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Group sues Biden administration over asylum appointment app

A federal class action lawsuit claims the Biden administration is illegally turning away asylum seekers who haven't scheduled an appointment through a mobile phone app.

Hellhole Canyon Preserve is pictured in this undated photo.

San Diego County to close several parks in August due to expected high temperatures

Planning for expected high temperatures, San Diego County will close five parks in August, it was announced Friday.

Carlee Russell, the Alabama nursing student who said she was kidnapped, was charged with two misdemeanors in connection with the hoax, Hoover police announced Friday.

Carlee Russell is charged with kidnapping hoax

It remains unclear why the 25-year-old Alabama nursing student fabricated a story of a stranded toddler and why she went missing for two days.

Asylum-seekers from countries that include Mexico, Columbia, Albania, Ukraine, and Russia are escorted through the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana for their scheduled appointments to make their asylum claim, May 12, 2023.

As illegal crossings drop, the legal challenges over Biden's US-Mexico border policies grow

Immigration advocates say an online appointment system to seek asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico is out of reach for many migrants in a lawsuit marking the latest challenge to the Biden administration’s agenda

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are ticking up. But even if illnesses keep rising, it appears unlikely that they will hit previous summer peaks.

The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave

In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up. Recent summers have seen a bump in COVID-19. This year's rise looks modest so far.

Sun beats down on a sweltering Allied Gardens Park on Jul 27, 2023.

Hot weather in parts of San Diego County to continue through weekend

An excessive-heat warning is in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday, with temperatures expected between 112 and 117 degrees.

A summer of extreme heat is raising alarms of health risks. Here, a child plays in a waterfall feature at Yards Park in Washington, D.C., on June 26.

Here's how you can help kids stay healthy if they play outside in a heat wave

Little kids are like a "small potato" whose core can heat up faster than an adult's, an expert tells NPR. Here are tips for helping children stay safe in extreme temperatures.

The cast of <em>Ted Lasso</em> pose during the 73rd Emmy Awards in 2021.

The 75th Emmy Awards show has been postponed

The ceremony, scheduled for Sept. 18, has been cancelled due to the writers and actors' strikes. This year's nominees include Succession and Ted Lasso.

The Fire Coyotes present their sacred sphere, an eight-pound rubber ball used to play ulama, at Chicano Park on Friday, July 21, 2023.

Indigenous athletes are reviving an ancient sport in San Diego

The new ulama team is reclaiming a key piece of Mesoamerican cultures.

Gender rights activists demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Many of the bans states passed this year against gender-affirming health care for youth are in federal court and may be on their way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Can states' bans on transgender care hold up in court? We break down the arguments

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting up battles that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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