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Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger from cruise ship as confirmed infections grow to 9
Spain's health ministry says a Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus.
When natural disasters strike, another crisis hits those recovering from opioid addiction
Doctors have warned many more patients could face obstacles as climate change intensifies.
The possibility of a ‘super’ El Niño is starting to make coastal California nervous
The temporary form of climate change has inflicted lots of damage over the years in San Diego County.
Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands
Industry groups and their Republican allies in Congress strongly opposed the rule and had lobbied to repeal it.
Sand project at Capistrano Beach pulls from quarry to add to beach before busy summer season
It's the third project to get underway in recent years to try and salvage the eroded beach in Dana Point.
La Habra council says Corn Festival ‘has to happen,’ approves funding help
The city will discount by 50% the cost of services for the three-day festival and 100% of the costs toward the parade.
Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV
Scientists are supercharging patients' own immune cells in CAR-T cell therapy to try to fight HIV without today's drugs.
Israeli bulldozers raze about 50 Palestinian shops ahead of settlement-linked road project
Israeli authorities have started the demolition of some shops built without permits on the outskirts of a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank.
Musk, Cook and other prominent US executives invited to join Trump on trip to China
Prominent executives from Big Tech, agriculture as well as aerospace and defense were invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip.
Invasive plant threatens livelihoods in Colombia’s largest coastal wetland
Colombia's Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta wetland is facing an environmental crisis due to an invasive plant native to Asia.