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Recently, the idea of contact tracing has triggered some colorful misinformation campaigns. It's actually a tried-and-true public health tool that can curb the spread of the coronavirus.

The Nov. 3 election could test California's commitment to voting by mail. Californians have been voting by mail for years. In March, more than 72% of ballots cast in the primary came through the postal service.

Shamsia Alizada dropped out of the Madwdud Academy in Kabul after a suicide bomber killed more than 40 students. But she returned — and has scored top grades on the country's college entrance exams.

On Friday La Jolla Music Society opens its new $82 million music venue, the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. The grand opening will include a series of concerts and other festivities. GUESTS: Inon Barnatan, music director, SummerFest; Cho-Liang "Jimmy" Lin, former music director, SummerFest

An estimated 45,000 acres are burning in Fresno County, where more than 200 people were rescued overnight as military helicopters plucked the stranded from a reservoir in Sierra National Forest.

Asked to disavow white supremacists, President Trump addressed the Proud Boys directly, telling them to "stand back and stand by." He did not expand on what he meant.

The western militia leader refused to leave the building — and his seat — following a protest of Idaho legislators' consideration of various coronavirus-related bills.

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with PBS Video App. As global temperatures rise, scientists are exploring solutions from planting trees to sucking carbon out of the air to geoengineering. But would they work? And what are the risks of engineering Earth's climate?

San Diego’s City Council has voted in favor of a March 2020 vote to expand the Convention Center. Opponents say it will allow special interests to exert more influence over the election. Also, mental health patients are being cycled through the system due to a shortage of facilities, San Diego State University says that its Black Resource Center was vandalized during a break-in over the weekend. California Gov. Newsom reflects on his first 100 days in office. The New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer examines how climate change is fueling an exodus of Guatemalan migrants coming to the U.S. border and San Diego community leaders are calling for a revival in civics education.

The error comes as voting by mail is set to expand significantly due to the pandemic and as President Trump has frequently made false claims that the practice will lead to widespread electoral fraud.