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At least 82 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as critical aid fails to reach Palestinians
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Israeli strikes continued to pound the Gaza Strip Wednesday, despite a surge in international ...
Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at graduation
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Columbia University gave a commencement speech Wednesday acknowledging the absence of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was due to receive his diploma this week but is ...
La Jolla High mural honoring pandemic class of 2020 to be removed
The school says the mural is deteriorating and has been defaced, but students and parents from that class call the decision ...
Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for first time since Moscow said it drove out Ukrainian forces
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces ...
Going to Balboa Park? There’s a new traffic headache to deal with.
Summer is on its way, and if you are headed to Balboa Park, be forewarned about the new traffic pattern you will run into.
A Texas effort to clarify abortion ban reaches a key vote, but doubts remain
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three years ago, Dr. Austin Dennard left Texas for an abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with a ...
Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — As colleges and universities pull back on diversity practices, a new poll finds that young Asian American, ...
Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff say
Two of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or ...
After crossing the border for better schools, some parents are pulling their kids and leaving the US
At the 400-student Denver elementary school Andrea Rentería heads, at least two students have withdrawn since the ...
Elon Musk’s pullback from politics comes after his last big investment was a flop
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin could go down as billionaire Elon Musk’s last big spend on a political campaign. And it was a ...
Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities in his first general audience
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the ...
Our Readers Write: Trash fee, Scripps Coastal Reserve
The so-called Proposition 218 protest process buries the actual protest form deep inside an eight-page mailer with no clear ...