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After months of public outreach, the mayor settled on a new design for Park Boulevard that removes a car lane in each direction and all but 67 parking spaces. The changes are set to take effect in December after a pipeline replacement project.

The 87-year-old Buddhist high priest says he "regrets" kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck my tongue." A video capturing the incident went viral on social media, sparking outrage.

Spellers were greeted with a new preliminary-round format that gave them no time to get comfortable. They had to get through three words in one turn at the microphone to continue in the bee.

There is something in the water, but the city says it’s not harmful — and it's only temporary.

Five notable works of art on view in the region in February: Melissa Walter at Cannon Gallery, Duke Windsor at Oceanside Museum of Art, Andrés Hernández at The Hill Street Country Club, Marie Watt at University of San Diego and Tatiana-Ortiz Rubio at City College Gallery.

This weekend in the arts: solo piano works by visionary women composers; the San Diego Symphony performs Rachmaninoff, Berlioz and Still; a Hill Street Country Club virtual art and poetry conversation, photojournalism at OMA and Sundance Satellite.

Journalist Robert Draper says the GOP's embrace of extremism opened the door to fringe actors, who've become among the party's most influential leaders. His new book is Weapons of Mass Delusion.

Yesterday the FDA approved the nation’s fourth coronavirus vaccine. Unlike other previously available mRNA shots, Novavax is a protein-based vaccine. Next, this Saturday, the San Diego Pride Parade returns to the streets of Hillcrest. This and other Pride events mark the return of fully in-person festivities for the first time since the pandemic began. Plus, UC San Diego Health has opened a new headache treatment center offering a wide array of therapies for migraines and other kinds of persistent headache pain. And, a free mental health program is improving the lives of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in San Diego. Also, San Diego is among the most sought after destinations for college students in the nation. But when it comes to keeping people around after they’ve graduated, the region doesn’t do so well in comparison to other big California metros. Finally, cannabis advocates in Tijuana are working towards a future where adult-use cannabis is finally legal in Mexico. Not only are they working to get the laws changed in Mexico, but they are also trying to change the perception of cannabis at the border - which has long been associated with Mexican drug cartels.

Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, medical providers are encountering more legal and political battles — and escalating threats from the anti-abortion movement.