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The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn't for centuries, posing risks for hundreds of thousands of people living in the 8-mile-wide crater left by past eruptions.

And on Apple TV, a touching and surprisingly funny new documentary about the poet Andrea Gibson and their struggle with cancer.

The Senate has given final passage to the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%. It also pressures Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela.

Our assumption is that King Richard III survives the Battle of Bosworth Field and is to stand trial. Although the new administration of King Henry VII has a variety of offenses to choose from, Richard Plantagenet will be prosecuted only for the six most heinous acts of murder: those of the Lords Hastings, Rivers, Grey, and Vaughan, and, most horribly, of his two minor nephews, King Edward V, aged 12, and Richard, Duke of York, aged 9. Characters from the play will be called as witnesses. At the end, the audience will serve as jury and decides the defendant’s fate. Visit: https://sandiegoshakespearesociety.org/mock-trials/

More than 500 Israeli soldiers have survived serious injuries fighting in Gaza, according to the military, thanks largely to lessons learned and advances in medicine.

For restaurants, going viral is appetizing. But at what cost?

The 1995 adaptation of Terry McMillan's novel celebrated the beauty of Black sisterhood.

India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?

John Porten, former director of research at USD's Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, says grassroots work on issues such as homelessness, hunger and dirty beaches can strengthen community bonds and make Americans less susceptible to outside forces determined to further divide the country.

Cindy Lee Berryhill is a California native singer-songwriter, a founder of the New York Antifolk (acoustic punk) movement, and was welcomed into the San Diego Music Hall of Fame in 2024. She has recorded seven albums and is working on her eighth with the same highly-accomplished musicians who will be performing with her at this San Diego Folk Heritage show (Willie Aron, John Kruth, and Renata Bratt). Cindy Lee has toured and performed shows over the years with The Smithereens, Richard Thompson, The Indigo Girls, X, and more. As Spider Robinson explained, “Cindy Lee writes and sings of some of life’s greatest losses and hardest earned gains with terrifying honesty and the courage of an adventurist who survived her adventures.” Los Angeles-based duo Thee Holy Brothers, comprised of Marvin Etzioni, a Grammy-winning producer, and Willie Aron, an in-demand session musician and award-winning songwriter. They were friends for decades before a rabbi at their synagogue saw them dressed in suits and hats and dubbed them “the holy brothers.” After changing “the” to “Thee,” they recorded their debut concept album, "My Name Is Sparkle," whose main character travels to Jerusalem to find God but finds Elvis instead. With twelve solo albums to his credit, John Kruth is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/composer who plays mandolin, guitar, banjo, flute, harmonica, and sitar. John currently leads the six-piece New York based chamber/rock ensemble The Folklorkestra. As a sideman, John has jammed with Laurie Anderson, Violent Femmes, John Prine, King Missile, Hal Willner, Patti Smith, Allen Ginsberg, Elizabeth Swados, Sam Shepard, and Ornette Coleman. Visit: sdfolkheritage.org/events/berryhill-holy-brothers/ San Diego Folk Heritage on Facebook / Instagram