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The word 'broadcasting' dates back centuries, and originally described a method of sowing seeds. But it took on a new meaning with the rise of radio in the 1920s.

The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected an appeal from Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax.

The 2025 San Diego Book Crawl highlights the region’s thriving independent bookseller community, including its newest addition, Hey Books! in East Village.

Under a plea deal, Balmer was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison, far less than he could have faced if the case went to trial. He declined to address the judge about the crime.

In a forum Tuesday, advocates said immigrants need more protections in light of the Trump administration’s increasingly harsh enforcement tactics. Sheriff Kelly Martinez stood by her decision to cooperate with ICE in cases involving immigrants with criminal histories.

More than 1,300 staffers at the health agency got notices they were fired — but more than half were reinstated. The cuts will hobble some divisions, employees say.

At the same time, the fair also closed the book on the 2025 fair with lower revenues and lower turnouts for some grandstand concerts.

About 2,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses, pharmacists and other frontline staff in San Diego are on strike, demanding safer staffing, fair wages and better benefits.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV. Our city’s Canine Ambassador and everybody’s downtown friend in the late 1880s has his photo all around The Gaslamp. How getting here in the 1920s by car over the Torrey Pines Grade was a real challenge. We pay tribute to the mostly forgotten Pacific Islander who first imagined San Diego’s downtown; hear about the "Floral Face Off” election that changed a symbol of our city, and more

President Trump presented the award to Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday.