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The sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range.

NASA asteroid sample lands safely in Utah before being whisked away by helicopter

NASA's Osiris-REx mission has successfully returned a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth. This cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.

Simone Biles makes her return to competition this weekend at the U.S. Classic. She's seen here in training on Friday in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Simone Biles returns to competition this weekend for the first time since Tokyo

Biles' return is great news for USA Gymnastics, which just announced a new sponsorship deal with Nike. Also returning is Suni Lee, who took home the Olympic all-around gold after Biles dropped out.

Mission beach residents hold signs opposing the current street vendors at Mission Bay Park, June 14, 2022.

Mission Beach residents call for street vendor ban around Belmont Park

Some local leaders there want the city to start enforcing an old law against the vendors.

A studio portrait of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers taken in the early 1960s.

60 years ago, Medgar Evers became a martyr of the Civil Rights Movement

On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native Mississippi.

The outside of the Palomar Motel in Chula Vista, July 24, 2023.

Chula Vista motel may be turned into housing for homeless residents

Chula Vista city leaders will consider purchasing a motel to house unsheltered residents Tuesday.

'Binge-watching' more controlled than previously thought, UCSD study finds

Despite its name implying an impulsive loss of control, binge-watching television is commonly planned out by viewers.

Geisel Library on the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla, Calif. is shown. Oct. 20, 2022.

Jury awards over $39 million to ex-UCSD oncologist in research donation trial

During a two-month trial, the jury considered dueling lawsuits claiming fraud and defamation filed by UCSD and Dr. Kevin Murphy.

Syrian soldiers raise their hands in surrender on Oct. 10, 1973, in the Golan Heights, five days into the Yom Kippur War.

Israel's battle with Hamas recalls Yom Kippur War and its fateful effects

It is too soon to know whether current events will be nearly as momentous as those of 1973 — for the region, for the U.S. or for the world at large. But it is also possible they could be more so.

A help wanted sign at the Tin Fish restaurant on Imperial Beach Pier, Sept. 12, 2020.

San Diego County unemployment rate remains unchanged at 3.7% for second month

March's unemployment rate was more than March 2022's rate of 3.6%. Last month's rates compare with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.8% for California and 3.6% for the nation during the same period.

Supreme Court to consider whether domestic abusers can own guns

At issue is a 1994 amendment to the Federal Firearms Act that prohibits those who are actively subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms.

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