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UC San Diego sponsored the first large vaccination venue in San Diego at Petco Park. It was later moved to the RIMAC arena when the Padres baseball season began and now it has closed its doors.

A raid of Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections.

In addition to appealing U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez's order that found the ban unconstitutional, California will ask the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to extend the current 30-day stay of the ban, which Benitez issued along with his ruling last Friday.

A lawyer for the WNBA star at her drug possession trial in Russia gave the court a U.S. doctor's letter recommending she use medical cannabis to treat pain. Medical marijuana is not legal in Russia.

San Diego has reported the first person to die of COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated. This so-called “breakthrough” case was a 70-year old woman who had "many underlying health conditions." Meanwhile, Rady Children's officials are seeing a 25 percent increase in mental health emergency room visits. They’re attributing the increase to the adverse effects of the pandemic, both directly and indirectly. Plus, many American Legion posts have closed due to the pandemic. Some are reopening but are facing financial uncertainty.

La Mesa author's debut novel envisions a post-catastrophic world where human memories are erased every four years to preserve peace — but what about love?

The ruling invalidated an earlier decision by California’s 9th circuit court of appeals on what a judge should consider when reviewing an asylum appeal.

The San Diego Police Department released new procedures this week for interactions between police and transgender and nonbinary people. Meanwhile, security cameras are poised to go up all over downtown Oceanside. Plus, a look at the San Diego Arab Film Festival and our KPBS Weekend Arts Preview.

The power grab deepens fears that the political chaos could divert attention from an Islamic insurgency whose violence has killed thousands and forced 2 million to flee their homes.

15 months into the pandemic, San Diego has moved into California’s least restrictive yellow Covid-19 tier, opening up bars and restaurants to bigger crowds. And, a grassroots non-profit called Breakfast Block works to feed, clothe and provide other essential items to San Diego's growing unsheltered population. It was founded early this year by a woman who lost her job in the pandemic. Plus, changes to San Pasqual Academy have inspired a conversation about foster care in San Diego County.