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Smoke rises from a small fire as motorists exit through a ramp off Interstate 10, where a section of the freeway is closed due to a recent fire in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. It will take at least three weeks to repair the freeway damaged in an unrelated arson fire, the California governor said Tuesday, leaving the city already accustomed to soul-crushing traffic without part of a vital artery that serves hundreds of thousands of people daily.

California program to lease land under freeways faces scrutiny after major Los Angeles fire

The state of California operates a little-known program to lease land under freeways that is now under scrutiny after an arson fire under Interstate 10 in Los Angeles.

People stand outside a Silicon Valley Bank branch in Santa Clara, Calif., on March 10, 2023.

California bank regulator finds own faults in bank's demise

California’s bank regulator was too slow to see the growing risks at Silicon Valley Bank.

In this photo illustration, the 502 Bad Gateway message is seen on Ministry of Defence of Ukraine official webpage displayed on a smartphone screen and flag of Ukraine in the background.

Inside Russia's attempts to hack Ukrainian military operations

Ukrainian officials say Russian hackers remain focused on infiltrating military planning operations. That includes seizing and trying to crack tablets used on the on the front lines by officers.

Lionel Messi celebrates the game-winning goal after defeating Cruz Azul on Friday.

Will Lionel Messi finally make the U.S. a soccer nation?

After a move to Inter Miami, the world's biggest soccer star has more than a new team to take on — he's being counted on to popularize Major League Soccer too.

The exterior of KUSI is shown in this undated image.

Nexstar Media Group announces purchase of KUSI-TV

Nexstar will purchase the independent station from McKinnon Broadcasting Co.

Floodwater surrounds a house on Sept. 01, 2021, in Jean Lafitte, La. Hurricane Ida made landfall as a powerful Category 4 causing flooding and wind damage along the Gulf Coast.

10 states and scores of local governments sue FEMA over higher flood insurance rates

The states — from the Gulf Coast, the West and Midwest — along with dozens of municipalities are trying to block rate hikes under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Nicole Blackmon says she is mourning two children, the teenager she lost to gun violence and her stillborn baby. She is suing Tennessee because she says abortion bans interfered with her care.

Women fight abortion bans in 3 more states with legal actions

Patients and doctors in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma are taking legal action against state abortion bans. Women told dramatic stories of dangerous pregnancies and delayed care.

A woman walks past a man in a wheelchair as he leaves the Golden Hall homeless shelter, March 21, 2023.

San Diego County reports tuberculosis exposure at Golden Hall shelter

The county is working with Father Joe's Villages and the San Diego Housing Commission to notify people potentially exposed.

PhD candidate in neuroscience Sydney Smith wears an EEG headset. Such a device was used to measure the brain activity of people who had received electroconvulsive therapy. Nov. 27, 2023

‘Electroshock’ therapy works and now we may know why

New UC San Diego research shows giving the brain a measured electric jolt shuts down brain cells that cause serious depression.

A couple walks in a flooded Saint Mark's Square during high waters on Nov. 19, 2013, in Venice, Italy.

Venice won't be listed as one of the world's most endangered sites

UNESCO, the United Nations body that designates and protects World Heritage sites, says it will continue to monitor the famed Italian city's issues, including climate change and over-tourism.

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