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The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum is a platform to celebrate multiculturalism, enrich the community, and showcase San Diego as an international and cultural tourist destination. The museum’s exhibits share the heritage of San Diego’s Chinese community and the essence of Chinese arts and culture through historic photographs, miniature models, ancient artifacts and explanatory text. Special events also celebrate holidays like the Chinese New Year, the Moon Festival, and Veterans Day. The SDCHM will be hosting a special lecture titled Red Bishop, in which Dr. Robin Yuan will explore the epic story of 20th Century China through the life of Bishop Robin Chen. Date | Saturday, February 26 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Location | Online through Zoom Register here! This is a free event open to the public. Registration is required. For more information, please visit the event's site or call (619) 338-9888.

Visit the new Comic-Con Museum for half-price admission in San Diego Museum Month! From February 1 through February 28, residents and visitors are invited to enjoy San Diego County museums, historic sites, gardens, zoo/aquariums and more. For the past 50 years, San Diego Comic-Con has created one of the biggest, most popular conventions of its kind in the world. But the organizers of Comic-Con wanted to do even more to recognize fans and spread the magic of Comic-Con. They created the Comic-Con Museum, a place where fans can come together to celebrate the things they love, not just for a few days each summer, but all year long. A place where the public can learn about areas of art and pop culture of which they may not even be aware. A space where everyone is included, where old fans and new can enjoy the passion, creativity, and imagination of Comic-Con, while learning about science, technology, art, storytelling and much more! Get your Museum Month Pass today! The Museum Month pass is available for free at all Macy’s store locations in San Diego County. Guests can use their Museum Month pass to visit as many museums as they would like. Regular admission rates: General admission: $19.95 Student admission: $14.95 Child admission (ages 4 – 12): $11.95 Child admission (under 30: Free Military admission: $15 Senior admission: $14.95 For more information, please visit sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/specials/museum-month or call the Museum at (619) 546-9073.

Remembering all babies gone too soon. Join us for our 2022 Walk to Remember on May 1, 2022. This beautiful event is in remembrance of all babies gone too soon. Remembrance Ceremony with flowers and reading of baby names. Special guest performer, Amy Lynn Black. Remembrance walk around the park. Butterfly garden, live singers, dove release, community partner awards, free crafts for all ages, fundraising prizes and more! All Ages: Admission for Walk to Remember 2022, Baby's Name(s) Read During the Remembrance Ceremony & Refreshments. Minimum donation is $5 per attendee ages 5+. Minimum donation goes to $10 each on April 15, 2022. For more information on this event please visit HERE!

Visit the Museum of Making Music for half-price admission during San Diego Museum Month! Throughout February, San Diego resients and visitors enjoy special half-off admission at over 45 local museums, historic sites, gardens, aquariums and other cultural destinations throughout San Diego County. The Museum of Making Music is an inviting and engaging place for families and individuals alike. It’s a destination. A place of inquiry. A place of discovery. A place where the creative relationship between people, musical instruments, and music is explored. And a place where your imagination takes flight. See hundreds of instruments on display from the last 150 years, hear a vast sampling of musical styles from yesterday and today, experience an immersive panoramic multimedia display and multiple hands-on opportunities, and reflect on what it means to make music in your life and in the world today. Get your Museum Month Pass today! The Museum Month pass is available for free at all Macy’s store locations in San Diego County. Guests can use their Museum Month pass to visit as many museums as they would like. Regular admission rates: Museum & NAMM Members: Free General admission: $15 Seniors (60+), students and military: $10 Children (ages 3 and under): Free For more information, please visit museumofmakingmusic.org/events/museum-month-2022 or call (760) 438-5996.

Photographer Raphael Alves documented how socioeconomic issues worsen the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Trees have been encroaching on the Great Plains, shrinking grazing acres and contributing to an increase in wildfires. But private landowners are working to restore grasslands with controlled burns.

The sculpted figures on Rapa Nui, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, suffered "irreparable" damage. The municipality's mayor said he believed the fire was not an accident.

The prestigious golf tournament tees off Thursday, with Tiger Woods announcing that he plans to participate for the first time since a serious car crash in 2021. He'll see plenty of competition.

Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured in addition to those killed when the tornado touched down southwest of Des Moines.

Laws banning abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among adolescents, whose bodies often aren't built for safe childbirth, or for carrying a pregnancy to term.