges in Imperial County, what will it take for residents to benefit?

Past renewable energy booms haven’t brought the prosperity they promised to the region. But experts say this time could be different.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development building is seen in Washington, D.C.

HUD is bracing as DOGE seeks to cut waste, fraud. Union leaders have a suggestion

The Trump administration is reviewing contracts across the federal housing agency. Some employees worry about potentially "devastating" cuts, though union leaders also hope some good may come of it.

Chuck Woolery hosts a special premiere of the "$250,000 Game Show Spectacular" at the Las Vegas Hilton on Oct. 13, 2007, in Las Vegas.

Chuck Woolery, game show host of 'Love Connection' and 'Scrabble,' dies at 83

The affable, smooth-talking game show host of "Wheel of Fortune," "Love Connection" and "Scrabble" later became a right-wing podcaster.

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