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The Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) is happy to announce their new Yiddish classes and activities for beginners, intermediate, and advanced levels. The courses will take place from Thursday, January 2 through Thursday, March 10. Click here to see full schedule for each level. A short description for each level: • Beginners: Range from courses teaching the Yiddish alef beys to the first steps in reading and conversing with others in Yiddish. • Intermediate: These courses are for those with a good understanding of the basics who are ready to start delving further into the language. • Advanced: These courses are for those who are comfortable with the Yiddish language in general and are ready to spread their linguistic wings with the language. • All levels: These courses are designed for everyone interested in Yiddish language and culture, regardless of one’s proficiency or skills in the language. Register here today! Please choose the course level you feel more comfortable in. For more information, please visit yaaana.org/yiddish-classes or call (619) 719-1776.

Stalled confirmatory trials and lax enforcement plague the Food and Drug Administration's accelerated approval pathway for pharmaceuticals that target urgent medical needs.

Unionized workers at one downtown hotel are getting ready to hold a strike authorization vote by this week’s end.

In an ever modernizing world, foraging provides an opportunity to recall the simplicity of survival. All the things I thought I needed pale in comparison to a delicious piece of neglected fruit.

Our weekend picks for art and culture feature new offerings from OnStage Playhouse, the Women's Museum, Hill Street Country Club, San Diego Circus Center, regional Black artists and more.

A youth mental health crisis and a shortage of therapists and other care providers who take insurance are pushing many U.S. families into financial ruin. But it's rarely acknowledged as medical debt.

Some scientists are now saying the only way to achieve a limit to global temperature rise is to pair emission reduction efforts with a massive investment in carbon capture technology. Plus, with a guilty verdict handed down to Derek Chauvin on all counts in the death of George Floyd, legal experts now are now analyzing what the conviction will mean for the former Minneapolis police officer's sentence. And the Tijuana River Valley is frequently swamped with sewage-tainted water, but those cross-border flows also carry trash into an ecologically sensitive region. Then in Southeast San Diego, community art spaces are few and far between. One resident is looking to remedy that with the opening of a new center in Chollas View. Finally, the Old Globe brings the politics, family sagas, ghosts and that epic sword fight in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to radio audiences.

An America’s Got Talent finalist from Season 8, Catapult is a magical production that features incredibly lithe dancers who work behind a screen to create shadow silhouettes of shapes from the world around us – and beyond! Audiences are enthralled as they watch back-lit bodies transform into a mountain, an elephant, a dragon, even a helicopter. It’s a mystery how they do it, and no one knows what they will create next. At every turn, Catapult surprises and delights again and again. Packed with hundreds of shape transformations, this family-friendly show is full of humor, emotion and engaging stories. Catapult will perform at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, October 10 at 2 p.m. Get your tickets here! Adult admission: $20-$40 Seniors (65+), Military, Students (13-21): $17-$34 Youth admission (12 and under): $10-$20 For more information, visit powayonstage.org/event/catapult.

Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill banning drag performances the same afternoon he signed a ban on youth gender-affirming care. Advocates say some are asking whether staying in the state is worth it.

Here's a look at how Western cities have prepared for a future with less water.