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"Die Hard" is just one of many action films can kindle the holiday spirit. Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando gives us her top 12.

When his family fell into poverty, a young boy in Kenya found comfort and strength from video games. Now he's the country's gaming ambassador, a mentor to kids in the slums — and a firefighter.

The ex-president left Brazil for Florida a week before his supporters rioted in Brasilia. Analysts say his special diplomatic visa expired Tuesday, leaving U.S. authorities to decide his legal status.

Just Stop Oil has been in the spotlight after its demonstration in which protesters threw soup at a Van Gogh painting. The coalition is demanding an end to new fossil fuel production in the U.K.

The San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering is back in action and better than ever! Events include two block parties, interactive classroom learning, a movie night, a recycled art competition, weekly podcasts, a group hike, and much more! At the Stump a Steam Pro event, participants will join a science speed round discussion for 3rd graders to introduce them to a dozen STEAM professionals from different industries. Students will have the opportunity to “stump” the pros to win points for their class. Date | Wednesday, May 4 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Location | Saburo Muraoka Elementary School For more information, please visit lovestemsd.org/2022-festival or call (858) 455-0300.

Jed Fielding’s in-your-face street portraiture will take you right into his subjects’ vivid lives. Working at close range, his portraits allow us to feel these intimate interactions, moving beyond traditional photojournalism into personal encounters. His curious subjects reach for each other and for the photographer, too — at times it might feel like they’re reaching for us as well. In this exhibition, MOPA visitors will see early works by Fielding, and sections focused on his work in Naples, Italy as well as his photographs of blind children in Mexico City. Dates | Saturday, March 12, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022 from 11am-4pm Location | Museum of Photographic Arts A publication will accompany the exhibition and be available for sale through MOPA’s store. Image credit: Jed Fielding, Naples #33, 1992, archival inkjet print. Gift of Emanuel and Edithann M. Gerard, © Jed Fielding, 2021. For further information on this event please visit the website : https://mopa.org/exhibitions/encounter-photographs-jed-fielding/

San Diego County is no longer planning to charge motorists a fee for every mile they drive. The so-called "road usage charge" had been a key component of the county's regional transportation plan. Then, when talking about emissions and climate change, the conversation often focuses on greenhouse gas emissions. Now there’s new information on the impacts aerosol emissions have on climate, and human health. Next, unauthorized immigration across the southwest border is at historic levels. What does that mean for San Diego? And, the Army Corps of Engineers is probably best known for its work on waterways. But those projects also unearth many historical artifacts the Corps must document and maintain. After, the 65th annual Monterey Jazz Festival was held this weekend. We bring you the story behind an unprecedented musical that featured a glittering array of jazz titans, including Louis Armstrong that premiered at the festival 60 years ago. Finally, for our Influential music series, San Diego Jazz pianist Joshua White picked 5 iconic local musicians whose work has impacted him and the jazz scene in San Diego and beyond.

The San Diego Symphony’s Winter-Spring 2022 season continues to connect communities throughout San Diego and beyond with music featuring world-class artists. About "Beethoven, Mozart and Shostokovich": A rising star among young American conductors, Jonathon Heyward, leads the Orchestra in Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9. Written in 1945 at the end of World War 2, this symphony was expected by the Soviet authorities to be a loud and noisy public celebration; when the composer created instead this lovely work of lightness, delicacy, charm and personal sorrow, he was roundly criticized by the political hacks. South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son, well-known for her interpretations of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, makes her San Diego debut with one of that master's greatest concertos. Schedule • Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido • Friday, March 18, 7:30 p.m. at The Village Church, Rancho Santa Fe Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $25 to $85 (depending on seating area and venue). Please select desired date to attend. For more information, please visit sandiegosymphony.org/performances/beethoven-mozart-and-shostakovich or call the SD Symphony at (619) 235-0804.

The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark O'Connor about his memoir, Crossing Bridges, on his journey from multi-instrumentalist child prodigy to solo artist composing and performing on world stages.