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San Diego City Council member Monica Montgomery speaks in an interview with KPBS, Oct. 3, 2019.

San Diego City Council Votes To Establish Office Of Race And Equity

The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to establish an office designed to end racial disparities within city government by using racial equity guidance to ensure fairness in hiring and promotions practices, among other tasks.

Marlene Herrera, an 18-year-old currently living in Mission Center, says the pandemic and recent protests have influenced her politically during her first year as a voter.

Two Sides Of A Mexican-American Family Show Identity Doesn’t Always Lead To The Same Politics

More Latinos turned out for Donald Trump in 2020 than in 2016. Many were surprised, especially after his administration's hardline immigration stances. One Mexican-American teenager came to terms with her immigrant grandparents’ support of the president.

Kristin and Mark Kimball work 1,600 acres of farmland in northern New York. After more than a decade on the land, they say it's the hardest life the can imagine and it's tested their marriage, but they're still having fun.

Author Kristin Kimball Wants To Persuade You To Become A Farmer

Kristin Kimball's second book — published nearly two decades after she left New York City to start a farm upstate — explores the ways in which farming has shaped her life and marriage in middle age.

Supporters gather in front of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy headquarters on Sunday, in Yangon, Myanmar.

Myanmar Election: Suu Kyi's Party Poised For Second Term

Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy appear set to remain in power after Sunday's general election, which is largely seen as a referendum on Suu Kyi's first term.

Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten speaks at a San Diego County news conference on the coronavirus, March 19, 2020.

Fact Checking What San Diego County Officials Say About The Coronavirus

The daily San Diego County news conferences are meant to update the public on the current state of coronavirus. But between March 3-April 14, there were nine examples of statements from health officials that were contradictory or just incorrect.

Works of art on large banners grace a parking lot at San Diego Mesa College, opening November 13, 2020. In the foreground is Bhavna Mehta's "Animated Couple (2020)."

Mesa College's Drive-Thru Exhibition Innovates Art And Education

A new exhibition featuring 35 striking new works by a broad range of established and emerging artists opens this weekend at Mesa College … in the parking lot.

Stock Sales By Leaders At Coronavirus Testing Company Raise Legal Concerns

Co-Diagnostics, a company that has provided coronavirus tests to three state governments, has come under intense scrutiny for claims about its tests' accuracy and stock sales by company leaders.

A lab technician for the company Co-Diagnostics prepares components for a coronavirus test. The company has come under scrutiny regarding its tests' accuracy and stock sales by leadership at the company.

Stock Sales By Leaders At Coronavirus Testing Company Raise Legal Concerns

Co-Diagnostics, a company that has provided coronavirus tests to three state governments, has come under intense scrutiny for claims about its tests' accuracy and stock sales by company leaders.

Lebanon A Year Later: Economic Collapse, Riots, Pandemic And Beirut Explosion

After a year away, an NPR reporter returns to Lebanon to find a country racked by inflation, degraded services and the pandemic and still picking up the pieces from August's explosion in Beirut.

Hospitals must now post on their websites, in a consumer-friendly format, the specific costs for 300 common and "shoppable" services, such as having a baby, getting a joint replacement, having a hernia repaired or undergoing a diagnostic brain scan.

Hospitals Forced To Be More Transparent About Pricing. Will That Save You Money?

Under a rule that kicked in Jan. 1, hospitals must now make public the prices they negotiate with health insurers. But health policy experts have divergent views on what that will mean for patients.

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