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Healing the 'Invisible Ache' behind the suicide crisis among Black men and boys

Rates of suicide among Black men and boys in the U.S. are increasing faster than among any other group. Actor Courtney B. Vance and Robin L. Smith (aka "Dr. Robin") address the crisis in a new book.

Liberty Winn works with kids at her childcare center in Carlsbad, May 18, 2022.

San Diego Congressmember pushes bill to avoid child care funding cliff

Emergency child care funds from the pandemic will expire this month. If nothing is done, child care centers could shut down.

An undated photo of a hatchling Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle being held at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

Rare turtles born at San Diego Zoo took their sweet time

Zoo researchers have been hoping to breed the endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle for more than 20 years. It finally happened.

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, swears in Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., left, to the Senate to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein during a re-enactment of the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Butler's wife, Neneki Lee, center, holds the Bible.

Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024

Her candidacy would have complicated an already crowded race that includes several other prominent Democrats.

Ido Dan, an uncle to three children feared abducted by Hamas and taken to Gaza, stands for a portrait with his twin daughters. The remnants of their sixth birthday party, which took place the same day as the incursion, are still around the house.

Families of hostages taken by Hamas militants are desperate amid threats of execution

Many Israelis are frantically looking for clues about loved ones believed to be held in Gaza. Ido Dan keeps watching a video that appears to show Hamas militants kidnapping his 12-year-old nephew.

Arthur Soriano stands on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 in City Heights, where he was arrested for curfew violations in the early '90s.

Curfews don’t work, but San Diego police still enforce them — mostly for Black and Latino youth

An SDPD spokesperson said they enforce San Diego's curfew law to keep children safe and prevent crime.

Foster Youth Liaison for the San Diego Workforce Partnership Sal Terrones stands in front of the San Diego Workforce Partnership Career Center after a press conference in San Diego on Sept. 5, 2023.

New job training program focuses on foster youth

Career Pathways for Foster Youth is open to foster youth ages 16-to-24 in San Diego County.

Margit Silverman and her husband Yossi Silverman; and Shiri Bibes and her husband Yarden Bibes

He watched his family get taken by Hamas fighters. Now he wants Israel to fight back

Yosi Shnaider's cousin and her children are among six of his relatives kidnapped by Hamas during the attack inside Israel.

Artist Sofie Ramos' work is shown installed at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in July 2022. In a new exhibition at Bread and Salt in February, Ramos will expand upon this concept.

5 art exhibitions to see in San Diego in February

Must-see visual art exhibitions right now: Tom Driscoll at SIP Art Space; Sofie Ramos at Bread and Salt; Armando de la Torre at Athenaeum Art Center; 'Africa in Context' at Mesa College Art Gallery; and Perry Vásquez at Quint Gallery.

Doug Layton, Jr. shows a trailer full of equipment he's acquired since being released from prison. He says he does painting and home repairs on the side, "trying to be productive in society."

Seeking redemption for aged and infirm prisoners amid Alabama's high bar for parole

A former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice runs a legal nonprofit, Redemption Earned, that helps aging and sick inmates win release from prison. Last year, 10% of Alabama prisoners received parole.

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