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Amazon took the social media platform Parler offline, saying Parler wasn't removing threats of violence. Parler Chief Policy Officer Amy Peikoff tells NPR the site's goal is freedom of speech.

San Diego researchers hope oysters give them a unique peek into the health of local estuaries.

The San Diego City Council voted 7-2 to approve an update to the city's affordable housing regulations, which require developers to build for low-income renters. An earlier version of the policy was vetoed by Mayor Kevin Faulconer.

President Trump is vowing new economic sanctions on Iran in response to a missile attack on U.S. bases in Iraq. Plus, a new program clears tickets for homeless people who stay at a bridge shelter for at least 30 days. We’ll also take a look at rising homelessness in Spring Valley. Highly skilled immigrants continue to struggle to find work in the United States. How a San Diego toddler sparked a kindness movement. And, KPBS arts and culture reporter Beth Accomando is calling on all film geeks to check out two new film series that get underway this weekend and focus on Italian and Gearhead Cinema.

The first of two Pacific storms made for a soggy morning commute in San Diego and the next one is expected to hit on Christmas Day. Plus, nearly two years after marijuana legalization, California is still finding it a challenge to police cannabis-impaired drivers because weed affects people differently. And, Black’s Beach is a local favorite for nudists, but how did it come to be?

What happened at the sixth Democratic debate Thursday — we break it down. Plus, recreational weed is legal in California but the research into the risks and benefits of marijuana is still lagging behind, hampered partly by strict prohibition in the past. And, the Skywalker saga comes to an end. Our film critics are here with a spoiler-free review of “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker.”

In recent decades, the city has been changing — it's now home to one of the largest populations in the country of Chaldeans, a persecuted religious and ethnic minority from Iraq.

Setting fires to save the forest? That’s what the California State Parks department is doing in San Diego’s eastern mountains as part of a reforestation project. Hear why. Plus, Louisa May Alcott's novel “Little Women” has been adapted to the screen many times and now it gets a new one this year from Greta Gerwig. KPBS film critic Beth Accomando has this review. And, pulling a story from our archives, hear how difficult it is for a group of students from the City Heights neighborhood to make a trip to Pacific Beach.

When they're not lighthearted movie star cameos, the digital doppelgängers have scary disinformation potential. A deepfakes researcher hopes our wariness keeps up with the tech's quickening advances.

San Diego has acquired 100 new works of art from 89 local artists for its Civic Art Collection through the SD Practice initiative, which focuses on the purchase of existing artworks from San Diego area artists, city officials said Tuesday.