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Climate change is devastating Central American coffee farms — and spurring migration

January 4, 2021 at 2:28 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Harvest season had just begun in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, and the coffee plants stood ripe and ready. But there was no one working at many of the farms....

Sea lions sit on a dock in Oceanside Harbor on Dec. 1, 2020.

In California, the sea lions are winning

December 4, 2020 at 2:24 p.m.

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Sea lions have their own special place at the Oceanside harbor, but it's not enough. Harbor employees built a unique platform for the sea lions several years...

SPRITZ COOKIES | The holiday season can be busy, busy, busy. If you're saving time by opting for simple weeknight dinners, then these spritz cookies will be a perfect and quick sweet treat. <a href="https://www.thedailymeal.com/recipes/spritz-cookies-recipe">For the Spritz Cookies recipe, click here. </a>

How to have a socially distanced cookie exchange this holiday season

March 12, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Every holiday season, Maya Madsen looks forward to a Christmas ornament party at one of her girlfriends' homes, where everyone brings their own home-baked treats to share....

ONE-POT CORNBREAD STUFFING | Is there even a point to Thanksgiving without stuffing? The staple bursts with the comforting flavors of fall and a second helping is practically necessary. Luckily for this cornbread stuffing recipe, there's no need to dirty up a bunch of dishes — it's made using only one pot. <a href="https://www.thedailymeal.com/recipes/one-pot-cornbread-stuffing-recipe">For the One-Pot Cornbread Stuffing recipe, click here.</a>

Celebrating Indigenous culture with Haudenosaunee boiled cornbread

November 24, 2020 at 9:02 a.m.

As Thanksgiving approaches and the late autumn air grows colder, I find myself wanting to prepare corn, beans and squash more often as a way to connect to my Indigenous...

Mike Cothrine runs the nonprofit Mike's Fit Family, bringing health and wellness to underserved communities in San Diego.

How one man’s passion for health and fitness has grown into a mission of helping others

November 23, 2020 at 11:40 a.m.

Mike Cothrine started Mike's Fit Family, a community of health and wellness that serves students and teachers in lower income school districts, eight years ago. With an initial 36 participants,...

People stand beside charging stations before entry to see the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y at the Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California, on March 14, 2019.

Up to $1,500 off: California rolls out a new incentive program for clean cars

March 12, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

In another example of California encouraging drivers to buy zero- or low-emissions vehicles, the California Air Resources Board and the state's utilities have teamed up to launch a program offering...

OREGON: OLD-FASHIONED | Oregon residents want the details for how to make an Old-Fashioned to unwind with. Luckily, they aren't the only ones. Just muddle a sugar cube with angostura bitters and water, then add your ice and whiskey.

What are we drinking during the pandemic?

November 10, 2020 at 9:20 a.m.

It might not be surprising to learn but people are drinking more than usual during the pandemic. And there's more than anecdotal evidence to back that up. According to a...

Scientists at Scripps Research found that wearable device data coupled with self-reported symptoms helps predict whether someone has COVID-19.

Could your smartwatch help detect the next COVID-19 outbreak? Scientists think so

November 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

A new study by scientists at Scripps Research describes a tool that could help public health officials spot and contain COVID-19 outbreaks. You might already be wearing it. One in...

6. Gregory Rousseau, Edge, Miami, So. | Rousseau has opted out of this season due to COVID-19. He was a revelation as a red-shirt freshman with 15.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. He's a pure athlete and all talent at this point. Watch out once he develops his technique. He spent most of his high school career at wide receiver and safety.

2021 NFL Draft Big Board: Top 25 prospects

October 29, 2020 at 8:55 a.m.

As we continue to navigate our way through the most surreal college football season on record, I figured I'd take this opportunity to update you on our next class of...

FILE -- Attorney Gen. William Barr in the Oval Office in Washington, July 15, 2020. He has told associates that the Durham investigation in to the roots of the Russia inquiry is unlikely to yield any revelations that can be shared with the public before the election in November.

Column by Phillip Halpern: I won’t work in Attorney General William Barr’s Justice Department any longer

October 16, 2020 at 2:50 p.m.

After 36 years, I'm fleeing what was the U.S. Department of Justice — where I proudly served 19 different attorneys general and six different presidents. For the last three-plus decades,...

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