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The new Apple TV+ series feels far removed from the comedies Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd have become known for.

On Wednesday, lawmakers grilled the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and asked him to explain questions raised in inewsource’s recent investigation about whether the VA is restricting veterans’ access to health care.

The state now says barber shops and nail salons can reopen if operations are moved outside. Plus: Low-income San Diegans who have experienced financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic can begin applying today for one-time emergency financial help to pay their rent, hiking San Diego County and more local news you need.

A patchwork of local eviction moratoriums could end in the weeks ahead and possibly lead to a rent crisis brought on by the COVID-19 economic collapse, major economic interests urge action on climate change, and a new podcast series takes a look at the experiences of Generation Z.

More than two million unemployed Californians rely on the extra $600 a week provided under the federal CARES Act. Now that it's ending, nonprofits and the state look to help fill the gap.

Adults "can see us as serious or they can see us as a joke," one of the kids says. "A lawsuit is not a joke," her brother adds. The European Court of Human Rights has fast-tracked their 2020 lawsuit.

While gay activists marched and demanded the government invest more in AIDS research back in the 1980s and 90s, there were some forms of government help the gay community did not want. Contact tracing, used by public health officials to contain the spread of the virus, was very controversial during the AIDS era. Similar tensions around it are arising now that it's a key pillar of California's strategy for containing the coronavirus.

In 1962, thousands of Indians of Chinese descent were sent to prison camps during a brief war with Beijing. Recent clashes on the India-China border have revived Chinese Indians' fears of persecution.

Two recent reports show that predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods in San Diego County not only have the highest COVID-19 infection rates and are hardest hit by unemployment, but also experience a significant gap in access to testing. Plus: San Diego County health officials reported 182 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday, the City of San Diego is about to crack down on large gatherings of people at Ocean Beach and more local news you need. Support KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast by becoming a member today: http://www.kpbs.org/donate

Journalist Art Cullen discusses the battle to keep print news alive in small-town America. Cullen runs Iowa's Storm Lake Times, along with his brother. Originally broadcast Sept. 16, 2021.