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Cormac McCarthy attends the New York premiere of <em>The Road</em>, the film adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, in 2009.

Cormac McCarthy, American novelist of the stark and dark, dies at 89

The author of The Road, Blood Meridian and No Country For Old Men embodied a strong Southwestern sensibility, writing often about men grappling with the existence of evil.

The Key deer is the smallest deer species in North America. The deer live only in the low-lying Florida Keys. They are considered federally endangered, with an estimated population of around 1,000.

A tiny deer and rising seas: How far should people go to save an endangered species?

The Key deer is losing the only place it lives, raising uncomfortable questions for the people tasked with keeping endangered species alive.

A collage of photos and posters featuring (clockwise from top left): Malashock Dance, Oriana Poindexter, Project [BLANK], Ethan Chan, Rita Bullwinkel, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Margaret Noble, San Diego Opera, UC San Diego Park & Market, Karen Zacarías and Tarrah Aroonsakool.

Art to look forward to in 2024

Our roundup of art and performances at ICA San Diego, The Athenaeum, Birch Aquarium and more to look forward to in San Diego in 2024.

Three pictures of mold in barracks, the first is on a ceiling, the second a toilet and the third another ceiling that is also caving in.

Thousands of U.S. troops live in substandard barracks, government report finds

The Government Accountability Office report comes after inspectors toured facilities at 10 military bases — including four in San Diego County.

Homeless Solutions Manager Angelica Davis speaks to the Chula Vista City Council during a presentation on the Industrial Boulevard encampment on Jan. 16, 2024.

Supreme Court encampment case takes center stage as Chula Vista debates homelessness policy

The high court is set to weigh in on just how far cities can go in criminalizing homelessness.

Student welders from the San Diego College of Continuing Education work on the USS Midway, Wednesday, San Diego, Calif., December 13, 2023

The USS Midway becomes a classroom for San Diego student welders

The San Diego College of Continuing Education will extend its pilot program for student welders aboard the USS Midway in San Diego harbor.

Here's what to know about the collapse of China's Evergrande property developer

In 2018, Evergrande was listed as the world's most valuable real estate company. But on Monday, a Hong Kong court ordered it to be liquidated.

Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's president-elect (center) appears at an election night rally outside the Democratic Progressive Party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday.

Taiwan's China-skeptic ruling-party candidate wins presidential election

Lai Ching-te of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is Taiwan's new president-elect, after a three-way election that will determine the self-ruled island's future stance towards China.

A worker installs rooftop solar panels in this undated photo.

Residential batteries linked over internet could soon help California’s electrical grid

A German company owned by the fossil fuel firm, Shell, is working to build a network of residential batteries in California.

A gas pump at a Chevron gas station in Clairemont. San Diego, Calif. Dec. 25, 2022.

Average San Diego County gas price drops to lowest amount since July 27

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped on Tuesday to its lowest amount since July 27, decreasing 1.8 cents to $5.014.

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