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Smoke billows from White Island after a volcanic eruption on Monday. Officials say some remain unaccounted for, and it remains too dangerous for emergency services to access White Island.

At Least 5 Dead After Volcano Erupts Off New Zealand's Coast

Fewer than 50 people are believed to have been on or near White Island. Officials say some are still unaccounted for, and it remains too dangerous for emergency services to access White Island.

Drug Touted By Trump As COVID-19 Treatment Sees Shortages, Scattered Use In San Diego

Hospitals in San Diego are taking a scattered approach to patient access for an anti-malaria drug President Donald Trump has touted as a potential treatment for COVID-19, despite warnings from county health officials and some national experts against using it.

The Oakmont of Varenna nursing home and assisted living facility in Santa Rosa, July 29, 2020.

Nursing Homes Weren't Ready For A Pandemic. They're Not Ready For Wildfire, Either

In California, 37% of assisted living facilities are located in areas at heightened risk for wildfire. A new law aimed at helping these facilities prepare for disaster is falling short.

Naomi Scott plays Jasmine in the new live-action Aladdin movie. The character was the first official Disney princess of color in the 1992 animated version of the film.

How Disney Princesses Influence Girls Around The World

A researcher wanted to see how girls of different nationalities perceived the idea of a princess.

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, center, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, left, and advisor, Bernard Kerik as they leave a military court on Naval Base San Diego, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in San Diego. A military jury acquitted the decorated Navy SEAL Tuesday of murder in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive under his care in Iraq in 2017.

Trump Restores Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher's Rank

Trump, who pledged support for Gallagher throughout the criminal proceedings, signed an Executive Order of Clemency on Friday, restoring Gallagher to the rank of E-7.

This April 12, 2011 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows an H9 T cell, blue, infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), yellow.

Scripps Receives $129 Million NIH Grant For HIV Vaccine Research

The vaccination research is part of an international effort to target HIV.

New York eliminated a religious exemption to vaccine requirements Thursday in the face of the nation's worst measles outbreak in decades.

New York Ends Religious Exemptions For Required Vaccines

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill passed by the Legislature Thursday, amid a "health crisis." The measure also eliminates other nonmedical exemptions for schoolchildren.

A San Diego police officer asking the protesters to vacate Rep. Scott Peters office on Sept. 26, 2019.

Protesters Take Over San Diego Congressman Peters' Office

Environmental activists disrupted work at the San Diego office of Congressman Scott Peters on Friday to protest his refusal to back the Green New Deal.

Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, shown broadcasting from Moscow in 2014, says he acted as a whistleblower when he shared classified documents with journalist Barton Gellman.

Journalist Who Helped Break Snowden's Story Reflects On His High-Stakes Reporting

Barton Gellman shared a Pulitzer for his reporting about former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the country's secret surveillance program. His new book is Dark Mirror.

Journalist Who Helped Break Snowden's Story Reflects On His High-Stakes Reporting

Barton Gellman shared a Pulitzer for his reporting about former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the country's secret surveillance program. His new book is Dark Mirror.

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