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Shailaja Paik is one of the 2024 MacArthur '"genius grant" recipients. She is a historian of modern India who writes about caste and gender, shedding light on the unseen lives of women from the Dalit caste — referred to as "untouchables."

This new MacArthur “genius” says she defied caste prejudice thanks to Dad and Mom

Shailaja Paik faced prejudice because of her family's Dalit caste and her gender. As a historian she's written ground-breaking books on India's Dalits and is now a MacArthur 'genius grant' awardee.

Assemblymember Phillip Chen speaks with a colleague at the state Capitol in Sacramento on March 27, 2023. <br/>

Disappearing bills: More than 2,300 bills died without a vote in the last two years

Few bills fail in the Legislature because lawmakers publicly vote “no.” Instead, most bills die when they are shelved, without lawmakers having to take tough votes.

A heat wave will continue in San Diego through Saturday, April 25, 2020.

Triple-digit heat expected in San Diego County deserts, valleys this week

A warming trend is heading to San Diego County today and will set in for the rest of the week and into next weekend, forecasters said.

This photo was taken in a café in Obour city, a neighborhood in greater Cairo, Egypt. The photographer says: "I saw the signs of the bathroom as I was entering, and I kept thinking about how we may look different but at the end of the day, we all have the same needs and reactions. My photo celebrates that all-too-relatable struggle."

PHOTOS: We're flush with pictures of toilets. They're what the world needs now!

Yes, it's time to talk about toilets. Billions of people do not have access to a safe and effective latrine. Let's plumb the depths, so to speak.

Vice President Harris greets supporters at Philly Cuts in Philadelphia on Sunday. Harris spent much of the day courting Black voters — attending church and then later visiting the Philly Cuts barbershop to meet Black men.

New polling finds Harris gaining with a group she has struggled with: Black men

A new NAACP survey offers a mixed picture for the vice president. She has gained ground among Black men since August, but about one in five say they are still backing former President Donald Trump.

Axel O'Brien, 17, (center) works with interns on the group video game project at Jacobs High Tech High, San Diego, Calif., June 4, 2024

Meet the San Diego students coding their way to college and future careers

Two seniors at Jacobs High Tech High created a coding internship to support juniors in meeting a graduation requirement.

In 2020, Congress voted to overhaul the FAFSA, seen here in its old, paper form. The federal application's relaunch, in late 2023, came with a whole host of problems.

Some students are fighting to stay in college after the FAFSA delayed financial aid

Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, some are scrambling to stay in school.

TikTok's future in the U.S. remains uncertain, with a divest-or-ban law about to take effect on Jan. 19. If TikTok's legal team is not able to defeat the law in court, one possibility that is being increasingly discussed among TikTok experts involves the sale of the service to a group of American investors.

A TikTok sale under Trump? Experts say it could actually happen this time

Will TikTok be sold? The question has been asked before, during Trump's first term. But now, the situation has changed considerably.

The Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is pictured in this photo, June 19, 2020.

Dangerous heat continues in parts of San Diego County

An excessive heat warning and heat advisory remain in effect until at least 11 p.m. Tuesday for county deserts, mountains and valleys.

San Francisco has approved a ban on the use of algorithmic rent-pricing software of the sort made by market leader RealPage. San Diego and San Jose are considering similar laws.

Landlords are using AI to raise rents — and California cities are leading the pushback

California and federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself "at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices."

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