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San Diego council member Raul Campillo talks about the Solar Equity Program's first year on Oct. 5, 2023.

SDG&E celebrates 36 installations in first year of solar program

The utility marked the first year of its $10 million program to put solar on the rooftops of people who couldn’t otherwise afford it.

A law enforcement officers converge at Brownwood Park where activist had gathered who oppose the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center that protesters refer to as "Cop City," after earlier marching through the park just as a vigil for killed activist Manuel "Tortuguita" Terán was set to begin in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 24, 2023.

Domestic terrorism charges in Georgia are prompting concern over political repression

In Atlanta, dozens of activists who oppose a new police and fire training facility are being accused of domestic terrorism. That has alarmed civil liberties and human rights groups.

Lesley Manville stars in<em> Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris.</em>

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and more.

Beekeeper Gene Brandi checks the condition of his hives at a cherry tree orchard in San Juan Bautista, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2023.

California storms hit beekeepers, but honey outlook's sweet

The rainy weather is expected to bring ample wildflowers to the state this spring for bees to forage. That could mean a good year for honey.

Three days before her gender-affirming surgery, Chedino Martin poses for the camera in the home she shares with her fiancé, Keagan, and his deaf parents, Maria and Keith, in the Hanover Park neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2017.

Miss Trans Africa's Long Wait for Freedom

Chedino Martin was 23 years old when she realized she was a transgender woman. She was determined to follow her dream, but had no idea how much luck, patience and strength she would need to get there.

Autopsy reveals anti-'Cop City' activist's hands were raised when shot and killed

The 26-year-old protester, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, was killed in January in an Atlanta-area forest as police cleared an encampment of activists who oppose the construction of Atlanta's "Cop City."

The village of Sumari in Uttarakhand had about 100 households in the last official census in 2011. Now the village has fewer than 20 families.

'Ghost villages' of the Himalayas foreshadow a changing India

Parts of the Himalayas in India are seeing people leave for cities that offer more jobs. Those left behind feel forgotten as the government looks to use the land for resources for the growing cities.

A Kaiser Permanente worker holds a sign that reads "Patient care is in crisis" on a picket line outside the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Kearny Mesa, Oct. 4, 2023.

Kaiser Permanente workers in San Diego County strike, joining thousands across the country

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike Wednesday in what their union says in the largest action of its type in U.S. history.

Detective Pikachu Returns, a kid-friendly mystery game from Nintendo, releases the same week as Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Mirage.

Detective Pikachu Returns, Assassin's Creed Mirage and more Fall games reviewed

Nintendo and Ubisoft both return to form this Autumn, while massive games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Resident Evil 4 get new expansions. NPR rounds up the best and biggest new games of the season.

Mehdi Moein shows the traditional Newruz table set up at the House of Iran in Balboa Park for the Persian New Year.

Iranians in San Diego celebrate the Persian New Year

Celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, are underway around the world. The House of Iran in Balboa Park marked the occasion with special traditions.

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