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The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

Our top picks for theater in San Diego this season: Agatha Christie, 'Midnight at the Never Get' and opera.

Tim Burton and Michael Keaton return with their trickster ghost and a perfect reason to head to cinemas to escape the heat.

The ATF classifies the kits as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act, but kit manufacturers and sellers challenged the rule in court, asserting that the ATF had exceeded its authority.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Meet the American women who built the planes and flew them, fought on the warfront and the home front, cracked codes and broke barriers. The “secret weapon” that helped win the war, they forever changed the world in the process.

The San Diego Italian Film Festival showcases features, shorts and a gala over the next two weekends.

Anybody can write, but it takes a special type of determination to see your work through to print. In this workshop, we’ll discuss proper manuscript formatting for poetry, fiction, creative fiction, and journalism, and go on to discuss market lists, deciphering writer’s guidelines, dealing with rejection and rejoicing in seeing your work in print. We’ll also talk about basic marketing techniques, including how to find places to review your books, how to set up interviews for yourself, and how to set up book signings. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Join Writers, Ink Executive Director Kristen Fogle and co-founder Judy Reeves for our winter writing retreat at the beautiful and inspirational Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside. Retreat writers will have two choices for this annual retreat: come to the Mission on Friday afternoon for an overnight retreat and writing sessions, then stay for the all-day gathering on Saturday. All retreaters will join for the day-long session in a private room at the Mission for a day of writing and sharing, which will include time spent on the landscaped grounds of the historic Mission. This year’s retreat falls on the Winter Solstice, which we will honor during our sessions. For Overnight Retreaters (CLOSED): the fee includes evening and morning writing sessions, a private room, dinner, and breakfast. Go here for more information about staying overnight at the Mission. Overnight Retreat Cost: $200 (must enroll by Nov. 21, 2024) For Day-Only Retreaters: the fee includes the all-day writing sessions, lunch and a journal. Day-Only Retreat Cost: $150 (Must sign up by Dec. 16, 2024) TOTAL PACKAGE COST (CLOSED) (overnight + full-day retreat — must sign up by Nov. 21, 2024): $325 San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Balboa Park is dotted with trees that have monument status in the State of California. These “Guinness Book of World Record Flora” are often included in various online lists of amazing trees. This tour highlights their unusual features and provides insight into their uses in their countries of origin and around the globe. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the second Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Walks last 90 minutes and are typically less than 1 mile on level terrain. It is advised that potential attendees contact the Balboa Park Visitors Center prior to the scheduled walk to determine if there are any last-minute changes or cancellations to the tours. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram / X

A donation from an Encinitas resident could change the fate of an empty city-owned lot at the center of an affordable housing debate.