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We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2024. We've got biography and memoir, health and science, history, sports and much more.

There are more mental health services available than ever before locally, but after falling for several years, the numbers started to tick up in 2022.

Police have asked prosecutors to charge the ousted chair Christian Ziegler with illegally video recording the sexual encounter he had with a female acquaintance on Oct. 2.

The deleted accounts will get rid of user data in Gmail, Google Drive and Docs, Google Calendar and YouTube. To keep an account active, a user simply has to log in.

Born in Paris to Chinese parents, Bruce Liu grew up in Montreal, and took the classical music world by storm in 2021 when he won the First Prize at the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. Performances around the globe followed, as well as an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Bruce Liu has performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Royal Festival Hall with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Konzerthaus, BOZAR Brussels, Tokyo Opera City, and Sala São Paulo. Orchestral appearances also include the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.For more information visit: theconrad.orgStay Connected on Instagram / Facebook

Smart phones at trivia night can make it easy to cheat. A cheating scandal shows it may be time to go back to pen and paper

The legendary Sue Palmer and Her Motel Swing Orchestra make their return to Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine to close out the 2023 year with the 136th Show of Dim Sum & Jazz!Seating Begins at 6 p.m.Music from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call (858) 578-8800 for reservations!PersonnelSue Palmer - PianoLiz Ajuzie - Lead VocalistSteve Wilcox - GuitarPete Harrison - BassApril West - Trombone, VocalsJonny Viau - SaxophoneSharon Shufelt - Drums, VocalsAbout Sue PalmerKnown world wide as The Queen of Boogie Woogie, The Sultana of Swing, and The Lady Who Skates on the 88s, Sue Palmer has been a presence on the live music scene in San Diego and the world for over 30 years.She was inducted into the San Diego Music Hall of Fame in 2018, has had a day named after her by the city of San Diego in 2008, and has won numerous San Diego Music Awards for her bands and albums. She has recorded over 12 albums under her own name, securing an international award from The International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis for Best Self Produced Album (Sophisticated Ladies).She was the beehive wearing music director and longtime pianist for blues diva Candye Kane, through the 90s, appearing on many of her albums, touring world wide (France, Germany, England, The Czech Republic, Turkey, South Africa, Australia, and more) as well as all over the US and parts of Canada. Sue has also toured Switzerland, Russia, The Netherlands, and Argentina under her own name.She had a radio show for 3 years on San Diego's local Jazz station KSDS 88.3FM, and now hosts a podcast called "The Motel Swing Happy Hour KSUE San Diego." ( suepalmer.com, Spotify, Google Play, iTunes ) According to Claudia Russell, DJ Extraordinaire on KSDS 88.3FM, "When her heavily jeweled hands hit the 88s, you're in for a ride!" WATCH OUT: YOU may become a slave to the dance floor!!Want to know more events happening Golden Island? Join our Newsletter!Like Dim Sum & Jazz? Check out the rest of the schedule here! For more information visit: bardicmanagement.com

Note: The event is currently at capacity, though unused tickets may be released prior to the festival.From the organizers:The sixth Latinx New Play Festival will take place at La Jolla Playhouse, October 27 – 29, 2023.The Latinx New Play Festival expands the presence of Latinx stories and artists on the American stage, and spotlights the broad range of today’s Latinx experience. Four scripts have been selected to be rehearsed and developed at the Playhouse, culminating in a live public reading at the festival.The festival will be free for everyone to attend, and includes a schedule of in-person readings of new works, panel discussions and other events.Produced by Dr. Maria Patrice Amon, the Playhouse’s 2023/2024 Artist-in-Residence, in partnership with La Jolla Playhouse, the Latinx New Play Festival was originally launched in 2016 by San Diego Repertory Theatre. La Jolla Playhouse is delighted to be able to provide this vibrant, important arts event a new home in San Diego.DatesOct 27 – 29, 2023VenuePlay Development Center, La Jolla PlayhouseGoogle Map | Parking InfoAbout the plays:FRIDAY OCT 276 p.m. Artistic and Literary Panel7 p.m. Manning9 p.m. Opening ReceptionSATURDAY OCT 28Saturday Afternoon2 p.m. The Jersey Devil is a Papi Chulo4 p.m. Dramaturgy PanelDinner break, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.We encourage Matinee attendees to stay on, and Evening attendees to arrive early. On-site food options currently include street vendor Elotes Locos.Saturday Evening6 p.m. Directors Panel7 p.m. The Invocation of SelenaSUNDAY OCT 2912 p.m. Local Project Presentation1 p.m. Scholar Panel2 p.m. Apple Bottom4 p.m. Conversation with Playwrights5 p.m. Closing ReceptionRelated links:La Jolla Playhouse website | Instagram | Facebook

The federal government accuses Apple of using its monopoly power to stomp out competitors and keep customers from switching phones.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto was once banned by the U.S. for rights violations. But the U.S. earlier gave him military training. How will both countries deal with each other once he takes office?