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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey

In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth's dusty sidekick.

The Tijuana River Estuary flows into the Pacific Ocean at Imperial Beach, near the U.S.-Mexico border, on Oct. 23, 2024.

Area representatives ask for meeting with EPA head on Tijuana River sewage

San Diego's congressional delegation Wednesday requested a meeting with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on the Tijuana River Valley's pollution crisis during his upcoming visit to San Diego.

Passengers from United Flight 2066 wait at baggage claim before heading off into San Diego for the sunny holiday, San Diego International Airport. Dec. 23, 2022. Holiday travel is in full swing at the San Diego International Airport. Thousands are flying out of San Diego and California and just as many are flying into San Diego for the holidays.

San Diego airport officials advise travelers to expect busy holiday travel season

The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, which owns and operates SAN, expects to see up to 1.3 million people arriving and departing between Dec. 19 and Jan. 5

The composer Celia Hollander (left) and rapper Fat Tony are two musicians who were affected by the LA wildfires, which destroyed the instruments, record collections and irreplaceable work of many artists.

For many LA musicians, the wildfires took their homes — and their livelihoods

The Los Angeles fires impacted many musical artists, destroying instruments, record collections and hard drives of irreplaceable work.

Pastor Benjamin Boswell, who was pushed out as the senior minister at Myers Park Baptist Church, is seen Sunday, Jan. 26, in Charlotte, N.C.

Pastor pushed out after parishioners complain about focus on racial justice

Leaders of a Baptist church in North Carolina ousted the pastor after congregants started leaving. A secret tape provides a rare look at the debate when a message threatens a business model.

A man walks in a parking garage during a power outage, in Santiago, Chile, on Feb. 25, 2025.

A sweeping power blackout leaves most of Chile in darkness

Internet and mobile phone services blinkered offline. People complained of water shortages as pumps stopped working. Emergency generators helped hospitals and government offices continue operating.

Peter Elitzer, who runs a chain of discount clothing stores called Label Shopper, worries that tariffs will force him to raise prices, turning off already skittish shoppers.

Trump's tariffs threat is dividing business owners across the country

Businesses are divided over Trump's plan to impose sweeping tariffs. Some companies welcome the protection from foreign competition, while others worry about rising costs and retaliation.

It's the 5th anniversary of the COVID pandemic and we want to hear your experiences

It's been 5 years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Ahead of this anniversary, NPR wants to hear from you.

The candidates for San Diego County District 1 supervisor are pictured in this graphic illustration. From left: John McCann, Carolina Chavez, Lincoln Pickard, Vivian Moreno, Louis Fuentes and Paloma Aguirre. A seventh candidate, Elizabeth Efird, is not pictured.

Live election results: San Diego County District 1 Supervisor

The first returns in Tuesday’s special election for county supervisor show Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre in the lead to advance to a runoff later this year.

Fact-check: Who's right in the Musk-Navarro feud over Tesla?

President Trump's rival advisors Peter Navarro and Elon Musk are in a war of words over whether Tesla relies on imported parts. Musk has the facts on his side.

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