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Around the country, a number of public health officials have resigned, retired or been fired, some after being verbally attacked or threatened in response to their repeated warnings of the crucial importance of wearing masks, social distancing and delayed reopening in slowing the spread of coronavirus.

At this point no one knows exactly when the coronavirus first arrived in California, which has led to rampant speculation that the disease was spreading much earlier than the first confirmed case at the end of January.

San Diego County was placed on the state's COVID-19 monitoring list, which could lead to closures or new restrictions on businesses following the Fourth of July weekend. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: County libraries are among the businesses that have had to backtrack plans to go back to business as usual, the histories of staffing shortages at nursing homes, which have left them especially vulnerable to the pandemic and more local news you need.

Two literary stars from Nigeria are engaging in a very public feud — a fight that is both personal and also enfolds bigger questions about feminism, gender identity and social media.

The rate of positive COVID-19 cases keeps on increasing in San Diego and California, raising the question whether the state reopened too soon. Plus, two parents weigh in on the decision to delay the reopening of schools and how they’re preparing for more distance learning as the start of the new school year looms. Also, day care operators say COVID-related restrictions are putting them out of business. And, female veterans are much less likely than their male counterparts to get their medical care through the VA and the agency has stepped up its efforts to encourage female veterans to give VA health care a chance. Finally, hiking is one of the safest things you can do to avoid going stir-crazy at home during the pandemic. One hiking expert shares hiking advice in the time of COVID-19.

It is "a sensual, popular and monumental gesture," says Carine Rolland, the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of culture. The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude came up with the idea before they died.

Not since the late 1960s have American police agencies used so much tear gas against American protesters.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, July 31 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Ultra-sensitive telescopes have transformed alien planet-hunting from science fiction into enthralling hard fact. Join NOVA on a visit to exotic worlds orbiting distant suns to answer an age-old question with thrilling new science: are we alone?

The rural county on the U.S.-Mexico border with 180,000 residents has the highest coronavirus infection rate per capita of any California county.

San Diego County has lost another legal battle in a long-running effort to find a Climate Action Plan that will stand up to legal scrutiny.