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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the $2,000 relief checks have "no realistic path" in the Senate on their own. He has tied them to other provisions that Democrats blast as partisan.

Making a living from the ocean in Southern California is never easy, but the planet’s changing climate is creating additional hurdles for a 50-year-old oyster farm in Carlsbad. KPBS continues its weeklong #CoveringClimateNow series. Plus, a 2016 ballot measure that was supposed to fix potholes, sidewalks and street lights in San Diego is trending tens of millions of dollars short of city projections given to voters. What went wrong? Also on today’s podcast, San Diego Unified has launched an investigation into reports of racial taunting at a football game between Lincoln High and San Clemente High in Orange County. And, Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive action to spend $20 million on a public awareness campaign on the dangers of vaping.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have agreed to extend rental protections through the end of September.

It was a hotly contested ballot measure and now residents are getting a better picture of development plans for SDSU West as the university held an open house to get feedback. Plus, new research from the Navy found troops almost always used personal firearms to kill themselves, highlighting the need for safely storing guns. And KPBS talks to an asylum-seeker a day after the Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration asylum rule to stand. Also on today’s podcast, county public health officials share details about how local and state officials are working together to investigate the mysterious vaping-related illness.

California will ban evictions for unpaid rent through the end of September and will use federal money to pay off eligible tenants' debt.

An image that seems to threaten former President Donald Trump has prompted Twitter to deactivate an account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The image also appears on Khameini's website.

China banned fentanyl last year, but an NPR investigation reveals how Chinese vendors continue to market the chemicals used to make the drug on e-commerce and social media sites.

Those hit hardest by San Diego's affordable housing crisis are often from the most vulnerable communities. Some feel they must accept unsanitary living conditions or lose their home.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Kristen Meinzer, a royal watcher and author, about Oprah Winfrey's interview broadcast on CBS with Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the duke and duchess of Sussex.

False claims that blame left-wing activists for wildfires in Oregon have spread on social media. To stop the rumors, some experts say platforms should take inspiration from the stock market.