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Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers he's working to keep the Justice Department out of politics after four years of chaos during the Trump presidency.

San Diego County public health officials reported 560 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths Thursday, raising the county's totals to 18,402 cases and 415 deaths.

Organizers say they're doing all they can to fight back against restrictive voting laws and turn out voters. But they also say they haven't yet gotten much help from Democrats in Washington, D.C.

India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech.

San Diego County is seeking to make a sea change in how it handles people facing mental health crises. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters Podcast: a new daily high of 38 COVID- 19 positive patients were hospitalized in Wednesday's data, single-use plastic bags reappeared in California at the end of April because of the COVID 19 pandemic and more local news you need.

In recent years, several worker deaths have been linked to grueling "996" schedules, which are common in the tech industry. The label is shorthand for working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for six days in a row.

The coronavirus pandemic's disproportionate impact on Black and Hispanic communities has highlighted long-existing health disparities. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: eighteen sailors were hospitalized Sunday with minor injuries after a fire broke out aboard a ship docked at Naval Base San Diego, about 136 of every 100,000 San Diegans are testing positive for COVID-19 and more local news you need.

A violent march in Charlottesville by far-right extremists in 2017 showed how well organized the far-right had become. A trial targeting those associated with the march is seen as a bellwether case.

In 2009, San Diego scientists were the first to report the strain of virus that became known as the H1N1 swine flu. Not as deadly as the coronavirus, it eventually killed some 285,000 worldwide. Now scientists are concerned by a new strain of the same virus which is spreading quickly in China

San Diego County recorded a record number of new COVID-19 cases Thursday and will be added to the state’s monitoring list. Plus, the rise in coronavirus cases has impacted communities of color at alarming rates. And, “John Lewis: Good Trouble” a documentary about a 17-term Congressman and civil rights crusader is releasing over the holiday weekend.