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Martin Cooper, who led the team that built the first mobile cellphone, sits behind a prototype of that phone at his home, April 4, 2025, in San Diego.

A Del Mar man pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other — and don’t

Martin Cooper changed the world when he invented the portable phone. The Motorola company’s four-pound box has evolved into a global army of powerful smartphones weighing ounces.

In much of the U.S., illegal cannabis outcompetes legal weed sold in licensed shops. Officers with the law enforcement division of the California Department of Cannabis Control confiscate unlicensed marijuana plants in the Goldridge neighborhood of Fairfield, Calif., on Jan. 9.

U.S. cannabis shoppers face market flush with illegal weed

In much of the U.S., illegal cannabis outcompetes legal weed sold in licensed shops. For consumers, it can be difficult to find regulated cannabis — but there are tips on how to do that.

Wine bottles inside a cellar at Effenberger Vineyards in Escondido, May 7, 2025.

Wine sales slip in San Diego, but optimism remains among vintners

Local wineries generated $51.7 million in gross sales last year, a 5% decline from 2023. However, sales were still more than double what they were in 2016.

Aerial view of boat ready to go snorkeling around the Punto Final area of Bahia Gonzaga.

CROSSING SOUTH: Bahia Gonzaga

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Monday, June 16 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover Bahia Gonzaga, an off-the-grid paradise offering water adventures, stargazing, and more.

The head of Africa CDC thought news of a U.S. aid freeze must be 'a joke.' Now what?

Dr. Jean Kaseya is now figuring out how to cope with the new foreign aid landscape.

U.S. cannabis shoppers face a market flush with illegal weed

In much of the U.S., illegal cannabis outcompetes legal weed sold in licensed shops. For consumers, it can be difficult to find regulated cannabis — but there are tips on how to do that.

Insurance market problems highlighted by the Los Angeles-area fires have legislators rushing to offer up possible solutions. A house burned by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Jan. 26, 2025.

California lawmakers propose fixes for ‘insurance industry in shambles’

From pushing for oversight of the FAIR Plan to providing tax breaks for premiums, California lawmakers try to fix insurance market problems.

This undated image released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows Savage Pet of El Cajon, Calif.'s Savage Cat Food Large Chicken Boxes and Small Chicken Boxes.

El Cajon-based cat food company recalls batch over bird flu concerns

According to the company, they were first notified in February of a cat who contracted bird flu and recovered in Colorado after eating Savage Pet food.

Take a peek at Stephen Sondheim's papers, now at the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress' new collection includes more than 5,000 items from the Broadway legend, including ideas for Sweeney Todd lyrics and notes for Glynis Johns as she sang "Send in the Clowns."

Retail sales jump as people rush to buy cars ahead of tariffs

The key driver of the economy saw the biggest increase in over two years in March, as car buyers tried to get ahead of President Trump's tariffs on imported autos and auto parts.

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