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Geisel Library on the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla, Calif. is shown. Oct. 20, 2022.

UC San Diego scientists cautiously relieved over lifting of federal money freeze

The researchers worry the initial pause in federal money signals major changes in funding priorities and believe the issue will resurface.

Two women walk outside the Rosecrans shelter in Midway on Tuesday, April 15.

Future of Midway homeless shelter remains uncertain

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and San Diego County have yet to reach an agreement to keep a Midway District shelter open, unsettling shelter residents and staff.

Word of the Week: Trump calls tariffs 'the most beautiful word.' Here's its history

President Trump has repeatedly called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." NPR's Word of the Week explores how they got their name.

A 2016 file photo of the California state Capitol in Sacramento.

Battle over trans athletes' participation in girls sports comes to California Capitol

A committee in the California legislature plans to vote on bills Tuesday that would restrict transgender athletes from participating in girls sports.

A laboratory studying sickle cell disease at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, at the National Institutes of Health on February 8, 2024, in Bethesda, Maryland.

A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's new NIH funding policy

Attorneys general from 22 states had filed a lawsuit seeking to block the policy that would dramatically change NIH's grant-making by limiting how much it will disburse for overhead costs.

People with disabilities and their allies hold signs up during a protest against potential Medical cuts outside Rep. Darrell Issa's office on April 23, 2025 in Santee, Calif.

Disabled San Diegans and allies protest potential Medicaid cuts

Medicaid supporters rallied in front of Republican Rep. Darrell Issa's Santee office Wednesday.

President Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on Friday. A federal judge in Rhode Island has issued an order blocking the administration's efforts to freeze some federal spending.

A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

Government Accountability official says fraud does exist, but it's not widespread

Government accountability officer says fraud is committed by "all walks of life" including "insider threats," but must be proven in court

The FDIC's goal is to prevent another banking crisis. It's now also a Trump target

President Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal government are also threatening a key banking watchdog.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has set a snap election for April 28 — the first time he'll run for an elected public office. He's seen here at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Sunday.

Why Canada is holding an election that will be a first for its prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is running for elected public office for the first time, as the country is roiled by turbulence set in motion by President Trump.

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