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Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should 'die.'

The event will feature presentations of the Guild’s prestigious Odin Award to four local authors: Matt Coyle, author of the Rick Cahil crime novels; Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-seller and five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author; and SDSU professors emeriti Philip Pryde and Bob Riffenburgh for their contributions to science, literary fiction, and non-fiction. The Odin Awards are periodically presented by the Guild in recognition of local authors’ bodies of work. Instituted by Dr. Carl Nelson, past Guild President, Odin Awards have thus far been awarded to over 20 local authors, among them Chet Cunningham, Susan Vreeland, Steve Breen, T. Jefferson Parker, and Alan Russell. A complete list of previous Odin Award recipients is on our website. For four decades, the Guild has served as a San Diego organization dedicated to the advancement of writing and those who pursue it. The Guild has a current membership of over 200 published and aspiring authors. The Guild hosts monthly meetings featuring speakers of interest to the writing community. It also maintains an active website, publishes an annual anthology of members’ works, manages a Manuscript Critique Program, and presents workshops on a variety of writing topics. The 45th Anniversary Gala Event is open to the press and to anyone with an interest in the San Diego writing community. To join with our gala, please visit the Guild’s website at sdweg.org/event-5793668 for ticket information. San Diego Writers & Editors Guild on Facebook

For better or — mostly — worse, Hollywood has helped shape the public's image of the health insurance industry in films ranging from John Grisham's The Rainmaker to the Oscar-winning As Good as It Gets.

President Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have touted billions in terminated contracts deemed wasteful, but there's little transparency about how savings are tracked.

The number of unhoused seniors is expected to triple by 2030. As rents rise, it becomes tougher to find affordable housing that's accessible for those with medical conditions and disabilities.

NPR rounds up what happened this week, the fourth week of President Trump's administration, and takes a look at some developments that have been overlooked.

Trump's promised tax cuts, and their potential consequences for the U.S. economy, took center stage at Bessent's confirmation hearing.

Mark Metersky was a medical student at a New York City hospital. He was frustrated with one of his patients when he saw something that surprised him.

Los Angeles has wildfire policies that are far tougher than many of those in Western states. The destruction from the recent fires shows there are still major gaps to address.

Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.