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NPR's Jaclyn Diaz got the rare chance to step outside the COVID quarantine bubble of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. She and a few others got to visit the famed Great Wall.

Community activist and former mayoral candidate Tasha Williamson talks about her recovery experience and how doctors were able to treat her case of COVID-19.

The San Diego Latino Film Festival is at a new location with an expanded focus. The two-week event now goes beyond film and celebrates Latino culture in other visual arts.

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, has been directing abusive and inappropriate behavior at his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her new partner Pete Davidson.

Vista begins phase 1A of it’s vaccine roll out plan. Meanwhile California is nearing 30,000 deaths from Covid-19. Also, some states and cities are trying to improve the quality of data on veteran suicide, which is often incomplete and years old.

South Florida's Ukrainian expatriate community is collecting aid to help the fighters in their home country. And they're pressing the Biden administration for advanced weapons, including fighter jets.

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. "Big Dreams In Umatilla" is a story about a robotics team and how it united a town and taught its young residents they could reach for the stars. The hour-long documentary follows the team through the 2016 robotics season, highlighting how rewarding it can be to overcome obstacles and chase your dreams.

Age before profession — that’s the change California health officials announced about the vaccine rollout this week. Plus, using public records, inewsource uncovered reporting mistakes and delays in Southern California and at the state level in tracking inmate deaths from COVID-19. And the police agencies are violating a landmark state law passed in 2018. A new bill could impose fines on departments that do not release records quickly enough. Then, while Gov. Gavin Newsom has grabbed attention for his clean car policy — so far, he’s not earned a broader reputation as an environmental champion. Finally, jazz trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos shares the music that got him through career-threatening medical problems and the artists that shaped his own musical journey.

Employers added 42,900 new jobs in May. But Friday's report from the Employment Development Department is overshadowed by recent signs of a wobbly economy.