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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has tried to balance optimism around safe, in-person learning with political pugilism aimed at officials who are making it hard for schools to require masks.

Credited by a generation of book nerds for shaping their identities on Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton guest-hosts Jeopardy! this week after a campaign hyped by his large and enthusiastic fandom.

Librarians hope this year’s program can boost reading skills, especially in those students who have fallen behind this year.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Amazon's voice-cloning technology still under development raises concerns among those who study ethics in artificial intelligence.

The arts advocacy group Americans for the Arts responded to criticism that it's been a roadblock to inclusion by agreeing its efforts "have not been enough."

"I saw that the lifeguards were not jumping into the water because they were paralyzed," Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes said. Luckily for athlete Anita Alvarez, Fuentes is an Olympic swimmer.

A new study by the La Jolla Institute for Immunology suggests that patients who recovered from coronavirus may have a “robust” immunity against the virus. Plus, a new Kawasaki-like illness in children linked to the coronavirus has San Diego doctors re-evaluating recent cases of Kawasaki disease. Also, we look back at the life of local arts legend Bob Matheny. He died this week at the age of 91. And, a preview of “A Knight’s Tour,” a Kickstarter-backed independent film by UCSD alum Marvin Choi.

President Biden Wednesday called on Congress to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax and for states to follow suit.

The county will no longer publicize weekly articles detailing the region's influenza status due to the continuing drop in cases.