On Monday, former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Burnham's politics have been shaped by England's north-south class divide.
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Sign painter and content creator Koy Sun argues that choosing the slower path — whether through art, storytelling or supporting local businesses — can be a powerful way to challenge the status quo.
- MLS works to bring in a new generation of fans as the World Cup comes to an end
- Argentina, Spain and their stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal meet in World Cup final
- Reporter's Notebook: Finding World Cup joy in speaking to women who love soccer
- Move over, Super Bowl? There's an even bigger – and splashier – World Cup halftime show coming
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One new California law promotes heat illness education in schools; another, rolling out this month, requires rules for outdoor activity during extreme heat. Still missing: money for the upgrades that matter.
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The museum’s basement restoration shop repairs and makes exacting replicas of airplanes, engines and more.
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Founder Jamie Broadnax said the meetup celebrates Black women in fandom while welcoming anyone who loves geek culture.
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President Donald Trump repeated unfounded claims of fraud about California’s electoral system this week.
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Federal agents detained two construction workers in Cardiff Friday morning, according to witnesses. Volunteers told KPBS the arrest happened within a matter of minutes and was so quiet some neighbors didn’t notice. They called it an example of how federal immigration agents operate in the region.
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Why are people who weren't born 25 years ago snapping up the digital camera of that era? Blame Taylor Swift, trend cycles, childhood nostalgia and smartphone fatigue.
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A unique public-private endowment has long shielded Nebraska's cultural scene from federal budget cuts. But a massive state deficit is putting its future in jeopardy.
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Yes, there is a way to gracefully address that you've been walking around with spinach in your teeth. Here are tactics to quickly defuse your most embarrassing, cringe-inducing moments.
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Every two years, participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, must renew their status. Approvals from the federal government now take three months on average — up from two weeks in 2025.
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An outside animal welfare consulting firm reviewed the county’s two animal shelters. Key recommendations include improving staff support and clarifying certain shelter policies.
- Air quality improving in Northeast, while wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest
- ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
- As food safety fears rise, a San Diego dietitian says don’t cut fruits and vegetables from your diet
- No outbreak of cyclosporiasis reported locally yet, but food safety encouraged
DACA recipients are losing their protected status due to lengthy administrative delays
A half-century fight to save an Emerald Hills green space for a park may soon be decided
The rising cost of youth sports is leaving some kids on the sideline
How military families manage San Diego's high cost of living
Sweetwater Union High School District holds first graduation ceremony in Tijuana
Part 2: Black San Diegans 9 times likelier to be charged with resisting an officer and nothing else
Part 1: Black San Diegans 9 times likelier to be charged with resisting an officer and nothing else
Immigrant detentions on San Diego’s military bases have spiked under Trump
Lawyers accuse immigration courts of holding ‘sham’ bond hearings
How a San Diego English teacher is using AI in her classroom
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A community dream for a park in Emerald Hills fades as a housing development moves forward. Then, school districts sue tech companies due to harms to students they say are caused by social media use. And, a loss for San Diego journalism.
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First, we spoke with local party leaders to gauge their interest on potential changes to how California primaries are held. Then, a new SDSU study looks at thirdhand smoke and the associated risks. Next, a group of local high school students secured a meeting with the Sheriff with a goal to reform solitary confinement. And, some weekend events happening across the county that you and yours could take part in.
- ‘No more vague commitments’: San Diego leaders say trade deal must have Tijuana River sewage solution
- Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate migrant deaths in ICE custody
- The World Cup is giving Otay Mesa detainees a fleeting sense of joy and normalcy behind bars
- Lawmakers meet with Afghans stranded at State Department camp in Qatar