Indianapolis Prize finalist Sylvia Earle was the first woman to act as an Explorer in Residence for the National Geographic Society.

Many suburban churches plan to keep their doors shut this weekend despite an easing of restrictions on public gatherings by Gov. Eric Holcomb.

Kathy Loggan (middle), wife of the late Paul Loggan, talks alongside her kids Sami (left), Will (middle left) and Michael, with his fiancé Megan Sizemore at North Central High School on Thursday, May 7, 2020.

England bowler Jofra Archer impresses with a 4-1 win over Newcastle's Rolando Aarons in the best of the action from the first day of the second Premier League Fifa invitational.

Trash-talking Tony Bellew gets thrashed by Michael Obafemi in the second day of the Premier League invitational Fifa tournament.

James Maddison is unstoppable against former team-mate Callum Wilson while Jofra Archer suffers a last-gasp defeat on day three of the Premier League Fifa invitational.

James Maddison backs up his trash-talk while Irish international team-mates John Egan and Aaron Connolly compete against each other in the Premier League Fifa invitational.

Lauren Mayberry talks to the BBC's Unlocked podcast about lockdown in LA, social media and abusive relationships.

Newport Beach residents can use city beaches again for activities like walking, running, biking, swimming, surfing and fishing from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The order streamlines workers' compensation claims and establishes that any essential worker infected with COVID-19 contracted the virus on the job.

Documents obtained from state Treasurer Fiona Ma's office through a records request include an invoice from a BYD subsidiary for 'N95 face masks.'

Sidewalk splash pools have long been a summertime staple, particularly for families with young kids. But the virus pandemic has boosted their appeal.

Late Tuesday night, police officers in Visalia, a San Joaquin Valley city about 40 miles southeast of Fresno, responded to a report of shots fired at a high school.

A trough off the West Coast is expected to bring a robust cooling trend to California next week.

With parts of the California economy poised to reopen Friday, cities will be taking it slow over concerns that COVID-19 remains a significant threat.

Desperate for coronavirus help, California spending billions on no-bid coronavirus contracts, little accountability

California says bars that reopen without state permission could lose alcohol license

California's state government faces a $54-billion budget deficit through next summer, according to an analysis released Thursday.

Across Southern California and in the Bay Area, communities are preparing to allow retailers to reopen, with restrictions.

The Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission voted Thursday to subpoena L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva for testimony regarding the coronavirus outbreak in the jails.

A Palm Desert man crashed his car, stabbed a good Samaritan who tried to free his daughter from the wreck and flung the girl off a cliff, killing her, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Some 80% of state voters support employers providing full replacement wages to farmworkers to stay home when sick with COVID-19, poll finds.

California allows some retailers to open with curbside service, including bookstores, florists and toy stores. Many parks will reopen Saturday.

Vanessa Bryant has filed a claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department over deputies sharing "unauthorized" photos of the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter and seven others.

California's tepid reopening amid the coronavirus sparked a mix of excitement, confusion and uncertainty.

Tourist spots prepare to welcome visitors once coronavirus restrictions are lifted

More beaches, trials and parks opened as officials ease coronavirus restrictions

Kathy Loggan (middle), wife of the late Paul Loggan, talks alongside her kids Sami (left), Will (middle left) and Michael, with his fiancé Megan Sizemore at North Central High School on Thursday, May 7, 2020.

NCAA President Mark Emmert on return of college sports: "If a school doesn't reopen, then they're not going to be playing sports."

Rivers has been named the coach in waiting at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, according to an AL.com report.

France's Zinedine Zidane is banned for three games for his World Cup final head-butt on Italy's Marco Materazzi, who is also suspended.

China should apply a permanent ban on the wildlife trade in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Two filmmakers record life inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

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Hundreds of thousands of families live in overcrowded homes. What is lockdown life like for them?

Llewellyn Barnes made his debut in a professional golf debut last month, after decades living homeless in South Africa.

You might never think of Germany as a cricket nation, but there has been a huge transformation over the past five years.

The World Health Organisation's advice is difficult to follow in some developing countries.

Strengthen protection for high-risk people while easing restrictions for others, scientists say.

Scientists map ancient underwater landslides in the region chosen for Jakarta's replacement.

Bicycle shops across the UK say demand for new bikes, and repairs for old ones, has risen sharply.

The first CAMI employees will be returning to the Ingersoll plant next week, but production shifts won’t return until the week of May 24.

Physical distancing measures are working in southern Saskatchewan. There has been one new case in Regina in the past ten days and the South region hasn’t seen a new case since April 5.

Ana Carmona was quarantined with her parents and siblings in NYC, when she got some big news.

With millions of people in India living in poverty can new technology make it easier to help identify all those without official ID cards?

The game doesn’t celebrate winners but those who persevere and endure.

“Arise: A Simple Story” coasts on its gentle visual language, but is a good option for those looking for a family-friendly game.

The beautiful hand-drawn visuals, dreamlike puzzles, and mysterious story line of 'Luna The Shadow Dust' -- which unfolds without a word of dialogue -- will draw you in and hold your interest from start to finish.

TidalWave Productions is releasing Buttigieg and Bloomberg comic books to sit alongside its Warren biography.

"Onward" and "Soul" deal with the eternal and the ethereal.