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  • A blockbuster new study finds that America's elite private colleges are systematically giving huge advantages to rich kids over their equally bright, yet less privileged peers.
  • A special legislative session begins in Georgia to redraw the state's political maps after a federal judge ruled that the current district lines illegally dilute the power of Black voters.
  • In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up. Recent summers have seen a bump in COVID-19. This year's rise looks modest so far.
  • The Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases challenging race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina Monday. A decision from the conservative-majority court could have far-reaching implications. Then, San Diego’s Measure H would open parks and rec facilities on city land to childcare businesses. But the measure includes a confusing word choice. Next, California recently updated its building code to allow high rises made almost entirely out of wood. But not just any wood: An emerging type of wood product called mass timber. And, even if evidence for any election fraud is scant or nonexistent, worries are especially high in one Northern California County. Then, the school bond measure on the San Diego city ballot this year would use some of the money raised to build housing for teachers on land it already owns. Finally, San Diego Opera's “The Last Dream of Frida and Diego” has three more performances through Sunday. The Spanish-language opera is inspired by the life and art of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
  • Organizers of the Grace Hopper Celebration said some men lied about their gender to gain access to a space designed to help women and nonbinary tech workers meet with hiring managers.
  • While Cuban would sell the team to Miriam Adelson, the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, he would retain control of basketball operations. The agreement would be in the range of $3.5 billion.
  • A trained gynecologist, Gao became well-known across China for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis and for her educational work to remove the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.
  • Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a Guinness World Record number of bright earthen oil lamps as concerns about air pollution soared in the South Asian country.
  • Inflation has cooled significantly recently, but you may still find yourself paying more at the grocery store. What gives? Here's a primer on what easing inflation actually means.
  • This weekend in the arts: "El Huracán" at Cygnet Theatre; Filipino American performance and art at New Americans Museum; "Electrification, Efficiency and Equity" at Art Produce; the San Diego Symphony's "Peltokoski, Thayer and Mozart" at California Center for the Arts Escondido and Southwestern College; "A Map Project" and "Excavation" at City College; Camarada at The Conrad; and "Lost in Translation" at the Central Library Art Gallery.
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