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In a year when the industry bet on fresh tech and virtual worlds, NPR's hip-hop and R&B editor found these albums powerfully immersive all on their own.

SDSU students said they’re disappointed by a decision not to charge three former Aztec football players for an alleged gang rape.

The district attorney decided not to file criminal charges after a young woman said she was raped by SDSU football players.

Scientists at San Diego’s Scripps Research start identifying antibodies that could stop the very complex virus that gives people AIDS.

The massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and eight other monuments will move to the museum after the city council approves the plan.

Karate is one of the new sports added to the Olympics for the first time at the Tokyo Games. The sport traces its roots to Japan where it was developed 700 years ago.

"We don't condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it's in self-defense," the father of Venus and Serena Williams told NBC News. Smith won an Oscar for portraying Williams in the movie King Richard.

Playwrights Project's 37th Plays by Young Writers Festival, sponsored by the Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky Family Fund and Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust, is a filmed performance featuring winning scripts from its 2021 California Young Playwrights Contest. Featured productions: • "Petunia" by Ana Cabrera, Age 15, Cardiff – A flower with roots on both sides of the border journeys to find her place in the world. • "Boxed In" by Declan Kallberg, Age 14, Temecula – Decades after COVID-19, is there more to life than just connecting through screens? • "Reverie" by Jacqueline Vellandi, Age 17, Ladera Ranch – Three students escape mundane realities through a collective daydream. Staged reading: • "The Jealous Soccer" Ball by Ahmed Al Hashimi & Yaseen Issa, Ages 13 & 13, El Cajon - Ronaldo wants to fulfill his purpose, but he's not as popular as LeBron the basketball. Plays by Young Writers Opening Night Celebration will take place at the Joan B. Kroc Theatre on Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Event schedule: • 7 p.m. – Reception • 8 p.m. – Screening of the festival • 9:30 p.m. – Dessert and coffee Get tickets here! General admission is $50 per person. For more information, please visit playwrightsproject.org/productions/pbyw or call (858) 384-2970.

The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses. The focus will be on improving response to a public health crisis that kills more than 100,000 Americans annually.

The San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC), San Diego’s foremost women’s chorus, is thrilled to announce their first in-person concert since the start of the pandemic: “Here Comes the Sun,” a vibrant celebration of the power of community and a tribute to the joy of renewal and hope. This inspiring performance features an uplifting blend of songs and pieces that commemorate the resilience of our communities through the challenges of the past two years, breaking out of the confines of the digital world to bring the sound of music to the city once again. Led by Artistic Director Kathleen Hansen, the chorus will perform an eclectic slate of songs ranging from traditional choral pieces and instantly recognizable rock ‘n roll classics to a beautiful, pensive tribute to those who have been lost to the pandemic. With a blend of warmth, joy, and thoughtful remembrance, “Here Comes the Sun” showcases the diversity, strength and creativity of San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community and its allies—a perfect musical mix to mark the 35th anniversary of SDWC’s founding. Date | Saturday, April 30 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 1 at 4 p.m. Location | Patrick Henry High School Get tickets here! General admission: $25 Youth, senior, disabled patrons, and military: $20 VIP Admission: $30 Patrick Henry High School (6702 Wandermere Drive, San Diego, CA 92120). Masks required for all event attendees. No proof of vaccination required. For more information, please visit sdwc.ticketleap.com/here-comes-the-sun-songs-of-hope or call (619) 291-3366.