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Claire Montegut (second from right), 16, and Anika Zhou (right), 17, are members of the Space Cookies, a <em>FIRST</em> Robotics Competition team composed of all Girl Scouts. Here they fix their robot's roller "claw" designed to pick up cones and cubes to score points.

Meet the high school sport that builds robots — and the next generation of engineers

The FIRST Robotics Competition has evolved from a fascinating after-school activity to having an impact on the tech and engineering world, involving tens of thousands of teens across the globe.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on June 13 after pleading not guilty in a Miami courtroom earlier in the day to mishandling classified documents.

Trump classified documents trial in Florida to begin in May 2024

Former President Donald Trump faces 37 counts over allegations of withholding classified and top-secret documents. His lawyers wanted the trial delayed until after the 2024 presidential election.

The Los Angeles Police Department headquarters building is seen downtown Los Angeles in July 2022. Police say they arrested a suspect in the separate shootings of two Jewish men as they left morning prayer services.

The suspect accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in LA has been charged with hate crimes

Both victims survived the shootings, which happened just blocks apart this week. Federal prosecutors filed two hate crimes charges against the shooter on Friday.

A dog named Quigley is shown, about to get microchipped at the San Diego Humane Society on June 29, 2023.

San Diego Humane Society offering free microchipping for dogs and cats through July 2

The service is being offered for free because a lot of animals run away during loud Fourth of July fireworks displays.

March 20, 2003: U.S. Marines prepare themselves after receiving orders to cross the Iraqi border at Camp Shoup, in northern Kuwait.

The start of the Iraq War 20 years later in photos

On March 20, 2003, the U.S. carried out its first airstrikes in Iraq.

Hundreds of mask-wearing attendees throng the floor at Comic-Con 2022

As San Diego Comic-Con nears, what impacts could strikes have on the event?

San Diego Comic-Con 2023 is less than two weeks away. What impact could a writer’s strike and potential actor's strike have on the event?

A woman walks past beauty salons with window decorations that have been defaced in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021.

The Taliban say they are outlawing women's beauty salons in Afghanistan

The announcement is the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment.

NeÌema Byanyira, 25, a mom of three, is rarely without her umbrella when she's on the move. She brings it to market, to church and to visit her sister.

PHOTOS: Global heat hacks, from jazzy umbrellas in DRC to ice beans in Singapore

We asked photographers around the world to make pictures of how the locals cope with this year's record heat. They created some really cool images.

San Diego weekend arts events: Immigrant food writing, inclusive art and poetry

This weekend in the arts: Gup Shup: immigrant food writing and tastings at the Mingei; a new poetry collection from Lora Mathis at MCASD; inclusive art at Revision Studio; Françoise Gilot; Leonard Patton; Songwriter Sanctuary and more.

Ivy Lee, founder and editor of the independent Chinese-language magazine <em>Sino Monthly</em>, stands behind her desk at the magazine's N.J. headquarters.

'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community

Sino Monthly, run by a local couple, stands out among New Jersey's Chinese-language news outlets, most of which are tied to institutions from the Chinese government to the Falun Gong.

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