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Siaki Sii and Nancy Fifita attend #SaveProm, a virtual prom for high school kids, hosted by My School Dance and Charlotte's Closet on May, 2, 2020 in Hawthorne, California. My School Dance and Charlotte's Closet partnered with celebrities to host a virtual prom for kids affected by school closures and social distancing rules due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

It's prom season! Tell NPR about your favorite prom memory

NPR's asking you to share your favorite moment from prom.

SEIU United Service Workers West Policy Director Christian Ramirez speaks to union workers outside the county administration building on January 19, 2023.

California janitors reach agreement on new contract with wage increases and workload protections

Janitors who are members of SEIU-United Service Workers West in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, the Bay Area and Sacramento have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract, the union announced Wednesday.

Landmark Theatres exited the Ken Cinema in March of 2020 with a planned week of classic movies. The theater has remained empty since then.

Beloved beacon of indie, foreign films Ken Cinema sold

Beginning in the 1940s, the Ken Cinema brought foreign and independent films to San Diego. But the single-screen landmark has been vacant for the past two years and has just been sold.

Adrián De La Cruz llena su camión de trabajo con diésel en una estación en el oeste de Fresno el 7 de mayo de 2024. Foto de Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

¿Recibirán los residentes de California algún alivio en los precios de la gasolina?

El precio promedio del estado en el surtidor ha subido 55 centavos con respecto a hace un año a medida que entra en vigor la mezcla de verano más cara, con un aumento del impuesto a la gasolina a partir del 1 de julio. Los legisladores quieren saber qué está haciendo un nuevo organismo de control para ayudar a los consumidores.

Magic, secrets, and urban legend: 3 new YA fantasy novels to read this spring

A heist with a social conscience, a father using magic for questionable work, an urban legend turned sleepover dare: These new releases explore protagonists embracing the magic within themselves.

Peruvian Julia Paredes, left in white hat, listens to instructions from a Border Patrol agent with others seeking asylum as they wait to be processed after crossing the border with Mexico nearby, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Boulevard, Calif. Mexico has begun requiring visas for Peruvians in response to a major influx of migrants from the South American country. The move follows identical ones for Venezuelans, Ecuadorians and Brazilians, effectively eliminating the option of flying to a Mexican city near the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

México endurece normas para peruanos dentro de su estrategia de visas para frenar migración a EEUU

México empezó a requerir visas a los peruanos el lunes en respuesta a un gran aluvión de migrantes del país suramericano, tras tomar medidas idénticas para venezolanos, ecuatorianos y brasileños.

California janitors reach agreement on new contract with wage increases and workload protections

Janitors who are members of SEIU-United Service Workers West in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, the Bay Area and Sacramento have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract, the union announced Wednesday.

Jimmy McDowell in Vietnam in an undated photo.

Documentary traces investigation into mysterious death during Vietnam war

Peter McDowell's older brother Jimmy died mysteriously in Vietnam in 1972. The filmmaker retraces his steps in "Jimmy in Saigon."

Steve Albini in his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago in 2023.

Steve Albini, iconoclastic rock musician and engineer, dies at 61

Albini led the abrasive underground rock bands Big Black and Shellac and recorded — by his own estimate — thousands of albums, including classics like Nirvana's In Utero and the Pixies' Surfer Rosa.

Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings on Tuesday as Stormy Daniels, far right, answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche look on.

La actriz porno Stormy Daniels describe ante la corte su encuentro con Trump

El testimonio de Daniels fue por mucho el espectáculo más esperado en un juicio que ha alternado entre elementos amarillistas y detalles administrativos sosos.

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