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Power lines at an SDG&E facility in North Park are seen here on Sept. 26, 2017.

SDG&E makes $1 million in customer assistance available from shareholders

The company said it is making $1 million in customer assistance funding available for those experiencing financial hardship.

Priti Krishtel, a 2022 MacArthur fellowship winner, says of her work to create fair drug prices for the world: "I just don't think that people's ability to heal should depend on their ability to pay." Her father worked in the pharmaceutical industry and inspired in her a love of science and finding cures.

This MacArthur 'genius' grantee says she isn't a drug price rebel but she kind of is

Health justice lawyer Priti Krishtel doesn't believe your ability to heal should depend on your ability to pay. Her mission is to reform the patent system that drug companies use to block competition.

A new European study grabbed headlines this week, as it seemed to question the efficacy of colonoscopies as a cancer screening tool. But U.S. physicians say there were big limits to that study. They cite more than a decade of research showing colonoscopies save lives.

Colonoscopies save lives. Doctors push back against European study that casts doubt

Colon cancer specialists worry that results of a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine could be misconstrued, and keep patients from getting lifesaving cancer screening.

A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus walks past a health campaign poster in the Westminster underground train station, in London.

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say

The WHO and the Biden administration extended the public health emergency for COVID-19, saying the virus is still considered a serious health threat.

Fredrika Newton stands next the bust of her late husband, Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton. NPS is considering a Black Panther Party National Historical Park.

The National Park Service expands its African-American history sites

The National Park Service is trying to include more Black history into the story of America. Some of the proposed sites are painful, others are controversial.

A helicopter drops water on the Fairview Fire burning on a hillside Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. Scientists say a warming planet will lead to hotter, longer and more wildfire-plagued heat waves.

Approaching storm complicates California wildfire fight

Tropical Storm Kay off Baja California began to bring gusty winds to Southern California early Friday, including the first rain band before dawn.

An anti-LGBTQ protester carries a semi-automatic rifle as he monitors Coeur d'Alene's "Pride in the Park" event on June 11, 2022.

Idaho's fight against the far right, then and now

The arrest of white nationalists in North Idaho gained national attention. But it has deeper significance for residents who say the region has a history of attracting — and fighting — extremists.

Fukushima could provide insight into a potential nuclear disaster in Ukraine

Some experts fear the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, could meltdown in a way similar to what happened in Fukushima, Japan, over a decade ago. What would that look like in a war zone?

Conspiracy theories about Brazil's electronic voting machines, shown here, have spread online. Far-right influencers in the U.S. have seized on Brazil's election as a way of keeping conspiratorial narratives alive ahead of the U.S. midterms in early November.

Why false claims about Brazil's election are spreading in far-right U.S. circles

American election deniers are recycling lies about voting machines to claim Brazil's presidential election is being rigged and to cast doubt on the U.S. midterms.

The USS Midway Museum sits in the San Diego Bay at North Harbor Drive near West E Street, April 22, 2015.

Port of San Diego, USS Midway Museum reveal plans for `Freedom Park' on pier

The Port of San Diego and USS Midway Museum are moving forward on a plan to convert Navy Pier into a new public park on San Diego Bay's North Embarcadero to be called "Freedom Park," officials said Wednesday.

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