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Explosions rang out across Kyiv early Monday, a week after nationwide strikes rocked the city for the first time since June.

Concerns that the Orange County oil spill is moving south…and SeaWorld says it is on standby to help rescue sea animals. Meanwhile, a Scripps Research scientist has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on skin receptors. Plus, County Supervisor Jim Desmond wants placement rules for sexually violent predators changed to give communities more say.

Wealthy and powerful sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been dead for three years, but members of the far-right keep invoking him in conspiracy theories to smear their opponents.

In the three decades between her solo debut and this year's Fossora, Björk has turned her singular singing voice toward a more egalitarian ideal.

The federal government announced on Wednesday that it would finally lift non-essential travel restrictions at U.S. ports of entry starting in November. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria thanked federal and local leaders but said the restrictions lasted too long. We look at what impact opening the border will have on San Diego. Meanwhile, federal agents are wrapping up their on-the-ground portion of the investigation into the plane crash in Santee that killed two and injured others, but many questions remain. Plus, some California cities see Project Homekey–an effort to fight homelessness across the state–as a way to turn neglected properties into something that improves the community as a whole.

The former world No. 1 Halep insists she didn't take a banned drug and is vowing to clear her name. Many in tennis are siding with her.

Williams, 40, and Federer, 41, have both announced in short succession their plans to retire, leaving the tennis world without two of its most iconic players.

North Korea warned that the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a "considerably huge negative splash" in regional security.

Local leaders are calling for the protection of Southern California's beaches and diverse ecosystem by putting an end to offshore drilling. Plus: More on that massive oil spill off our California coastline, the push to put an end to free trash pickup for single-family homes in the city of San Diego and more of the local news you need. Keep this daily news podcast strong by becoming a KPBS member today at kpbs.org/donate.

As protests intensify in Iran over the arrest and death in custody of a 22-year-old woman, the country's top diplomat promises an investigation into what happened but downplays the demonstrations.