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A "for rent" sign outside of an apartment complex in Golden Hill. San Diego, Calif. May 6, 2023.

California rent relief is still available for thousands of tenants who were denied COVID assistance

Thousands of Californians who lost work during the pandemic are struggling with debt. A new settlement makes COVID rent relief available to tens of thousands of tenants.

Vichit Vannarath preps potatoes for daily entrees in the kitchen at California Culinary Arts Institute in Barrio Logan, San Diego, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023.

Culinary students cook for their careers and to help the community

California Culinary Arts Institute in Barrio Logan opened its new student-run bistro this month.

VA halts foreclosures for thousands of veterans about to needlessly lose their homes

The Department of Veterans Affairs is intervening on behalf of 6,000 homeowners with VA loans who are in the foreclosure process. Many more are delinquent. The move follows an investigation by NPR.

<em>What Now</em>, the second solo album from Brittany Howard, is out Feb. 2, 2024.

Brittany Howard is going to make her dreams come true

The Alabama Shakes singer exploded preconceptions with her 2019 solo debut. On What Now, a follow-up born from a few years of life-quaking resets, she's ready to leave any remaining limits behind.

Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent, questions Dr. Monica Bertagnolli during her confirmation hearing to become director of the National Institutes of Health.

Sen. Sanders pushes NIH to rein in drug prices

The National Institutes of Health has been reluctant to use its leverage as a biomedical research funder to influence drug pricing. Sen. Bernie Sanders is pressing NIH's new director to take action.

Rock Church City Heights volunteers taking wagons full of food to nutrition insecure residents during their drive thru food distribution in the City Heights neighborhood in San Diego, CA on November 16, 2023.

1 in 4 adult San Diegans are nutrition insecure

The San Diego Hunger Coalition said the state of hunger in the county has not changed much since last year.

A doctor checks chest x-rays of a tuberculosis patient at a clinic in Mumbai, India, that treats those with drug-resistant strains of the disease. The World Health Organization has called for the eradication of this ancient and deadly infectious disease.

WHO says we can 'write the final chapter in the story of TB.' How close are we?

The pandemic brought notable setbacks in the effort to eradicate tuberculosis, which is likely to regain its notorious title of deadliest infectious disease in 2023. But there are signs of progress.

From left to right: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. Republican candidates continue to be pressed on abortion rights on the campaign trail.

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on abortion

Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans have struggled with messaging on the issue. GOP presidential hopefuls are trying to strike a balance on the campaign trail.

A Chinese lion marionette watches visitors pass by its booth during Lunar New Year celebrations in Balboa Park on Jan. 22, 2023.

In photos: House of China Lunar New Year celebration

The House of China in Balboa park set the state for this year's Lunar New Year.

Army veteran Raymond Queen stands with his wife Rebecca Queen outside their home in Bartlesville, Okla.

Senators to VA: Stop needless foreclosures on thousands of veterans

The move follows an NPR investigation that finds thousands of veterans are facing foreclosure through no fault of their own and that the VA can stop them from losing their homes.

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