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Crowded ICUs and increasing deaths are taking a toll on doctors and nurses. Elizabeth Jones, a nurse at UCSD Medical Center in La Jolla, whom we first spoke with in March spoke to Midday Edition on behalf of the California Nurses Association.

The first group of frontline medical workers will be vaccinated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Nicholas Holmes of Rady Children’s Hospital joined Midday Edition to speak about how the vaccine is being rolled out.

California's health care system is struggling under the strain of the nation's largest coronavirus outbreak. Experts warn the system may collapse in the coming weeks. Also, COVID-19 cases are spiking at San Diego County's jails and detention centers. The U.S. government was the victim of a major hacking effort by foreign intelligence services. How could this impact you? And in the latest episode of KPBS' Port of Entry Podcast, a "blaxican" filmmaker describes her focus on cross-culture stories like her own.

Saturday's launch was North Korea's ninth round of weapons launches in 2022 as it attempts to pressure the Biden administration for concessions.

The variant is bringing out the worst in some Western governments and global media outlets, says Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor, a global health advocate in Nigeria.

While the creators of a a new opera about Emmett Till hope it will inspire white people to confront racism, others worry it depicts Black trauma for white entertainment while masquerading as activism.

A number of Russian stars from the performing arts world are using their voices and international platforms to denounce the invasion of Ukraine and speak up against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

James Floros, the president and CEO of the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, said that last year the organization estimated that 1 in 7 San Diego County residents or 450,000 people were food insecure. This year that estimate has doubled.

DACA recipients, or Dreamers as they’ve come to be known, have been left in limbo amid the pandemic and the Trump administration's actions to end DACA.

The first batches of Pfizer's long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine arrived in San Diego County Monday for military and civilians. Plus, KPBS Health Reporter Tarryn Mento asked the leader of Sharp HealthCare how they’re balancing resources amid demand. And San Diego researchers think plants may offer a significant way to draw down excess carbon in the air which could slow climate change. Then, you can help KPBS and inewsource uncover the real cost of COVID-19 by sharing what you’ve been charged for coronavirus testing or treatment and sharing your medical bills. And San Gabriel Valley restaurants that are able to adapt to takeout and delivery-only dining — or leverage some locations over others — are surviving. Finally, COVID-19 and the brain, a UC San Diego Health doctor highlights neurological complications of the virus.