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This free disaster preparedness seminar is designed to help people understand, prepare for, and respond appropriately to wildfires. Wildfires affect everyone, and they are getting bigger and more dangerous. More people are living in areas at risk for wildfires, but we can take action to prepare. Learn how to prepare your household and community. This 1-hour interactive presentation will teach you how to be ready for wildfires and gives simple steps you can take to help keep you and your loved ones safe. Date | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 6pm Location | Mission Valley Public Library (Community Room) Free Event! For further information on this event please visit: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/be-red-cross-ready-wildfire-preparedness

Readers are curious about the new variant, currently known a BA.2.86. Also: Lots of questions about boosters. Can you get it at the same time as a flu shot? And how long does protection last?

Officials watching the wreckage of a derailed train in Ohio warned nearby residents to evacuate Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of an explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel.

The ACA has required health insurers to provide many medical screenings and other preventive services with no out-of-pocket cost to health plan members. But a recent court decision could upend that.

Ukrainian officials say they have been fighting the first "hybrid war" in cyberspace and on the ground with Russia. Digital tools remain an important, if ambiguous, component of the conflict.

Stand your ground laws have proliferated in the years since the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the Black teenager killed in 2012. Research shows the laws have led to an increase in firearm homicides.

The world is set to start crucial climate change negotiations soon. To avoid extreme warming, nations have to make deep cuts in heat-trapping emissions, fast.

Researchers at UCSD have created a pill-sized monitor that measures metabolism, showing results on a smartphone or laptop.

Researchers have studied the physics behind heavy stones skipping across the surface of water. They say these findings could be applied to real-world problems like de-icing airplanes.

A judge in Texas issued a ruling that could severely restrict mifepristone access in the U.S., making the future of a drug used in about half of American abortions uncertain.