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The city of San Diego's independent budget analyst and KPBS reporter explain there's few easy answers to San Diego's budget deficit.

Europe recently downgraded the protected status of wolves, sparking concern among conservationists who warn this may undo decades of progress and lead to the species becoming threatened again.

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine.

President Trump doubled down on his claims that the U.S. strikes in Iran last weekend "obliterated" its key nuclear facilities. But experts say that regardless of the amount of damage done to Iran's nuclear facilities, deliberate negotiations leading to a lasting agreement are crucial to prevent the resumption of war.

The ban, which revives a controversial measure from Trump's first term, took effect Monday morning. Here's what to know about who's affected, who's exempt and how foreign leaders are responding.

A wrongful death lawsuit alleges the company fostered a risky culture of drug use among some leaders and employees, claiming they routinely use potent psychedelics as an unregulated form of “healing” and for recreational purposes.

Please join us for an online presentation about the state of the earth’s environment by NCCCA president Joe Houde. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdO6uqTsrH9z71sDeUuGO5xJ962IqFSJI?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0enzCu8Jsx3XM8gcREwwFtXSSXDEuEH15jsT4YhFqzEUzkPnmBRfSOpCo_aem_G6qxNML8s8TZwPw7V26k8w#/registration This will be the first of a three-part series. In this first discussion we will explore recent global, nature-based, and alien “Planetary Boundaries” (PBs), with the focus on the relationship between these. Joe will also take us on a tour of global heating, ocean systems, and the ozone hole. There will be time allotted for Q&A. There is no charge for this online event, but you must register in advance. Once you do, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to join the meeting. This will also enable us to inform you if there are any last-minute announcements, instructions, or other information. Thank you. About our speaker: Joe has worked in over 50 countries teaching seminars and consulting with business and government leaders. He has led workshops at over a dozen universities in the US, UK, Australia, South Africa and the Middle East. He has decades of managerial business experience and has worked as a counselor for people with disabilities as well as with women and men affected by domestic violence. His educational background includes a Master of Science, Electronics Commerce; Bachelor’s in business administration from National University; and a Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara. Joe has had long-standing interest in the environment and in 2018 completed the Climate Reality training held in Los Angeles, California.

If there's no quick armistice in the tariff war launched by President Trump, American consumers will be footing the bill, most economists agree. But if tariffs end, prices might be slow to come back down.

Economists look for signs that a recession may be approaching by monitoring consumer confidence and business sentiment — two indicators of uncertainty.

While Senate leaders have made several significant changes to the bill in recent days, the issue of funding for rural hospitals has emerged as a major roadblock.