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New health restrictions took effect Monday in San Diego County and the rest of Southern California, shutting down indoor service at restaurants among other closures, due to the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus hospitalizations.

Encore Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. retraces the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raul Esparza, whose families fled their homelands, leading them to find lost parts of themselves along the way.

ICU capacity in the 11-county Southern California region's was down to just 12.5% on Saturday. That meant a stay at home order went into place on Sunday night. Meanwhile, as final grades have come in for the fall semester, the pandemic’s toll on education becomes more clear. And, with time on their hands, more and more people are getting fishing and hunting licenses.

Moroccan King Mohammed VI expressed his condolences to the boy's parents in a statement released by the palace. The exact circumstances of how the boy fell in the well are unclear.

In some communities, parents won't get a phone for a daughter (though they will for a son). That's set girls back during the virtual learning of the pandemic and can dampen their job prospects.

For the first time in NCAA tournament history, players can strike deals to profit off their names, images and likenesses. Brands have already spent millions, and some say it's just the start.

Activists contend, without proof, that New Hampshire's ballot counting machines can be hacked or rigged. So voters in more than a dozen towns will decide whether to revert to hand counts.

Researcher Jeffrey Sachs says that U.S. teachers are being censored for broaching certain topics. One group in New Hampshire is offering a $500 bounty for teachers who discuss critical race theory.

A new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccines even as states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic. Plus, as cases of COVID-19 increase around California and the country, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians have the highest prevalence of the disease. And KPBS looks back at outgoing San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer’s wins and losses during his tenure. Then, KPBS spoke with Faulconer about his nearly seven years in office, his potential run for governor in 2022 and his decision to vote for President Donald Trump in the November election. Plus, a new book by two former Encinitas city officials explains how to be successful in advocating for change within your local government without having to run for office yourself. Finally on the Port of Entry podcast, migrant rights activist Paulina Olvera Cáñez talks about her life on both sides of the border and how and why she’s helping bring the Black Lives Matter movement to Tijuana.

Maria Ressa of the Philippines is one of two journalists to have received the Nobel Peace Prize this week, highlighting a message about the need for press freedom.