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Nicole Mann (second from right) is scheduled to be the mission commander on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on Wednesday.

Nicole Mann becomes first Native woman to go to space with latest SpaceX mission

Mann is a Marine Corps pilot, NASA astronaut and member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes.

Carl Allamby recently completed all of his training and was hired as an attending physician at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital. He's 51.

What's it take to go from mechanic to physician at 51? Patience, an Ohio doctor says

Talk about a late bloomer. Carl Allamby, who ran an auto repair shop for more than 20 years, was recently hired as an attending physician at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital at age 51.

The Stockton Joint-Use Field project includes a new synthetic turf soccer field with an asphalt track, basketball courts, and a playground, San Diego, Calif., Oct. 4, 2022.

'Field of Dreams' offers new opportunities for Stockton neighborhood kids

City of San Diego and San Diego Unified School District opens new joint-use space for soccer and other sports.

An undated file photo of a crime scene police tape and a San Diego Police Department cruiser in the background.

San Diego voter approved creation of the Commission on Police Practices is about to become reality

The San Diego City Council voted to approve implementation procedures for the commission, over the objections of the San Diego Police Officers Association.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving the Voting Rights Act.

Supreme Court conservatives may strike another blow to landmark Voting Rights Act

At issue in Tuesday's case was Alabama's congressional redistricting plan, adopted by the Republican state legislature after the 2020 Census.

Christina Lusk is a transgender woman and inmate at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Moose Lake. Lusk was denied a request to be sent to a women's prison at intake and is now suing, demanding to be moved and also citing serious harassment and assault at this facility.

Minnesota recognizes she's a woman. She's locked in a men's prison anyway

When transgender people are incarcerated, they're often put in prisons that don't align with their gender identity. Some are taking legal action to try to get moved to prisons that match their gender.

Yolanda Franklin directing a rehearsal of "Sense of Love" at the La Jolla Playhouse's Seuss Two Rehearsal Room. Sept. 29, 2022

Common Ground Theatre looks to Black love

La Jolla Playhouse's new theatre in residence stages "'Sense of Love" Oct. 14-16.

Denver Riggleman, a former Republican Congressman, joined the staff of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. His new book, "The Breach," describes his work on the investigation and his path to politics.

A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation

Denver Riggleman spent 8 months as an adviser to the Congressional committee investigating the January 6th Capitol Riot. Now he's written a book about his experience — called, "The Breach."

<em>The Onion</em> head writer Mike Gillis submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court this week. He says he hopes it will convince the court to take up an Ohio man's First Amendment case while educating the broader public.

The man who wrote the Onion's Supreme Court brief takes parody very seriously

The satirical site submitted a 23-page brief to the Supreme Court in support of a First Amendment case. Mike Gillis, The Onion writer who authored the brief, tells NPR why parody is worth defending.

State Treasurer Fiona Ma is interviewed at the CalMatters offices on Sept. 28, 2022.

What’s next for Fiona Ma as California treasurer?

In a nearly hour-long interview with CalMatters, state Treasurer Fiona Ma talks about her accomplishments on housing, her priority to fix up local fairgrounds, and what she’s doing differently after a lawsuit from a former employee.

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