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Kids listen to a teacher reading a book at Discovery Preschool in Oceanside, July 28, 2021.

The Pandemic Is In A New Phase But Child Care Centers Still Struggling

Providers are trying to figure out how to balance increasing class sizes and flexibility so they can stay in business without making parents uncomfortable.

Nervous Theatre Stages Genet's 'The Maids'

Nervous Theatre describes itself as a nomadic company. That means no venue to call home. But the company is in town this weekend to perform Jean Genet's "The Maids" at Tenth Ave Arts Center.

A view of the San Diego Public Library, Sept. 9, 2016.

San Diego Public Library Starts Summer Reading Challenge

Librarians hope this year’s program can boost reading skills, especially in those students who have fallen behind this year.

In the metal bands Sleep and High on Fire, Matt Pike has always looked to esoteric sources. Over the last decade, however, he's found inspiration in the conspiracy theories of David Icke.

Can Matt Pike face the music?

Matt Pike overcame long odds to find success in metal bands Sleep and High on Fire. But his deepening obsession with conspiracy theories has created a dissonant riff.

A Froggyland diorama shows a teacher trying to control a class in which students are hitting each other with rulers, arriving late to class and balancing pencils on their noses. Each diorama displays anthropomorphized frogs in human scenes of the early 20th century.

Welcome To Froggyland, The Croatian Taxidermy Museum That May Soon Come To The U.S.

The museum features the work of a Hungarian taxidermist who created anthropomorphized exhibits. It had 50,000 visitors in 2019, but numbers fell during the pandemic and the owner now plans to sell.

Billy Porter and Tiffany Haddish in Like a Boss. GLAAD called Porter's character, Barrett, "a good example of casual inclusion, featuring an explicitly LGBTQ character."

LGBTQ Characters Got More Movie Screen Time In 2020, GLAAD Study Finds

The advocacy group just released its annual film survey, which found the percentage of LGBTQ characters of color also increased. But it still cited issues with lack of transgender representation.

President Biden acknowledged his administration's recent struggles Friday while speaking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill he signed into law last year.

Biden's bad week and the unreality of great expectations

The week brought some more bad news for President Biden, who may be rightly criticized for setting expectations too high for what could actually get done.

To try or not to try — remotely. As jury trials move online, courts see pros and cons

Courts turned to remote juries during the pandemic. Now they're grappling with continuing a practice that can expand the pool of jurors but is also susceptible to problems common to all video calls.

Afghan music students, teachers and their families disembark from their flight to Lisbon on Dec. 13. The group of more than 270 evacuees had been staying in Doha, awaiting resettlement in Portugal.

Afghan music students escaped the Taliban and are beginning their new lives abroad

Students and faculty with the Afghanistan National Institute of Music flew last week from Doha to Lisbon, where they will start their new lives and reconstitute their celebrated academy in exile.

The Beijing Winter Olympics are set to open in February of 2022. Visitors recently watched a light show at the newly built ski jumping center in northern China's Hebei province.

Winter Is Coming: The Beijing 2022 Olympics Start In Less Than 6 Months

Many facilities are brand-new, but some may look familiar: The famous "Water Cube" that hosted swimming in 2008, for instance, is becoming an "Ice Cube," to host curling.

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