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San Diego County Reports 742 New COVID-19 Cases, 17 More Deaths

San Diego County public health officials reported 742 new coronavirus infections and 17 additional deaths, according to the latest reports.

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Here’s what you need to know about California’s new pay transparency law

In 2023, companies with at least 15 workers will need to add pay ranges to job postings.

A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference. A Federal District Court judge found that Warhol's series is "transformative" because it conveys a different message from the original, and thus is fair use. A Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel disagreed.

The Supreme Court meets Andy Warhol, Prince and a case that could threaten creativity

Images Andy Warhol created of Prince are at the heart of a case the Supreme Court will examine on Wednesday. Warhol used a black-and-white portrait taken by Lynn Goldsmith as a reference point.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, are seen here at the 23rd Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at The Kennedy Center on April 24, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Dispatcher's 'intuition' may have saved Paul Pelosi, San Francisco's police chief says

An intruder broke into the couple's San Francisco home early on Friday and attacked Paul Pelosi, who is now recovering at hospital. The speaker was not at home during the assault.

Thousand of San Diego Healthcare Workers Seek Vaccine Exemptions

As the deadline looms for state healthcare workers to get vaccinated by the end of the month, thousands are seeking exemptions primarily based on religious grounds.

Tata Balladares listens for the sound of a chainsaw while searching for illegal loggers in mountains of southern Palawan, Narra, Palawan - Oct. 2018

POV: Delikado

Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with the PBS Video App. Follow ecological crusaders protecting the island of Palawan, one of Asia's tourist hotspots. Their struggle is akin to a battlefield as they try to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying its valuable natural resources.

Public Pool Closures

Blaming a staffing shortage, the city of San Diego has slashed September weekend public pool hours. Meanwhile, the border remains closed -- the US has once again extended it’s non-essential ground travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico. Plus, with extended families in Afghanistan, those living in this country with special immigrant visas are left in a terrible limbo.

Megan Burke

Megan Burke is an Emmy-award winning news editor overseeing the environment, health, and racial justice and social equity reporting beats. Prior to her current role as editor, Megan spent more than a decade as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition, a daily radio news magazine and podcast. Other news production credits include KPBS Evening Edition, KPBS Roundtable, and San Diego’s DNA, a two-part documentary highlighting the region’s oldest traditions and culture using personal artifacts and oral histories of San Diegans.

Following a series of phony so-called elections, Russia claims it has annexed four Ukrainian provinces, despite international condemnation.

What happens if Putin decides to cut his losses in Ukraine?

If you are following events in Russia and Ukraine closely, you could be forgiven for wondering if Vladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner. So, where does this leave him?

Researchers extracted DNA from the remains of people buried in the East Smithfield plague pits, which were used for mass burials in 1348 and 1349.

Black Death survivors gave their descendants a genetic advantage — but with a cost

Nearly half of Europeans died from the plague. Now a new study shows a protective gene mutation that survivors passed on to help with future outbreaks might cause other problems.

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