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The White House and Congress are vowing to help thousands of Afghans who face retribution for working with the American military. Some have come to the U.S. on special visas. But others are in danger of being left behind.

"Together, so many years," writes Juan Felipe Herrera, former U.S. poet laureate, in his recent poem "Tantos Años Juntos," created to encourage farmworkers to get vaccinated.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: For All Mankind, The Witcher, the BeReal app, and more.

After officials in Vincent, Ala., fired the police chief and assistant chief, the city council voted to end the department entirely. But the mayor says it's only a temporary measure.

Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last leader and played a central role in ending the Cold War. The hospital that treated him said he died of a serious and protracted disease.

Conflict in Tigray has led to a collapse of its public health system. Physicians are having to reuse gloves, use expired medications and deny patients care because of lack of resources and power.

From the organizers: Campana Studios x HSCC present: Native Plants Printmaking Workshop 🌱 Date: October 16, 2021 Time: 12-2 p.m. Location: 530 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA Cost: Donation-based/pay what you wish (Participation includes lino cutting tools, a linoleum block per student, ink, as many prints as the participant would like to roll!) Register now: bit.ly/campanastudios ❀ About the Workshop ❀ Through the creation of regional, drought tolerant, and indigenous plants themed relief prints, participants will gain a hands on understanding on linocut printmaking and learn about the role indigenous plants play in our ecosystem. Workshop provided by @campanastudios and taught by artist Daisy Camacho ( @daydreambydaisy ). ❀ About the Artist ❀ Daisy Camacho is a designer as well as a mixed media visual artist based in San Diego, CA. Her creative work ranges from digital to traditional art, more specifically working with graphic design, illustration, and printmaking. Passionate about visual communication, her work focuses on aesthetic forms and unconventional design which touch on topics such as environmental, social, and mental health issues. Become an effective steward of our local ecology by creating art that reflects California Natives.

Individual community members are stepping up to create resources to help the growing homeless community in North County. One Oceanside woman runs and funds a shelter out of a motel in Carlsbad.

The comic artist was discovered off the coast of Nago, Okinawa, Japan, wearing snorkeling gear. First published in 1996, the series he created became a worldwide sensation.

San Diego’s auditor found city departments are far behind the goals set in the 2015 Climate Action Plan, and that the city has no estimate for how much it will cost to fully implement the plan. Meanwhile, Father Joe Carroll, the legendary San Diego priest who built a nationally known nonprofit organization to help the homeless, has died at the age of 80 after a battle with diabetes. Plus, the struggles Latinas face in the San Diego Region’s workforce.