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We think of tea as healthful, but from Morocco to Taiwan to the American South versions of it have become so sugar-laden that a regular sweet tea habit may be just as unhealthful as a soda habit.

At a charity center in Sicily, survivors of the dangerous sea crossings from Libya to Italy face legal and economic limbo and a frosty welcome. But it's still better than the places they fled.

San Diego Unified School District has led the way when it comes to serving up healthy school lunches. With this year's new guidelines from the federal Hunger-Free Kids Act, SDUSD is stepping up to the plate.

U.S. drug officials have traced a sharp spike in the already climbing death toll from heroin overdoses to an additive — acetyl fentanyl. The fentanyl is being cooked up in clandestine labs in Mexico.

Each year American consumers buy and then never eat 1.3 billion pounds of fish and shellfish, according to a new study. Fishermen, retailers and processors waste a lot of fish, too.

Vladimir Nabokov was an indifferent eater, but his writing made sumptuous use of food. Fans will enjoy unearthing links between his fiction and private life in a new collection of letters to his wife.

The City Council today allocated an additional $100,000 for a hotel voucher program to house homeless families in San Diego.

During a month of renewed Israeli-Palestinian violence, one hummus restaurant is paying Jews and Arabs to sit down together for a meal. We drop in on the cafe to witness hummus diplomacy in action.

The city of Carlsbad along the North County coast has a vision of the future that includes improving the connection between downtown businesses, the train tracks and neighboring beach areas.

For those who love a green lawn, those pesky yellow flowers can be an eyesore. For Irish chef Darina Allen, they're the key ingredient in a sweet, summertime treat.