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San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas spoke with San Diego press about the county’s plan for the end of Title 42 and the increase in refugees and migrants coming into the country and into San Diego County, May 10, 2023.

What the special election to replace Nora Vargas means for South Bay

The race to fill the former County Supervisor’s seat could upend politics in Chula Vista and Imperial Beach.

Trump wants more power over agencies. Experts worry about campaign finance regulators

President Trump's effort to "rein in" independent agencies is raising particular concern among those who follow the work of the Federal Election Commission, which enforces campaign finance laws.

Brian Gibbs, pictured with his son Oliver in front of the Effigy Mounds National Monument park sign, in July 2024.

A fired national park ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more

Brian Gibbs was an environmental educator at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. His job was among those nixed by the Trump administration as it pushes to shrink federal spending.

After 500 days, a father reunites with his son who was taken hostage by Hamas

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, a U.S. and Israeli dual citizen who was released by Hamas after 16 months in captivity in Gaza.

People protect themselves from the sun during a heat wave in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2024. Temperatures topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit across many parts of the country during the heat wave. A new study finds that young people are disproportionately at risk from extreme heat in the country.

Young people are dying of heat and their risks could grow, study finds

Scientists have pointed out that extreme heat is particularly dangerous for older people. A new study shows that young, healthy people are also dying too often in extreme weather.

Traffic flows on Interstate 805, which divided communities in Southeast San Diego, May 31, 2024.

San Diego's 'Purple Line' subway — and the dangers of 'planning fatigue'

SANDAG has long envisioned a new rail line from the border to Sorrento Mesa. But a recent planning study found immense cost and engineering challenges.

Farmers are abandoning their land. Is that good for nature?

Traditional farmers around the world are walking away from millions of acres of land where they once grew crops or grazed animals. It's provoking mixed reactions.

Author Zora Neale Hurston sits for a portrait.

How Zora Neale Hurston's posthumous novel was rescued from a fire and published

Nearly lost in a fire, Zora Neale Hurston's final novel, 'The Life of Herod the Great,' is out more than 60 years after her death. The novel expands on her interest in the ancient king of Judea.

University of Chicago student Rudra Patel happily shows off the work of famed artist Ando Hiroshige that he'll get to display in his dorm room for one year. Hiroshige was a master of Japanese woodblock printing whose work focused on landscapes and everyday life in Edo-period Japan.

Want a Picasso? UChicago students borrow original art for their dorms

College students often use posters to help spruce up their dorm. At the University of Chicago, they get a chance to borrow works by prominent artists for a year.

Didier Betofe, from the Congo, Africa, and his 6-year-old son clean windshields and beg for money in the Mexican town of Ciudad Acuña across from Roma, Texas. Didier arrived in Ecuador and traveled north to Ciudad Acuña, where they have been living the past three months.

Postcards From The Border aims to challenge skewed portrayal of U.S.-Mexico border

Challenging perceptions of the US-Mexico border: A new Texas art project uses music, photos and storytelling to highlight the the rich cultural tapestry beyond headlines of migration and enforcement

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