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San Diego Top Mother's Day Weekend Events: From Opera To Cartooning To Nature Mandalas To Brunch

Looking for a few ways to infuse art and culture into your pandemic weekend and Mother's Day?

Naomi Osaka lost Friday night in a U.S. Open upset to Canada's Leylah Fernandez.

Naomi Osaka Says She May Take Another Break From Tennis After Losing In The U.S. Open

In a tearful post-match news conference, the tennis superstar says the sport no longer makes her happy. "I honestly don't know when I'm going to play my next tennis match," she says.

Elizabeth Holmes, center, walks into the federal courthouse for her trial in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday.

Prosecutors Call Theranos Ex-CEO Elizabeth Holmes A Liar And A Cheat As Trial Opens

Defense lawyers say Holmes believed the company could screen for hundreds of diseases with just a finger prick of blood, a pledge that attracted millions of dollars in investment.

Moving Toward A New Normal

San Diego County remains on track to loosen restrictions Friday on the types of business which can open. Also on KPBS’ daily San Diego News Matters podcast: the first confirmed death of an immigrant detainee from the virus, San Diego County is considering using smartphone apps to do the contact tracing and more.

At the region's biggest hospital, Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, 97% of COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated and all of the intensive care unit beds are filled.

Idaho's Hospitals Are Overwhelmed, But Many Locals Remain Skeptical Of Vaccines

At least 10 hospitals in the state started rationing care for everyone because they're filled with COVID-19 patients. But there's deep distrust of authority.

FILE - In this March 19, 2021 file photo, Suhail Shaheen, Afghan Taliban spokesman and a member of the negotiation team gestures while speaking during a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia.

Read What The Taliban Told NPR About Their Plans For Afghanistan

Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban spokesman in Qatar, tells NPR's Steve Inskeep about the group's plans for the country, which he says include allowing people to leave and no reprisals against enemies.

The experimental duo Skrapez is a project formed in the early 2000s by Jon Calzo (Tenshun) and David Lampley (Psychopop).

Summer Music: The DIY Chaos Of Skrapez

With manipulated synthesizers or homemade electronic instruments, the San Diego-based experimental duo Skrapez makes curious, creative and chaotic walls of sound.

Local Food Assistance Groups Upping Their Game To Aide San Diegans In Need

Local food banks have had to nearly double food distribution to people in need because so many San Diegans are currently out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Want To Reduce The Amount Of Clothes In Your Closet? A Guide For Paring Down

That daily encounter with the clothes closet, trying to figure out what to wear to work, isn’t that much of a problem these days. If being homebound is motivating you to tackle an overfilled closet, there’s a new book that might help.

New Rules For Restaurants

California wants restaurants to screen guests for symptoms, have servers wear masks and keep diners at least 6 feet apart under guidance released Tuesday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Tijuana Mayor Arturo González Cruz announced a new regional binational working group focused on tracking cross-border cases of coronavirus and more local news you need.

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