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Glenn Fine, then the acting Inspector General at the Department of Defense, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on December 6, 2017. Fine was the defense department's acting inspector general until April 6, 2020, when President Trump replaced him.

In Another Pushback Against Oversight, Trump Removes Pandemic Inspector General

President Trump removed the head of a group charged with overseeing the Coronavirus package passed by Congress. Trump has bristled at the oversight actions of several inspectors general.

People in cars participate in a protest against the coronavirus shutdown in front of the state capitol in Madison, Wisc., on April 24, 2020.

Mayor Of Madison Calls Decision To Overturn Wisconsin Stay-At-Home Order 'Outrageous'

Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said this week's decision by the state's supreme court will put lives at risk from the coronavirus and she warned that businesses are still not ready to reopen.

KEN KRAMER'S ABOUT SAN DIEGO: San Diego TV Host Johnny Downs

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, April 6, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. We Remember San Diego television host Johnny Downs. Who was Lymon Judson Gage, and why was he so important to our history? Famous graves in our county and a quiz.

Technical rehearsal for "Changing Tides II — A Telematic Translocational Concert" at the Conrad Presby Experimental Theatre at UC San Diego.

'Changing Tides II' Has Musicians Respond To Climate Change

Find out what a 'Telematic Translocational Concert' is

As scientists learn more about how the complex way genes combine and work together to create human traits, the idea of "designer babies" becomes less and less likely.

Why Making A 'Designer Baby' Would Be Easier Said Than Done

Ethical concerns aside, the genetic ingredients for human traits are so complex that editing a few embryonic genes is unlikely to have much effect — or achieve the fantasy of enhancing humans.

The South Padre Island Convention Center opened its doors and took in thousands of sea turtles cold-stunned during the Valentine's Week Winter Storm.

Texas 'Cold-Stun' Of 2021 Was Largest Sea Turtle Rescue In History, Scientists Say

The Valentine's Day winter storm created a condition that makes the turtles weak and inactive. Many of them died, but helpers are being praised for how many survived.

John Calhoun of Flathead County has diabetes and was convinced by an old friend to get vaccinated, through he suspects the coronavirus isn't as dangerous as health officials say it is. He's hoping vaccination will ease divisions over masking.

Families, Communities Divided Over COVID Vaccination In Rural Montana

In sprawling Flathead County, only 25% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Public health experts worry about reservoirs of potential outbreaks as neighbors still debate the virus' danger.

Families, Communities Divided Over COVID Vaccination In Rural Montana

In sprawling Flathead County, only 25% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Public health experts worry about reservoirs of potential outbreaks as neighbors still debate the virus' danger.

Writer Eric Jerome Dickey poses at the 12th Annual L.A. Times Festival of Books on the U.C.L.A. campus in 2007 in Los Angeles. Dickey died Jan. 3 after a long illness. He was 59.

Eric Jerome Dickey, Bestselling Author Whose Novels Focused On Black Life, Dies at 59

Much of Dickey's work, including 1996's Sister, Sister, was centered on strong Black female characters. He wrote 29 books and sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.

Adam Peri, sound supervisor with the broadcaster Sky UK, mixes recorded fan sounds into a Premier League soccer match.

Baseball Stadiums May Be Empty, But You Can Still Hear The Crowds

The fans can't come back because of the coronavirus pandemic, so Major League Baseball will pump crowd sounds into the empty ballparks when its season begins on July 23.

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