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An artist's rendering of the future Village of Escaya in Otay Ranch.

Developer Addressing Methane Problem At Otay Ranch Housing Project

The Otay Water District has reached a resolution with HomeFed to install water meters at the developer’s 450-acre Escaya community in Otay Ranch.

Edanry Rivera, 27, recently came under attack at a grocery store when some women told her "you better watch out when you go outside."

New Generation Of Transgender Americans Wants To Change Laws, Not Just Minds

Most transgender Americans say they are discriminated against, but not everyone agrees on where it's coming from according to a new NPR poll.

'Sing' Mourns The Dead, Both Buried And Unburied

Jesmyn Ward's lush and lonely new novel is set amid the mud, blood and heat of Mississippi. It's a road-trip odyssey complicated by hunger, sickness and the murderous racism that infects the town.

At the sight of a soon-to-be Linda Vista skatepark, San Diego's High Tech High ninth graders hold up skateboards they built as part of a class project that combined physics with charity. June 4, 2015.

Linda Vista Getting New Skatepark, Skateboards

San Diego’s High Tech High students are inspired by new skateparks to use physics for altruism.

As a "hospital-at-home" patient, Phyllis Petruzzelli was visited twice a day by doctors and nurses who were able to perform any needed tests or bloodwork there to help her heal from pneumonia. "I'd do it again in a heartbeat," Petruzzelli says.

Patients Like Hospital Care At Home, But Some Insurers Are Skeptical

Some health systems are encouraging selected emergency room patients who are sick but stable and don't need intensive, round-the-clock care to opt for hospital-level care at home, instead.

Laquan McDonald (right) walks down the street moments before being shot by Officer Jason Van Dyke in Chicago in October 2014, in a still shot from a police dashcam video.

3 Chicago Police Officers Accused Of Cover-Up In Killing Of Laquan McDonald

The Cook County grand jury indictment alleges that the three police officers were at the scene of the killing and worked together to conceal crucial facts in order to protect a fellow officer.

An employee of the Natural History Museum in London peeks at a model of a Neanderthal male in his 20s on display for a 2014 exhibition.

Neanderthal Genes Help Shape How Many Modern Humans Look

Calling someone a Neanderthal because of his coarse manners or brutish looks may seem like fun. But be careful. Neanderthal DNA persists inside many of us.

Maybe You Should Skip That Annual Physical

Americans spend billions of dollars every year on annual physicals. But there's little evidence that a yearly checkup helps healthy adults. Some doctors are telling patients to skip it.

A woman sells betel nut at a market in Goroka, Papua New Guinea.

For Women In Papua New Guinea, Income From Selling Betel Nut Can Come At Heavy Price

Selling betel nut is a popular way for women to earn income. But their husbands sometimes beat them or force them to hand over their earnings.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent looks out over Tijuana, Mexico, next to a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Homeland Security To Bypass Environmental Regulations In San Diego Border Wall Construction

The Department of Homeland Security will be allowed to bypass environmental regulations to speed up the process of building a wall on the international border in the San Diego area, the agency announced Tuesday.

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