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With tens of thousands of suspected cases, the government is aiming for 2.5 million jabs a week. The response has been encouraging — but also worrisome.

The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.

Join us for an evening of powerful, uplifting music as the Voices of Our City Choir presents Celebration of Black Joy, a journey through inspirational songs that honor resilience, community, and shared humanity. Presented as part of CCAE First Wednesdays, this free concert brings together voices and stories that reflect the strength and creativity of our city. Through music rooted in lived experience, the choir celebrates joy, connection, and the power of coming together. California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Facebook / Instagram

Premieres Monday, April 13, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Set at Churchill Downs, Backside is a portrait of the immigrant grooms who care for Kentucky Derby racehorses year-round. The lives of these workers showcase the unseen labor, class disparities, and the human bond sustaining an iconic American sport.

Duo Festudgioso presents a diverse program for flute and guitar, exploring music from the Baroque to the contemporary era. The concert opens with Vivaldi’s elegant Sonata in F major, followed by the lyrical richness of Villa-Lobos in Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 and Distribuição de flores. Frederic Hand’s The Maverick brings modern rhythms and expressive interplay, and the program concludes with Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango, a vivid journey through the evolution of tango from its early roots to the concert stage of today. Duo Festudgioso is a San Diego–based flute and guitar duo formed by flutist Dr. Yana Yan and guitarist Dr. Ming-Jui Liu. The ensemble brings together the warm, intimate sonorities of flute and guitar, presenting music that is expressive, colorful, and approachable. Their repertoire spans Classical and Romantic works, folk-inspired melodies, and the rhythmic vitality of tango. Duo Festudgioso has performed at venues throughout Southern California, including Roxbury Community Center (Beverly Hills), Encinitas Library, Encinitas Community and Senior Center, and La Jolla/Riford Library. Dr. Yana Yan, Flutist, is an active performer and dedicated educator based in San Diego. A winner of the 2024 La Jolla Symphony Emerging Artist Competition, she has appeared in concerts across the United States. In recent seasons, she has performed extensively in chamber recitals with her ensembles Duo Festudgioso and Connessa Collective throughout Southern California. Yan has held faculty positions at Augustana College and Black Hawk College. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Flute and Piano from the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, her Master of Music from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and her Doctor of Musical Arts from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. More information is available at yanayanflute.com. Dr. Ming-Jui Liu, Composer and Guitarist, is a San Diego–based guitarist and composer whose work encompasses performance, composition, and pedagogy. His music and performances have been presented in Taiwan, the United States, and internationally across South America, Europe, and Asia. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has appeared at festivals and institutions including the I Seminário Internacional de Violão do IFCE, Long Island Guitar Festival, Qinling International Guitar Festival, and Résonance Guitar Music Festival, and has given a masterclass at Hunter College (New York). Liu holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University. His album Nostalgia: Original Compositions & Arrangements I is available on major streaming platforms. Duo Festudgioso on Instagram

At the Emergency Hospital, dozens crowded around a thick book to check the names of the victims killed in an airstrike on a rehabilitation center. The U.N. says over a hundred people were killed.

Those affected include certain asylees, refugees, parolees, individuals with deportation or removal withheld, conditional entrants and victims of trafficking, according to the agency.

U.S. school districts worry it could get even more expensive to prepare a meal under new federal dietary guidelines, as they also contend with cuts to programs that helped them buy local food.

Tony Thurmond has been polling at the bottom of a crowded field of gubernatorial candidates. But he’s asking voters to “stick to your values,” and maintains his campaign has much to offer.

Celebrate Native American Month at the Barona Cultural Center & Museum. Experience the award-winning exhibit featuring the short film "Nya’waap Illyuw Uuchyuwp – Our Way of Knowing" and see "Sinyohow Haawaakm ‘Aaknach [Sin-yo-how Haa-waa-km Aak-nach]," the newest film in the Kumeyaay Philosophy Series. Join Sinyohow [Sin-yo-how] as she teaches her twin boys how to care for the creatures around them and each other. This second film in the series brings to life the traditional teachings and oral histories of the Barona people. These stories were told to teach lessons on how to live well and be good members of the community. Barona Museum has worked tirelessly over the past eight years to bring these important stories back to the Kumeyaay community and the public. Much of this knowledge had been lost due to the consequences of colonization and genocide. Visit the Barona Cultural Center & Museum to experience the Kumeyaay way of knowing. Barona Museum is open Wednesday to Friday noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Barona Cultural Center & Museum on Facebook