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According to various Russian state media accounts, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who played a pivotal role in ending the Cold War, died after a prolonged illness in Moscow at age 91.

Voices for Children (CA), invites you to join their September Real Word Speakers Panel, Tuesday, September 13 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PT. The panel is comprised of young adults who currently live or have lived in foster care after experiencing abuse, abandonment or neglect by their parents or caregivers. In this “back to school” edition, the panel will focus on the topic of educational advocacy and the challenges youth in foster care experience in academic settings. Discussion topics will include: • What it’s like to change schools frequently and how this affects youth • How CASA/GAL volunteers can help youth succeed in the classroom • Why participating in sports and extracurricular activities can be challenging for youth in foster care The panel will be moderated by CASA volunteer Greg P. who will be joined by our panelists along with Voices for Children’s Senior Advocacy Supervisor Diana Woldt-Gorsich. During these presentations, Real Word panelists are open and forthright about their experiences in foster care, such as what it’s like to move from home to home, how it feels to be separated from siblings, and how they coped in the face of adversity with the support of their CASA/GAL volunteers. This event is free and open to the public, though not appropriate for children under 18. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last leader and played a central role in ending the Cold War. The hospital that treated him said he died of a serious and protracted disease.

News organizations quoted a statement from the Central Clinical Hospital as saying he died after a long illness. No other details were given.

Justice Neil Gorsuch tacked on a handful of sentences to a 2021 Supreme Court ruling, planting the seeds of a legal fight that could further weaken Voting Rights Act protections for people of color.

From the La Jolla Symphoy & Chorus: Arian Khaefi takes the podium to conduct this program of rich choral and symphonic repertoire. We’ll open with R. Nathaniel Dett’s The Chariot Jubilee, a spell-binding oratorio that is “deep rooted in Spirituals and folklore.” We’ll then present Young Artists Competition winner from 2021, Ayrton Coehlo Pisco, as soloist in Mendelssohn’s gorgeous Violin Concerto. The program will conclude with Ernst Bloch’s monumental Avodat Hakodesh. Rarely performed, this epic sacred work for baritone, chorus, and orchestra represents the full maturity of Bloch’s music in the Jewish tradition. R. Nathaniel Dett: "The Chariot Jubilee" Felix Mendelssohn: "Violin Concerto" YAC Winner 2021: Ayrton Coehlo Pisco, violin Ernst Bloch: "Avodat Hakodesh" Soloist: 2021 Young Artist Competition winner Ayrton Coehlo Pisco, violin; Michael Sokol, Baritone; Richard Hodges, Tenor Visit: https://www.ljsc.org/events/october-29-30-2022-powerful-nature-921-873-891-154-571/ La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Facebook + Instagram + @LaJollaSymphony on Twitter

Since the first days of the space program, astronauts wear a special patch specific to each mission. A small North Carolina company has designed them all since the Apollo lunar launches.

Former Nicaraguan presidential candidate Félix Maradiaga was in prison for 20 months. This month, he and 222 other political prisoners were flown to the U.S. and stripped of their citizenships.

People leaving jail or prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and policymakers from deep blue California to solidly red Utah think bringing Medicaid behind bars could help.

Just before he invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with other leaders that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." So why is he eroding a key treaty?