The decision is the latest move by Pete Hegseth to purge references to diversity, equity and inclusion. Harvey Milk was among the first openly gay candidates elected to public office.
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Major wildfires burn across California, new asylum seekers arrive in Tijuana and SDSU begins the work of redeveloping the Mission Valley stadium site.
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Meditation worked as well as traditional therapy for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in a small experiment sponsored by the Department of Defense.
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The VA said 8500 requests for wheelchairs, artificial limbs, and other equipment have waited more than 30 days. That's down from 64,000 requests last year.
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KPBS Midday EditionAn armistice between Germany and the Allies ended World War I 100 years ago. UC San Diego history professor Michael Provence’s latest book uncovers the unfortunate results of that armistice on the Middle East.
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KPBS Midday EditionAs a journalist, the relationships I develop with the people I report on are often deeply intimate, but fleeting. I talk with people about some of their most vulnerable moments, write a story, and then usually never see them again. But that’s not how it went with Ron Fleming.
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Thirty veterans from Brookdale senior living in Oceanside were given commemorative pins and awards for Veterans Day.
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Before Devin Kelley killed 26 people at a Texas church, the Air Force failed to enter his criminal history into the FBI's background check system. Several victims' families are suing.
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KPBS Midday EditionMatt Foster was named the San Diego County Veteran Of The Year by the Veterans Museum at Balboa Park at an event on Friday.
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The Pentagon now says 1,300 troops are schedule to deploy in California. The number includes a contingent of military police from Fort Hood.
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Roughly 15 percent of the county's 8,576 homeless residents are military veterans, according to 2018 county homelessness data.
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