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Okinawa, which sits closer to China than to Japan's main islands, is the focus of U.S. and Japanese efforts to beef up defenses in Japan's southwest islands.

More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic government regulations for making trenches safe.

A new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as compared to one with an Anglo name.

She and her husband Irwin Jacobs, the Qualcomm co-founder, donated hundreds of millions of dollars to many San Diego schools and nonprofits, including KPBS.

A team of researchers tried something that's never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What's the reaction to their study?

Join New York Times bestselling author, world-renowned scientist, and autism spokesperson Temple Grandin, Ph.D. for a celebration of DIFFERENT KINDS OF MINDS, the Young Readers Edition of the instant New York Times bestseller Visual Thinking. This event is for all ages, and an audience Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation. This event is free and open to the public. Reserved seating is available for those who pre-order a copy of "Different Kinds of Minds" from the Library Shop SD. About the Book: Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Maya Lin. These geniuses are all visual thinkers. Are you? Do you like puzzles, coding, and taking things apart? Do you write stories, act in plays, slay at Wordle? The things you are good at are clues to how your brain works. Are you good at math? Working with your hands? Are you a neat freak or a big mess? With her knack for making science easy to understand, Temple Grandin explains different types of thinkers: verbal thinkers who are good with language and visual thinkers who think in pictures and patterns. You will discover all kinds of minds and how we need to work together to create solutions to help solve real-world problems. About the Author: Temple Grandin is a distinguished professor of animal science at Colorado State University and the author of the New York Times bestsellers Animals in Translation, Animals Make Us Human, The Autistic Brain, and Thinking in Pictures, which became an HBO movie starring Claire Danes. Dr. Grandin has been a pioneer in improving the welfare of farm animals as well as an outspoken advocate for the autism community. She resides in Fort Collins, Colorado. Related links: Library Foundation SD website | Instagram San Diego Public Library website | Instagram Temple Grandin website | Facebook

In her book “Shakespeare, Elizabeth and Ivan: The Role of English-Russian Relations in ‘Love’s Labours Lost’,” Dr. Rima Greenhill outlines an interpretation of the play rooted in diplomatic and trade relations between Russia and Elizabethan England during the decades following England’s discovery of a northern trade route to Muscovy in 1553. Dr. Greenhill is a Senior Lecturer in Russian language in the department of Slavic languages and literatures at Stanford University. Prior to that she taught at the School of Slavonic and East European Languages, London University where she also received her PhD in Russian language and literature. For more information visit: sandiegoshakespearesociety.org Stay Connected on Facebook

KPBS has compiled a list of resources to help San Diegans navigate the high cost of living in our region, related to housing, food, financial aid, child care, digital access and more.

Russia's president signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart and offered to supply fossil fuels to Vietnam, as Moscow is seeking to offset its international isolation.

A group of international UC San Diego postdoctoral scholars lost their jobs over the holidays, leaving them with a threat of deportation.