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As UC strike enters second month, grad workers risk arrest pushing for raises

Teams of striking UC graduate student workers are willingly getting arrested in acts of civil disobedience.

Exterior view of rooms at the Relax Inn & Suites in El Cajon, one of the hotels in the county's voucher program, Sept. 19, 2022.

Dispute over county's hotel voucher program for homeless continues in El Cajon

El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells is accusing San Diego County officials of "dumping" residents experiencing homelessness on the city's hotels.

An engraving by W.T. Fry (based on a painting) of Mary Stuart, also known as Mary Queen of Scots, circa 1587. An international trio of codebreakers discovered and decrypted letters she wrote during her years in captivity in England.

3 amateur codebreakers set out to decrypt old letters. They uncovered royal history

Cryptologists found and decoded over 50 long-lost letters that Mary, Queen of Scots wrote during her time in captivity. A historian calls them the most important new findings about her in 100 years.

Twitter headquarters in San Francisco on Nov. 4. The United Nations and the European Union are among the groups that have condemned Elon Musk's decision to suspend several journalists from the social media platform.

Elon Musk reinstates suspended journalists on Twitter after backlash

The United Nations and the European Union are among the groups that condemned Musk's sudden decision to suspend several journalists from the social media platform.

Humira, the injectable biologic treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, now faces its first competition from one of several copycat "biosimilar" drugs expected to come to market this year. Some patients spend $70,000 a year on Humira.

AbbVie's blockbuster drug Humira finally loses its 20-year, $200 billion monopoly

U.S. doctors can now choose Amjevita instead, the first of several close copies of the popular rheumatoid arthritis drug expected this year. But industry-watchers warn consumer savings may be limited.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is followed by reporters as he arrives to a House Republican Caucus meeting at the Capitol on Nov. 14, 2022.

Kevin McCarthy faces early loyalty test in his bid for GOP speaker

House Republicans will hold leadership elections Tuesday to determine their party leaders for the next Congress, even though the House has still not officially been called in their favor.

City Heights Bites: Thanh Tinh Chay

For long-standing businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal. One new City Heights restaurant that is not only trying to survive, but thrive, as it shakes off losses from the past year.

President Joe Biden at tech company Viasat in Carlsbad, Calif. Nov. 4, 2022.

'With Mike's help': Biden makes case for San Diego County congressman

The president wasjoined by vulnerable Democratic Rep. Mike Levin for the visit to Carlsbad-headquartered Viasat.

Democratic candidate for governor Wes Moore speaks during a rally with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden during a rally on the eve of the midterm elections, at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md., on Nov. 7.

Democrat Wes Moore elected governor in historic Maryland race

Wes Moore is the third Black governor to be elected in the country, and the first to serve in Maryland. He defeated Republican Dan Cox for the job, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on April 23 in Delaware, Ohio.

A judge says Trump must pay $110K and meet other conditions to end contempt order

A New York judge said he will lift the contempt of court order if Donald Trump meets conditions including paying $110,000 in fines he's racked up for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena.

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