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Carter leaves behind a legacy of tackling diseases affecting the poor in remote areas — notably Guinea worm disease. "He really put Guinea worm and other neglected tropical diseases on the map," says Adam Weiss of the Carter Center.

Communities, largely home to low-income Latino residents, still have dry wells. Restoring groundwater takes decades, with costly, long-term replenishment projects — and ultimately, much less pumping.

Scoop San Diego Ice Cream Festival is back in person this year with over 20 local ice cream and gelato shops! Proceeds benefit Alpha Project About this event Southern California's original and only ice cream festival is back to kick off the summer of 2022! Sample the best ice cream, gelato and paletas in San Diego while supporting a good cause. 100% of net proceeds from this year's event will be donated to Alpha Project, a local nonprofit organization that provides services to individuals experiencing homelessness. Date | Sunday, June, 26, 2022 at 12pm Location | North Park Way between 30th Street and Granada Ave Purchase tickets here! $35-$75 General Admission Ticket: Valid from 12pm - 4pm. One General Admission ticket gets you a total of 10, 1 oz samples from participating vendors. Only 1 sample per vendor allowed. VIP Ice Cream Lounge Ticket: Valid from 11am - 4pm (early admittance) VIP hour from 11am - 12pm! The VIP Ice Cream Lounge Experience offers: An opportunity to mingle with local ice cream and gelato chefs who will be serving exclusive flavors only available in the VIP Lounge A cool, shaded space to relax and chill in between sampling your favorite frozen treats A General Admission Ticket Early entry to the festival starting at 11am For more info, visit https://scoopsandiego.org/

Georgia, ranked No. 1, stopped Texas Christian's vaunted offense and ended their improbable season. The Bulldogs are the first team to repeat as champion in the college football playoff era.

The 2 million bpd cut in oil production was backed by Saudi Arabia and could benefit Russia. The OPEC+ meeting took place as much of the world is battling soaring energy costs and rising inflation.

Democratic leaders in California and Oregon are becoming more open to using involuntary psychiatric commitment to combat homelessness, drug abuse and untreated mental illness.

San Diego County's unemployment rate increased to 3.2% in June, up from a revised 2.7% in May according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.

Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov launched his career by winning the London International Piano Competition in 2009 at the age of 18 and has made a seamless transition from prodigy to celebrated career musician. He performs frequently in recital at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, among many others. The exciting program includes Schumann’s dramatic Kreisleriana and Rachmaninoff’s riveting Variations on a Theme of Corelli. Date | Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $49 to $100. This event if brought to you by La Jolla Music Society. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/behzod-abduraimov or call (858) 459-3728.

Make an egg-cellent choice and celebrate this Easter at The Lafayette! Hop over with your favorite peeps and love bunnies to Hope 46 for a sweet and savory brunch buffet featuring items like mini-Belgium waffles with hot banana bourbon caramel and Burgundy marinated Tri-tip with bordelaise sauce to name a few. Date | Sunday, April 17th, from 10:00am — 1:00pm Location | The Lafayette Hotel RSVP here! $65 per adult $25 per child (12 and under) Reservations highly recommended via OpenTable for groups up to 8 guests. For large groups of 9 or more, please contact the restaurant directly at (619) 780-0358 to make your reservation. Our weekly benediction brunch menu will still be available from 7am-10am. For further information on this event please visit: https://www.lafayettehotelsd.com/events/san-diego-county/easter2022

Pup lovers are invited to the newest fundraiser event for The Animal Pad! TrustedHousesitters, the largest and most trusted vacation pet sitting community of its kind, is hosting an Easter fundraiser at the Little Italy Dog Park on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m - 2 p.m. The fundraiser will benefit The Animal Pad (TAP), a 100% volunteer-based local non-profit, all breed dog rescue focusing on saving dogs from high kill shelters and the streets of Mexico. Attendees and their furry friends will be treated to complimentary caricatures from @poisonousme, yummy treats for the pups and fun prizes! Upon arrival, every dog entering the Little Italy Dog Park will get their picture taken and will be added to a donation board with a random number from 10-50. That number will be matched and dictate the donation given to The Animal Pad, on behalf of that pup (funded by TrustedHousesitters)! For more information visit: https://www.littleitalysd.com/do/easter-bark-in-the-little-italy-dog-park