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Mayor Todd Gloria on Monday announced an empowerment policy plan for San Diego's Black community. Plus, California Department of Public Health investigators knew that certified nursing assistant Matthew Fluckiger had been accused of sex crimes by women at multiple nursing homes in El Cajon and La Mesa. Yet, the agency waited years to revoke his license. And the cost of housing, gas and food have been increasing, bringing San Diego’s inflation rate to one of the highest in the nation. Then, a decades-old policy that places a number of barriers on the region's tribes ability to acquire land will be revisited next month by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Plus, critics lambast Substack over the “pro” program for big-name writers. Finally, in a new Port of Entry podcast episode, a Chula Vista family shares their battle with COVID-19 in hopes that their story might help others.

The non-binding declaration doesn't require the Canadian government to take any action — but the lawmaker who proposed it says she hopes it will have that effect.

To receive food stamp benefits in California, eligible recipients must recertify every six months. A new study from UC Berkeley finds that complicated processes often drive people out of the program. Meanwhile, as more migrant teenage girls arrive at the San Diego convention center, local social service agencies and educators are stepping up to help them. Plus, a new analysis from the San Diego Union Tribune shows biased policing practices in San Diego have been consistent for years.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Author and oceanographer Kim McCoy combines science and adventure in his new book, "Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast."

Researchers at UC San Diego estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was likely circulating undetected for at most two months before the first human cases of COVID-19. Plus, distance learning during the pandemic has only worsened students' achievement gap from marginalized communities and those growing up in privilege. But could there be some long-term benefits to this experience? And this weekend in the arts: Cauleen Smith at the San Diego Museum of Art, outdoor Afro-Cuban jazz at Queen Bee’s, a year of virtual civic organ concerts and "There's Something About the Weather of This Place," at Best Practice gallery in Barrio Logan.

A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza appears to be mostly holding as both sides assess what just happened in three days of fighting.

The pride and patriotism usually associated with Russia's most important holiday is mixed with apprehension and unease over what this year's Victory Day may bring.

Concern is growing over damage to a Ukrainian nuclear facility seized by Russians in March, which is reportedly currently under bombardment. Ukraine is seeking an international mission to the plant.

A Russian soldier's forgotten body is discovered in a liberated village north of Kyiv, setting off a range of emotions and an inquest — as Russia refuses to acknowledge many of its war dead.