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The term "Latinx" has been used increasingly in recent years to describe the Latin-American community as a whole within the United States. While these efforts have been applauded by some for the term's intended inclusivity, usage of the word has also been met with strong backlash - with many still unsure exactly what it means and who falls under the identity of "Latinx."

When was the last time you picked up a pen and composed a letter to a friend or a family member? NPR's poet in residence Kwame Alexander wants you to share a poem in letter form.

Tanzanian authorities installed the high-speed broadband network on the slopes of Africa's tallest mountain last week and say it should reach the summit by the end of this year.

On Being Funny In A Foreign Language, the new album by his band The 1975, Matty Healy makes romantic music for cynical outsiders who insist they're ready to give love a try.

Japan's Unification Church is under the spotlight after the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Known as the "Moonies," the group was apparently the target of the alleged assassin's hatred.

The move, planned for 2024, would make the Big Ten the first college athletics conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Chris Baron's middle-grade novel-in-verse, "The Magical Imperfect," is set in the Bay Area during the 1989 World Series, following the friendship of two young outcasts as they navigate ancestry, illness, magic and the earth cracked open.

California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. Plus, a new city official is now in charge of finding solutions to the city’s chronic homelessness problem. Also, the first ever Olympic “park skateboarding” event was dominated by skaters who either live in San Diego, were born here, trained here or all of the above. And, in honor of Indian Independence Day, Aug. 15, Cinema Junkie decided to dedicate this month's podcasts to celebrating Bollywood Cinema. We’ll bring you an excerpt from the first part of the two part series. Finally, San Diego synth pop band Glass Spells just released a new album — written and recorded during the pandemic. The band will host an album release show at Soda Bar this Saturday

A reckoning has come for cities and farms in the desert Southwest that were built to rely on the Colorado River.

With a heat warning in effect, county officials have set up “Cool Zones” for the community to escape the heat. But advocates in Escondido say access isn’t equal for everyone and the centers aren’t in all parts of the county.