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The door of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department in Kearny Mesa, Dec. 31, 2014.

County Grand Jury: Population At Adult Detention Facilities Exceed Capacity

The grand jurors found the inmate population at several jails exceeded the Board of State Community Corrections-rated capacity when they visited the facilities.

A 2018 mail-in ballot is seen in this photo, May 29, 2018.

Final Day To Request Mail-In Ballot Is Tuesday

Tuesday is the deadline to request a mail-in ballot for the June 5 primary election.

Quidditch is a fast-paced, co-ed, full-contact combination of dodgeball, rugby and basketball. Above, John Sheridan tries to score points by throwing a quaffle ball through the other team's hoop.

For Some Quidditch Players, The Magic Wears Off As Injury Risks Grow Clearer

Concussions, broken bones, and torn ligaments are a few serious injury concerns in Quidditch — a new sport where the rules are still evolving, and players are testing the safety of them.

Siddharth Dube, a longtime public health advocate, has written a memoir: An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex.

Taunted As A 'Sissy Boy,' Siddharth Dube Shares His Life Story In New Memoir

The public health advocate came of age in India when homosexuality was outlawed. He reflects on his experiences in An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex.

In this image made from video, Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun sits barricaded in a hotel room at an international airport in Bangkok. Alqunun says she is fleeing abuse by her family and wants asylum in Australia.

Saudi Woman Seeks Asylum, Fears Family Will Kill Her

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun's real-time Twitter pleas for help go viral as she begs for refugee status, citing domestic abuse. Thai lawyers have filed an injunction to prevent her deportation.

Cars drive near Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday in Germany. Most German highways have no speed limit, and a proposal to cap speeds at about 80 mph has sparked controversy.

A Speed Limit On German Highways: 'Like Talking Gun Control In The U.S.'

A government committee says capping speeds could reduce carbon emissions and pollution. Opponents say Germans have a visceral need for speed akin to Americans' views on gun rights.

Steep Climb In Benzodiazepine Prescribing By Primary Care Doctors

U.S. prescriptions for Valium, Ativan and other benzodiazepines have shot up since 2003, statistics show, especially for chronic pain. Roughly half those prescriptions are from primary care providers.

Ally (Lady Gaga) is the star rising and Jackson (Bradley Cooper) is the one falling in the remake of "A Star is Born."

New 'A Star Is Born' Features Lady Gaga

Actor Bradley Cooper makes feature directing debut with remake

Prosecutors and a local TV station identified Jeffrey Winder as the man who threw a punch at Jason Kessler, organizer of the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va.

Jury Fines Man $1 For Punching Charlottesville Rally Organizer

When "Unite the Right" organizer Jason Kessler attempted to hold a news conference after a woman was killed protesting his rally, an angry group shouted him down — and one man threw a punch.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, addresses the media during a news conference at a refugee resettling agency in Toronto on Jan. 15. She pledged to "work in support of freedom for women around the world, the same freedom I experienced on the first day I arrived in Canada."

Saudi Kingdom Tries To Prevent More Women From Fleeing

The case of an 18-year-old refugee in Canada will embolden other Saudi women to follow suit, experts say. Saudi officials have launched a campaign to stop that from happening.

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