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Two South Korean KT-1 trainer aircraft planes collided in mid-air during training and crashed near their base on Friday, killing all four people aboard the aircraft, officials said.

New CDC guidance indicates those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors in some circumstances but should keep wearing masks in public. Plus, about 700 homeless people sheltered for months at the San Diego Convention Center are scheduled to move into smaller shelters starting March 22. And surveys show that Black Californians are a lot more reluctant to get the coronavirus vaccine than white Californians. But most surveys don’t ask respondents why. Then San Diego scientists say wildfire smoke is more harmful to the health of people living in the path of smoke from the fires than other pollutants. Plus, twenty-five percent of Stockton's population lives in poverty. Two years ago, then-mayor Michael Tubbs opened the door to an experiment: 125 residents would get $500 a month, no strings attached. And an upcoming skate park in Fallbrook will be built with extreme wheelchair skaters in mind. Finally, the San Diego REP launches its new Black Voices 2021 Play Reading Series next Monday.

Community advocates argue for better tracking of Asian American hate crimes. Plus, scientists at UC San Diego will soon see whether a treatment for Alzheimer's they have been working on for over 15 years is as promising as it appears now. And local politicians and some former inmates say they're alarmed about the handling of COVID-19 at Lompoc Prison in Santa Barbara County. Then, marines with PTSD and other wounds of war continue to be involuntarily discharged for misconduct, despite efforts to keep them in the corps. Finally, how racism affects health outcomes for pregnant black women and their babies.

Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role. "I've realized that there's no convincing somebody once they have their mind made up," says a social worker in Beaumont, Texas.

Prosecutors relied heavily on racist evidence from cell phones and testimony from acquaintances, but the defense called only one witness.

In a carefully-managed interview with a French magazine, Peng also said she was retiring from tennis and said her private life should not be brought up in politics or sport.

Some 72% of Americans have confidence in the Ukrainian president's handling of world affairs, a Pew Research Center survey finds. Meanwhile, just 48% say the same about U.S. President Biden.

Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. This episode features Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick... BOOM!)” with Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”); Aunjanue Ellis (“King Richard”) with Regina King (“The Harder They Fall”); Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”) with Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”).

Friday, March 25, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 27 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 + the PBS Video App. Born to a single mother on welfare, Thomas Wilkins grew up to become one of the few remarkable African American conductors leading a major orchestra - the celebrated Omaha Symphony. BEYOND THE BATON: A CONDUCTOR'S JOURNEY is an hour-long film that documents Wilkins' experience as a Black conductor and his larger impact on the musical world.

Displaying a "Z" in Bavaria or Lower Saxony could result in a fine or up to three years in jail. People across Germany who use the letter could also be liable to prosecution, an official said Monday.