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Students from Mesa and Miramar Colleges are interning at the San Diego State Coastal Marine Institute Laboratory this summer.

Federal law prevents some convicted domestic abusers from owning a gun, depending on their relationship to the victim. The new gun safety bill would expand that definition to include dating partners.

PFLAG was started almost 50 years ago when gay people and their families were isolated and stigmatized. Now, the organization is finding new families to support and new legal battles to fight.

Scientists at UC San Diego are leading what they call the biggest community science project ever done on animal communication.

In an interview with Morning Edition, rapper Logic explains the central message of his new album, Vinyl Days: "I rap good! Let's just be honest here."

Premieres Fridays, June 24 - July 29, 2022 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS Video App. This week: Meredith launched the Black Book Project to collect books featuring diverse characters for low-income youth. Grammy nominee Cam joins forces with songwriter Dre Williams to treat Meredith and many of the children she has helped to a surprise performance of a stirring folk anthem urging us all to act now.

Kenny Butler and Daniel Duron worked toward their degrees while in prison. Their journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated people.

The town of Orick sits just steps away from Redwood National Park. It has prime real estate for recreation and tourism, so why are its motels and restaurants shuttered and its residents impoverished?

Miss Alaska Earth USA, Kimberly Keen, and One Digital World Executive Director, Casey Myers Doane, are hosting the Walk for Wildlife Run For Refugees 5k in San Diego. The Wildlife Run For Refugees 5K aims to build support for both environmental and humanitarian causes. Half of the proceeds will go to a fundraiser in Keen’s name for the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, CA to aid in wildlife recovery efforts from the October Huntington Beach oil spill. The other half of the proceeds will go to One Digital World, the San Diego-based organization that provides digital literacy programs and education to refugees around the world. Date | Saturday, November 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. Location | Embarcadero Marina North Park, San Diego Register here! Admission is $30. For registration instructions, please visit the 5K's Facebook page. For more information, please visit the Miss Alaska Earth Facebook page.

Most Americans have recently been affected by extreme weather and support efforts to protect against future disasters, a new survey finds. And many people suffer long-term financial problems.