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Lamont Jackson, San Diego Unified School District Superintendent, speaks at Hoover High School, Tuesday, during a kick-off celebration for the fall semester, San Diego, Calif., August 22, 2023.

San Diego Unified goes back to school for the fall semester

After a 24-hour delay due to Tropical Storm Hilary, San Diego Unified welcomed students back to school for the fall semester.

Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten speaks at a San Diego County news conference with Board of Supervisors Chairman Greg Cox, March 19, 2020.

What COVID deaths in San Diego County show about the vaccine

Recent claims have argued COVID-19 deaths show the vaccine isn't working, but experts say that's a dangerous misinterpretation of data.

This 3-ton slab of the original Berlin Wall is on permanent display in Tijuana. Marcos Cline-Marquez thought it was important to place the Berlin Wall near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Part of Berlin Wall finds new home in Tijuana

A section of the original Berlin Wall is now on display in Playas de Tijuana. It is meant to encourage migrants looking for a better life.

Dr. Susana Lloveras, an infectious disease physician at Hospital Muñiz in Buenos Aires, Argentina, says she used to see one or two cases of chikungunya a year. But earlier this year there was a new case every day.

FDA approves first ever vaccine for chikungunya virus, which is seeing a global surge

More than a quarter million cases of chikungunya virus have surfaced in South America this year. The virus can cause debilitating joint pain. Now the U.S. FDA has approved a new vaccine.

Dr. Austin Dennard at her home in Dallas in May. She is one of 13 patients and two other doctors suing Texas over its abortion bans.

For one Texas doctor, abortion bans are personal and professional

Dr. Austin Dennard is an OB-GYN who is going to give birth very soon. She also had to leave Texas to terminate a previous pregnancy because the fetus had a fatal condition.

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. visits a distribution center at Lahaina Crossing. A deadly wildfire destroyed the city of Lahaina, Maui.

Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'

Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history

A child plays in the rain, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Los Angeles. Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters said "catastrophic and life-threatening" flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern U.S.

Rains from Tropical Storm Hilary swamp roads, trap cars and flood buildings in California and Mexico

The National Hurricane Center predicts Hilary will unleash flooding across a normally dry region, swirling north into Nevada by Monday morning.

Sweden gesture to supporters as they celebrate with their bronze medals after defeating Australia in the Women's World Cup third place playoff soccer match in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.

Sweden beats Australia 2-0 to win another bronze medal at the Women’s World Cup

The Swedish women extended their perfect record in World Cup third-place matches to four, with Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani scoring Saturday in a clinical 2-0 win over Australia.

Dr. Lamont Jackson, Superintendent of San Diego Unified School District, talks with KPBS Education Reporter M.G. Perez about the new school year, San Diego, Calif., August 17, 2023.

San Diego Unified Superintendent prepared for a new school year of success

Lamont Jackson, Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District, spoke with KPBS about the new school year.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.,is pictured at the U.S. Capitol prior to President Biden's State of the Union address on Feb. 7. His office says he is being treated for clinical depression.

Sen. John Fetterman is receiving treatment for clinical depression

The Pennsylvania Democrat checked himself into Walter Reed hospital on Wednesday night.

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