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The new film "Tolkien" looks to the life of the man who penned "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" books. Check out my review of the film and interview with its director Dome Karukoski.

A new version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" comes to town, the San Diego Museum of Art expands its notion of Spanish art, and an underrated 1990s band returns to town.

San Diego City Council approves a limited ban on people living in their vehicles, homeless deaths increase by more than 50% in San Diego, and asylum seekers, who are forced to "remain in Mexico," struggle to make it to their court hearings in the United States.

In today’s San Diego’s News Matters podcast: Federal regulators say Southern California Edison has fixed enough of its safety problems to resume the transfer of nuclear waste at the power plant. Plus, San Diego Fire Authority Chief Tony Mecham discusses this seasons potential for wildfires; a former Chula Vista politician declares himself the new elected governor of Baja California; and financial tips on how to save money while traveling this summer.

Several prominent world leaders have remained silent, even after the U.S. presidential election was called for Joe Biden. They included Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right populist.

In today's San Diego News Matters podcast: the latest on the migrant influx from Texas to San Diego, the future of Horton Plaza and the zoo's efforts to revive the nearly extinct northern white rhino.

NPR received a letter from a government spokesman late Tuesday saying "Hungary has been subjected to a barrage of attacks" and requesting an apology from American news organizations and think tanks.

As more growers enter the cannabis cultivation business in California business are getting ready for a changing market. The San Diego Hunger Coalition warns the Trump Administration's proposed budget cuts to Cal Fresh, known nationally as SNAP, would be devastating. And the San Diego City Council is set to hold a meeting this evening for public comments on their spending plan.

An expert committee has put people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers next in line for COVID-19 shots as a second vaccine began rolling out to hospitals. The developments came as a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.

So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media before bed. A cognitive behavioral specialist offers advice on how to stop "doomscrolling" for the sake of your mental health.