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The Colombia premiere of Walt Disney Animation Studios' <em>Encanto</em> in Bogotá in November. The song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" eached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Monday.

Let's talk about 'We Don't Talk About Bruno'

The catchy song by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Disney's Encanto reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, only the second from a Disney animated film to reach those heights.

In this image made from video provided by Ukrainian State Emergency Service, firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a shopping center burned after a rocket attack in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, on Monday.

Russian missile strike hits a crowded shopping mall in central Ukraine

Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in the city of Kremenchuk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that the number of victims was "unimaginable."

San Diego County Ends Controversial Fraud Inspection Program

San Diego county supervisors last month ended a controversial program that had survived criticism and court challenges for more than two decades. Project 100-percent was the county’s effort to detect public assistance fraud through a process of unannounced home inspections. County workers could examine at will, the condition and contents of a recipient’s home and determine unilaterally, whether public assistance was valid. It was the only welfare fraud program with such broad powers in the country.

John Foster, Charles Mingus, Roy Brooks, Charles McPherson performs live. Août 1972. Photo : Christian Rose/Fastimage

Charles Mingus contained multitudes, but his native language was protest

The jazz icon's 100th birthday is a chance to appreciate an enduring throughline of his career, which often teetered between exquisite composure and raging chaos.

Ikebana Exhibition

Make a beautiful flower arrangement to take home! Classes are taught by master artist Jackie Zhang of the Ohara School of Ikebana. Contact Jackie Zhang directly at (858) 337-5671 or jzhana@hotmail.com to sign up. Registration for the class is required at least three days in advance. $19 per class to cover the cost of materials. Offered on the following select Saturdays: 1st Series: Feb. 5, 12, 19 2nd Series: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2 3rd Series: May 7, 14, 21 4th Series: June 18, 25, July 2 5th Series: July 30, Aug. 6, 13 6th Series: Sep. 10, 17, 24 Exhibition: Oct. 22 (10am-5:30pm); Oct. 23 (12:30-4:30pm) 7th Series: Nov. 5, 12, 19 Holiday Workshop & Party: Dec. 10 (9:30am-3pm

A small memorial sits outside the home of Gene Twiford, 86, Janet Twiford, 85, and Dana Twiford, 55, on Friday in Laurel, Neb. They were among four people found dead Thursday in two burning homes in this small community in northeastern Nebraska, authorities said.

Nebraska police arrest a suspect linked to 4 deaths in burning homes

Police investigating the killings of four people in a small northeast Nebraska city have arrested a neighbor of the victims, the Nebraska State Patrol said.

Yiddish for Life - an in-person course for beginners

In each class, we will learn how to read and pronounce Yiddish, listen and understand the various dialects it is spoken, and learn Yiddish’s rich and extensive vocabulary and grammar for reading, writing, and practical use. We will use the textbook “In Eynem”, a landmark interactive new textbook from the Yiddish Book Center, the education feature on the Yiddish Duolingo course, and a variety of sources from Yiddish history, prose, song, and current events. We will go from learning the alef-beys to holding a conversation, and enjoying all the fruits of the Yiddishland. Dates: Dec. 2-Jan 6 Times: Thursdays from 6pm-7pm Location: 1128 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA, 92037 Cost: $25 for each class or $100 for a 6-session package for early bird registration (available until Nov. 25 ) or $125 for the 6-session package if registering after Nov. 25. Teacher: Zach Golden is a rabbi at Yiddishkeit-based experimental synagogue and cultural center Der Nister in Los Angeles, and assistant to the editor of the Yiddish Forverts. A learner and enthusiast of Yiddish for many years, he believes strongly that there is an intrinsic value to the language and culture. For more information and ticket purchases please visit HERE!

Aquatic plants and debris are exposed by the falling water levels at the Kakhovka Reservoir. Researchers say that the draining of the reservoir by Russian forces are but one example of the war's effect on Ukraine's water supply.

A shrinking reservoir signals Ukraine and Russia are waging a dangerous water war

Russia is using a dam it controls to release water from Ukraine's massive Kakhovka Reservoir. It's one of dozens of cases where the war is limiting access to safe water.

First-grade teacher Kimberly Pate, 52, worked for nearly two decades as a classroom assistant. Through the Mississippi Teacher Residency, she'll earn a master's degree plus dual certification in elementary and special education, all at no cost. "How could you pass that up?" she laughs.

What we do (and don't) know about teacher shortages, and what can be done about them

Limited national data suggest teachers are plentiful, but many districts that serve some of the most vulnerable students would beg to differ.

Emergency workers clear debris from the crater of a missile strike at a bus stop in a residential area of Dnipro, Ukraine. Missiles struck multiple cities across the country Monday morning.

Deadly missile strikes hit Kyiv as explosions reported in other cities across Ukraine

The attacks came only hours after Russia blamed Ukraine for a weekend explosion that partially damaged a strategic bridge that connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Russia.

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