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The Friends of Friendship Park held a rally at the border Monday in their ongoing campaign to save the park.

Destroying the planet is against our religion. Two weeks before the UN’s global climate negotiations in Glasgow, faith communities around the world will rise up to urge our political and financial leaders to take action. Using an international climate activist platform created by GreenFaith, the Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice (ICEJ) is holding a rally on the west side of the County Building, 1600 Pacific Highway, on Mon. Oct. 18 from 1 - 2:15 p.m. Faith communities and their supporters will come together to present 5 key demands on climate and equity. We ask that these demands be prioritized in the County’s Regional Decarbonization Framework. Our Rally will also feature music, street theatre, reflections and prayers from a diversity of faith traditions. Co-sponsors: SanDiego350, California Poor People’s Campaign, Creation Care Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, San Diego Green New Deal Alliance. Demands: Invest in green infrastructure for environmentally impacted communities Transition rapidly to 100% renewable energy Focus on the creation of local green jobs for underserved communities and a just transition for fossil fuel workers Prioritize marginalized communities when designing sustainable transit solutions Reach zero carbon for SD County by 2030 Please join us to witness our care for the earth and for the poor. We will make our voices heard. For more information, contact Phil Petrie at phil@icejsd.org.

Tuesdays, Feb. 21, 2023 at 9:30 p.m., Feb. 28 from 9 - 11 p.m. and March 7 - 28, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with KPBS Passport! Astrid Nielsen works in the library of the judicial police. She has Asperger's syndrome. With an incredible memory she excels at analyzing files of ongoing investigations. The district commander decides to use it to the fullest, entrusting her with very complex investigations which have remained unsolved to date. From Walter Presents, in French with English subtitles.

Air travel demand is back to pre-pandemic levels, while fares are soaring. Staffing shortages leave airlines with little wiggle room when bad weather hits, which could lead to delays and cancellations

New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found roughly 932,000 fatal overdoses from 1999-2020. Preliminary data shows another 100,000 deaths this year.

The Marines took it upon themselves to help people trying to get into the airport before the Aug. 26, 2021 bombing.

The Health and Human Services Agency reported 2,007 new infections and 10 deaths Thursday night, increasing the county's cumulative totals to 870,079 cases and 5,387 deaths.

When his family fell into poverty, a young boy in Kenya found comfort and strength from video games. Now he's the country's gaming ambassador, a mentor to kids in the slums — and a firefighter.

At Scripps alone, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased to 96 on Wednesday — more than double the 45 COVID patients at its hospitals a month ago.