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A federal indictment accuses seven Californians of stealing approximately $100 million worth of gold, precious gems and luxury watches from an armored semitruck leaving a jewelry show in 2022.

Billions of nocturnal Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km to cool caves in the Australian Alps that they have never previously visited. New research shows how they may find their way there and back.

Last year, Congress banned the app in the U.S., citing national security concerns and demanding it spin off from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Trump has again paused enforcement of the ban.

The perfect event for spooky season, "The Phantom of the Opera" (1925) marked the first adaptation of the 1910 horror novel by French author Gaston Leroux. Lon Chaney plays the titular character, a talented but deformed virtuoso who haunts the halls of the Paris Opera House as he attempts to make his protégé and love interest, Christine, into a star. This event is part of San Diego Theatres’ Silent Movie Mondays series, which features famous silent films accompanied by the Balboa Theatre’s historic theatre organ, played live by acclaimed organists. Learn more about it at https://sandiegotheatres.org/silent-movie-mondays. General admission tickets are $24, with a discount available for seniors, students, and members of our military. For those who are interested in a more premium experience, reserved VIP seating is available for $39. Includes premium seating and admission to a pre-show prelude that includes a discussion with the organist about the history and theme of the film. Visit: https://sandiegotheatres.org/event/2024/10/phantom-opera-1925 San Diego Theaters on Instagram and Facebook

Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.

35 House members said they are troubled by the Agriculture Department's plans to collect personal data from people who applied for federal food assistance, and urged the effort to "immediately cease."

A new cookbook celebrates Marseille, France's second-largest city.

Stream Seasons 1 - 9 now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursdays, Sept. 25 - Oct. 9, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV. The acclaimed detective series returns with more mysteries set in the uncertain days at the beginning of the Cold War. In 1946 London, former DCS Christopher Foyle now employs his unerring investigative skills on behalf of MI5, assisted by his ever-faithful driver. This season has 3 episodes.

Maureen Corrigan recommends four great reads: El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes a Vacation, by Laura Lippman.

Getting footage from the ground was essential for filmmaker Sahra Mani, the director of Bread & Roses. Her documentary, which profiles three women who engage in protests, is now streaming on Apple TV+.