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Her son was killed in Afghanistan last year. This is her first Memorial Day as a Gold Star mother.

Anastasia has considered leaving her home in Moscow as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. She feels trapped, cut off from the world, and unable to speak out.

The first week of witness testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial and repeated showings of the video of the former police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd have been retraumatizing for many people. Plus, the public agency that manages the tidelands around San Diego Bay is considering adjusting the way it does business to include environmental justice. And, a look at the art events for this weekend in SanSan Diego County.

In the past week, coronavirus cases have risen by as much as 12 percent nationwide. Here in California, we have yet to see an increase in coronavirus cases. Is it coming? What can we do to avoid it?

The American history most of us learned in school, left a lot out. We learned about the contributions of some great (and some not so great) white men, but the life and work of women and black and brown Americans, were usually not the focus of those histories. Now, a project created by a San Diego woman is recruiting the family stories of the people who got left out of history.

The true history of April Fools' has been a mystery for ages. The theories around its origin story have involved everything from Roman gods and fake popes to the Gregorian calendar and gullible fish.

To make the COVID-19 vaccine available to more people and to encourage people to get vaccinated, San Diego County is offering walk-up, no-appointment-needed vaccinations at some of its county-run sites. Plus, San Diego prosecutors want to remove about 350 people who have turned their lives from the gang injunction list that San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria called “outdated” and longer serves “their alleged purpose.” Also, California will lose a congressional seat for the first time in the state’s history and many are now wondering what this means for their voice in Washington. In addition, San Diego police are sounding the alarm on what they say is the rise in ghost guns, homemade, unserialized firearms that are almost impossible to trace. A decade after Don’t Ask Don’t Tell ended, one of Naval Avaition’s few openly gay pilots says that wasn’t enough to save his career. And, video footage played a key role in both the Rodney King and George Floyd trials, but the outcomes were vastly different. What changed? Finally, a new album by Silent, a Mexicali-based band, tackles the toxicity of hate with a powerful goth-punk beauty.

This is the first in a new KPBS series in which local experts answer audience questions about race and equity.

Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is facing the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Russian soldier could get life in prison for shooting a 62-year-old unarmed civilian in the head.

In this intensive one-day workshop, a professional photographer will teach you the ins and outs of your DSLR camera. Venture off of “Program” mode, into the wild and wonderful world of manual settings, to get the most out of your camera and start capturing frame-worthy shots! This workshop will take place on Saturdays, August 21, September 18 and October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Location | Outside the Lens Media Lab at Liberty Station Register here! General admission: $39 Make sure to select the correct date to which you want to attend the workshop. For more information, please visit outsidethelens.org/workshops.