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San Diego State University officials say the U.S. State Department's recent travel warning for Mexico will not effect the school's academic programs in Tijuana and Mexico.

A magnitude-4.1 earthquake centered in the Hawthorne area was recorded this afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Free flu vaccines for at-risk individuals will be available at county clinics Monday-Friday. Public health officials, who have a limited amount of vaccines, are asking people to call their doctors first.

Hosni Mubarak swore in a new government to replace one dissolved as a concession to protesters. But opponents are going ahead with plans for mass protests Tuesday, which they hope will attract 1 million people to the streets.

The Alliance Clinic is expanding its services to San Diego's refugee population. It will now include surgery. KPBS Radio's Tom Fudge explains.

Cinema en tu Idioma: Maldeamores

The members of The Bronx have always felt a deep love for the music of their Los Angeles home, from the vibrant punk scene to the ever-present Latin rhythms that make up the background of Southern California life. So this hardcore punk outfit decided to record a mariachi record.

The New Year brought with it a new superintendent of public instruction for the State of California. Tom Torlakson replaces Jack O'Connell who served in the position for nearly a decade. Torlakson faces the monumental task of lobbying the state legislature and Governor Jerry Brown to restore funding to state education that was victim to massive budget cuts. KPBS Education Reporter Ana Tintocalis talked with Superintendent Torlakson about education in this new year.

This weekend, more warm weather is expected across much of the East Coast of the United States. And people will almost certainly be asking themselves whether global warming or El Nino is to blame. To help us sort that question out, Robert Siegel talks with Michael Mann, a professor of meteorology and geosciences at Penn State University.

San Diego is short nearly 290,000 trees according to U.S. Forest Service recommendations. We speak to a man who's working to improve our urban forest about the benefits of having an abundant tree population. Plus, we'll discuss the main challenges to planting more trees in San Diego.