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San Diego county leaders have asked the state to not count college students’ cases in tallying the county’s virus infection rate. But California officials say no -- the campus community is part of the larger community, and can contribute to the spread of COVID-19. Also, Scripps Health forms a committee to assess future COVID-19 vaccines for patients and employees when they become available. Plus, this year’s San Diego Latino Film Festival relaunches today with 140 films online. The festival was originally scheduled for mid-March but had to cancel on opening day when the ban on public gatherings was first put in place.

Since Lindsay rolled up her sleeve to get vaccinated a year ago, she has devoted herself to motivating others, especially those who are hesitant, to get vaccinated. She shares five persuasive tips.

The terrible toll of California's wildfires became more evident as 10 were reported dead and others missing. Plus, while much else in San Diego has been allowed to gradually reopen amid the pandemic, playgrounds appear to be closed indefinitely. And our weekend arts and culture picks include the San Diego Blues Fest and North Coast Rep's new production of “Necessary Sacrifices.”

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms are back online after a massive global outage.

The declines many school districts reported last year have continued, an NPR investigation finds. What educators don't know is where those students have gone.

Raquel Coronell Uribe, a history and literature major from Miami, calls the role a "huge" honor: "Even if it took 148 years, I'm thrilled that I get to be in the position to be that first person."

New Delhi's schools are already closed this week because of air pollution that has been about four times the safe limit.

In a recent interview with NPR, S.E.C. Chairman Gary Gensler says one of his top priorities is protecting amateur investors as his agency unveils a number of tough new rules and investigations.

The WikiLeaks founder and attorney Stella Moris began a relationship after Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012. They have two sons together.

Bills for eviction relief, police oversight and accountability and COVID-19 aid passed assembly and were sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday night.