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Planned Parenthood new clinic in El Centro is shown on May 5, 2015.

Planned Parenthood Clinic In El Centro Gets Final Safety Approval, Drops Lawsuit

After weeks of delay and a looming lawsuit, the fire chief in El Centro has given his final clearance for the first Planned Parenthood clinic in the Imperial Valley.

Guns for sale at a gun show in Naples, Fla.

Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence

President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans.

Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence

President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans.

The gun used in the Dayton shooting (top) has a barrel that's shorter than the federal minimum for a rifle. Legally classified as a pistol, it was fed by a 100-round "double drum" magazine (lower left). A close-up of the gun's lower receiver (bottom right) shows the only part of the gun that is legally considered a firearm.

The Pistol That Looks Like A Rifle: The Dayton Shooter's Gun

The gun used in Dayton has the same core component as an AR-15-style rifle. It also has a 100-bullet magazine. But it's legally considered a pistol.

The seat where Marne Foster sat during San Diego Unified School Board meetings before resigning sits empty, Feb. 16, 2016.

Council Members Ask San Diegans To Pick Up School Board Election Hot Potato

Members of the San Diego City Council are urging the public to put forward a 2018 ballot initiative to change how school board members are elected.

Photo of Ono Poke Bowl from "First We Surf, Then We Eat" by Jim Kempton.

Surf, Travel Inspire Recipes In ‘First We Surf, Then We Eat’

Lifelong surfer and writer Jim Kempton will be speaking about his new cookbook Tuesday at Warwick’s in La Jolla.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

2020 Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is an archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Uighur writer and poet Abdurehim Imin Parach stands in the Zeytinburnu neighborhood of Istanbul. He has been detained twice by Turkish authorities. NPR spoke to more than a dozen Uighurs in Istanbul who detailed how Turkish police arrested them and sent them to deportation centers, sometimes for months, without telling them why they had been detained.

'I Thought It Would Be Safe': Uighurs In Turkey Now Fear China's Long Arm

Once viewed as a refuge by members of the Muslim minority group, Turkey has detained Uighurs and told them to hush criticism about the Chinese government. Some have already been deported.

Protesters clashed with police in the streets of Algiers, Algeria, during a demonstration denouncing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term on Friday.

Protests Against Algerian President's Bid For Fifth Term End In Chaos

Throngs of people flooded the streets of the North African country's cities on Friday to demand the ailing president withdraw from the April 18 election. Clashes with police developed in Algiers.

Volunteers carry signs that say "pray to end abortion" on the first day of a “40 Days for Life” event as builders work on the construction of the Planned Parenthood site on Fourth Street in El Centro, February 18, 2015.

Agreement Moves Forward Between El Centro Planned Parenthood, Hospital

A Planned Parenthood health center is under construction in El Centro. Despite ongoing opposition from religious groups, a key agreement for abortions to occur at the new health center is moving forward.

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