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Fitch downgraded the U.S sovereign rating. The markets took the decision largely on their stride — but that doesn't make the decision inconsequential.

Fitch just downgraded the U.S. credit rating — how much does it matter?

The U.S. is no longer rated at the top-notch AAA by Fitch. Here's what credit ratings are, and why they (mostly) matter.

Kids work with a teacher at a SAY San Diego, a licensed afterschool program, in this 2021 photo.

San Diego’s after-school programs are expanding. What do families need to know?

San Diego Unified is massively extending its free after-school program, PrimeTime, for the 2023 school year, using state funds to cut the waitlist in half.

Author Elizabeth Acevedo's new novel, <em>Family Lore</em>, centers four sisters — Matilde, Flor, Pastora, and Camila — and their daughters.

In 'Family Lore,' award-winning YA author Elizabeth Acevedo turns to adult readers

A winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature is out with a debut novel for adults. Elizabeth Acevedo's Family Lore is about sisterhood and memory in a Dominican-American family.

Amy Reichert, candidate for San Diego County Supervisor of District 4, is shown in this undated campaign photo.

Q&A: District 4 County Supervisor candidate Amy Reichert wants to fix a 'broken' system

The race is on for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 seat. The district includes parts of central and Southeastern San Diego, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley.

Jose Martinez was 14 when he came to the U.S. from Mexico to work in agriculture. He became an activist after years of enduring tough working conditions.

They put food on our tables but live in the shadows. This man is fighting to be seen

Jose Martinez has picked America's food for decades. With all that experience on different farms, he saw workers lacking labor protections. Now he works to give farmworkers more rights.

John Shambroom and Loose Ends volunteer Jan Rohwetter examine the rug Shambroom's wife, Donna Savastio, couldn't finish due to symptoms of Alzheimer's.

When illness or death leave craft projects unfinished, these strangers step in to help

It can be heartbreaking to let go of a hand-made rug or sweater that a loved one didn't quite finish. A group of volunteer knitters, quilters and other crafters offer some closure.

1313 L St. in Washington, D.C., was formerly an office building. By the end of this year, it will be home to newly finished apartments.

Turning unused office space into housing could solve 2 problems, but it's tricky

Turning barely used office space into desperately needed urban housing seems like a win-win in the work-from-home era. But even in cities eager to do this, plenty of obstacles remain.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in the Old City of Jerusalem in May 2023.

Israel's Netanyahu is hospitalized to receive a pacemaker

In a short statement, Netanyahu's office said Israel's leader would be placed under sedation. A top deputy, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, was to stand in for him.

Visitors watch a demonstration of The Sims 2 at E3 on May 19, 2005. The Sims 2 is no longer commercially available on most platforms.

These are the classic video games you can no longer play (Spoiler: It's most of them)

Researchers from the Video Game History Foundation estimate that 87 percent of classic video games unavailable in official stores.

GloRilla, Three 6 Mafia, Yo Gotti, Gangsta Boo. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR.

How Memphis rap charted a passage from Delta blues

The "most known unknown" rap city found its voice by embracing the dark and light sides of its history equally: the horror stories and church hymns, the field hollers and Stax stacks.

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