Abbie Alford

Jul 9, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Abbie Alford |Amy Harris |Brigham Young

Keywordswet-nurses, Victorian England, breast-feeding, synthetic feeding practicesAbstractWet-nursing, or the occupation of a woman breast-feeding another woman’s child for money, was a common practice in England for most of the country’s history. Today, the practice is much less wide-spread and has a negative stigma attached. Since the mid-eighteenth century, there have been countless critical writings against wet-nursing, critiquing the practice morally and medically as a respectable profession.

Jun 30, 2024 | abc10.com | Abbie Alford

SAN DIEGO — California's gas tax goes up each year on July 1 — and 2024 is no exception. Californians and San Diegans won't be feeling relief at the pump any time soon. According to AAA the average price of gas in San Diego is $4.84, the national average is $3.50. With both state and federal taxes added to each gallon, California residents have paid roughly $1.29 in taxes and fees per each gallon of gas throughout the year.

Jun 15, 2024 | abc10.com | Abbie Alford |Isabella Roberts

VISTA, Calif. — June 14th, 1777 was the day Congress marked the first design of the American flag, but it wasn’t until 108 years later when the first Flag Day was recognized by a teacher in Wisconsin. Dee Folse has been decommissioning the American flag by cutting the stars from the canton for 9 years. “You know you’re cutting a symbol of our freedom,” said Folse.

Jun 6, 2024 | abc10.com | Abbie Alford

SAN DIEGO — On June 6, the world remembers one of the deadliest invasions during World War II. It has been 80 years since Americans and Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in west France which was a turning point that helped turn back the tide of Nazi Germany. Retired U.S. Naval Commander Joseph Robert Wilson, Bob Wilson, 104, tries to forget the pain of D-Day but not the men who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Apr 15, 2024 | abc10.com | Abbie Alford

SAN DIEGO — The CDC the number of adults in America who are diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled in the last two decades. Doctors say obesity is a contributing factor. Scientists at the UC San Diego Stein Clinical Research have resurrected an old drug used to treat type 2 diabetes without the unwanted side effects. A breakthrough in treating insulin-resistant disorders such as type 2 diabetes has been discovered inside the Olefsky lab at UC San Diego.