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File photo of Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., listening during a news conference Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state

Leaders in both parties predict they can flip seats in the liberal state in next year's election. Last year, the state played a pivotal role in securing the gavel for Republicans and installing Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield as speaker.

The federal government hopes to reverse America's declining honeybee and monarch butterfly populations.

How honeybees wreak havoc on San Diego's plant life

Honeybees are not native to San Diego and they're not good for all of the plants they pollinate.

Anti-abortion activists rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the 49th annual March for Life rally on January 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. The rally activists called on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, which it did a few months later on June 24, 2022.

A year after victory in Dobbs decision, anti-abortion activists still in fight mode

The Supreme Court delivered a historic victory to the anti-abortion movement. But many still feel their work is far from complete, and are seeking new strategies to stop abortion in all 50 states.

People walk along the recently reopened Ocean Beach pier in San Diego, June 2, 2023.

Cooling continues in San Diego County with weekend warming

Slow warming is likely to begin during the weekend with greater warming for next week.

People and their pets walk along the sand at Dog Beach in Ocean Beach, Sept. 6, 2021.

Volunteers collect nearly 3,000 pounds of trash from region's beaches

Volunteers flocked to San Diego County beaches Wednesday to clean up the mess left by Fourth of July beachgoers, collecting 2,832 pounds of trash.

Former President Donald Trump's valet Walt Nauta visits Versailles restaurant with Trump on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Nauta, a personal aide whom prosecutors say moved boxes from a storage room to Trump's residence for him to review and later lied to investigators about the movement, entered his plea on Thursday, July 6. in federal court.

Walt Nauta, aide to Donald Trump, pleads not guilty in classified documents case

Walt Nauta, an aide to Donald Trump, was indicted with the former president for his alleged role in mishandling classified documents. He entered a not guilty plea in Miami federal court on Thursday.

New accounts of abuse at federal prison prompt renewed calls for investigation

More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, a Washington Lawyers' Committee report says.

U.S. is expected to announce it will send cluster munitions to Ukraine

More than 100 countries ban such weapons because unexploded bomblets can be picked up by civilians, causing injury or death. An announcement is expected Friday.

About 2 million people in Burkina Faso have been displaced during the current conflict, including these individuals in Gampela, who fled jihadists' attacks.

Ukraine gets the attention. This country's crisis is the world's 'most neglected'

Burkina Faso has fallen into conflict and chaos but humanitarian aid for the displaced hasn't kept up. The Norwegian Refugee Council calls it the most neglected displacement crisis.

A complex immigrant family story lies beneath the breezy veneer of 'Sunshine Nails'

Mai Nguyen's debut novel centers on the family of Tuyet and Xuan Tran, Vietnamese refugees who settle in Toronto. It simmers with questions about work, class and generational divides.

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