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After the Supreme Court barred race-conscious college admissions, there's a growing push in Congress to end preference for applicants tied to alumni and donors.

As relations sour with India and China, Canada is grappling with how to stand up to powerful or authoritarian nations without sacrificing its longstanding values, such as protecting human rights.

Rising interest rates, inflation, and global supply chain issues brought delays in 2023 for the offshore wind industry, but also some projects began generating energy.

Consumer spending from Nov. 1 through Christmas Eve rose 3.1% year over year, new data show, a figure in line with the decade leading up to the pandemic and another positive sign for the economy.

A technology that could help combat climate change is being championed by an unlikely proponent: Occidental Petroleum, a big oil company. And that's raising all kinds of knotty issues.

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

According to a new report, the Wagner Group has laundered some $2.5 billion to Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, in an effort to support the war effort.

San Diego is dependent on the military and the military is dependent on San Diego. The military is the largest economic driver in San Diego, with 25% of GRP, twice the size of tourism. Come hear about how this important and symbiotic relationship works and get an update on the current status of the NAVWAR redevelopment, one of San Diego's most impactful real estate development opportunities. Join Greg Geisen, NAVWAR revitalization project manager at Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) and moderator, Stath Karras, executive director of the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate for a presentation and fireside chat on the NAVWAR revitalization. Ticket Details: General Registration- $85.00, USD Real Estate Alumni Association Members- $42.50, USD Students- $10.00, 10 Seat Bundle- $700.00, Five Seat Bundle $400.00

Girl spending was one of the most powerful economic forces in 2023. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concerts boosted local and national economies. World leaders begged Taylor Swift to come and perform.

VOXVOXVOX is the final installment in our monthly series of experimental concerts at Bread & Salt. Local singers Michelle Gallardo-Arias, Mariana Flores Bucio, Jonathan Nussman and Miguel Zazueta will present an evening of contemporary solo works that explore the expressive possibilities of the unaccompanied human voice. VOXOXVOX is a concert of works that zero in on the sound of the human voice and explore its boundless lyrical, expressive, instrumental and percussive qualities. Curated by Jonathan Nussman, these works free the singer from the confines of traditional accompaniment, unlocking each individual artist’s creativity by combining new and familiar sounds in surprising ways. The concert features singers from San Diego and Tijuana, including sopranos Michelle Gallardo-Arias and Mariana Flores Bucio, baritone Jonathan Nussman, and tenor Miguel Zazueta. This eclectic program includes music by Carolyn Chen, Gilda Lyons, Georges Apperghis, and a world premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Roger Reynolds. In addition to the live performances, an installation by local painter Stacie Birky Greene will be on display in space. Stay Connected with Bread & Salt Art Gallery on Instagram.