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Sunland Park Fire Department firefighters and police officers roll a migrant woman, who was suffering from heat-related illness, on a gurney to be loaded into an ambulance in a residential area in Sunland Park, N.M., on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Border town firefighters scramble to save migrants from extreme summer heat

Over two hot days, the Sunland Park Fire Department responded to 10 calls to help migrants overcome by heat illness. Firefighters say heat emergencies are increasingly common along the border.

While women outnumber men on campus, their later earnings remain stuck

On college campuses, women are making inroads in male-dominated fields like engineering and business. But that is not eliminating the earnings gaps in leadership and income in the workplace.

Gold medalist Yuto Horigome, of Japan, center, poses with silver medalist Jagger Eaton, of the United States, left, and bronze medalist Nyjah Huston, of the United States, after the men's skateboard street final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France.

Encinitas resident Jagger Eaton wins silver in men’s street skateboarding

Eaton was in gold medal position until Japan's Yuto Horigome finished a trick known as a nollie 270 to nosebluntside to get into that spot.

Here's what Tim Walz did on climate change as Minnesota governor

Climate change advocates heaped praise on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz

How to prepare for power outages if your health depends on home medical devices

For most people, power outages are an inconvenience. For those who count on electricity for home medical equipment, they can be a crisis. Here's how to plan ahead for health care needs in a blackout.

Southwest Airlines says it's taking steps to keep its onboard beverages cooler.

Soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights due to sky-high temperatures

The extreme heat searing the U.S. this summer is having an unexpected consequence thousands of feet in the air: It's causing some beverage cans on Southwest Airlines flights to burst when opened.

Cailyn Joseph, a PhD student in Andrew Baker's lab, organizes brain and elkhorn coral in Honduras before the trip to Miami.<br/>

Florida reefs are in trouble. Could the answer lie in coral from the Caribbean?

Scientists working to save Florida’s ailing reef hope Caribbean coral thriving in hotter water could bring some relief.

A person looks at a flooded street caused by the rain and storm surge from Hurricane Debby on August 05, 2024, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hurricane Debby is now moving slowly over Georgia, bringing heavy rain storms and high winds along the coast.

Tropical Storm Debby is flooding the Southeast, and it’s barely moving

Debby is expected to bring up to 25 inches of rain across parts of the Southeast. It's currently creeping over Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean, expected to return to shore this week with more strength.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance arrive on the floor during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee.

JD Vance brings younger generation and a spouse from San Diego to Trump ticket

RNC Delegate Bill Wells said Trump’s running mate brings some youth and vigor to the ticket. He hopes Vance’s wife will make GOP more aware of California issues.

A man drinks water under a tree in shade during excessive heat at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, billions of dollars: The cost of extreme heat in California

Heat waves have killed hundreds of Californians and cost billions of dollars in the past decade, according to a new report from the state insurance department.

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