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In a year of book bans, Maureen Corrigan's top 10 affirm the joy of reading widely

Fresh Air's book critic says 2023 was an outstanding year for reading. Corrigan shares 10 of her favorite titles – a wide-ranging list of fiction and nonfiction.

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 10, 2017, in Washington. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100.

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

Kissinger dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China.

A screenshot of footage showing Robert Wilson speaking to CBS 8 reporter, David Gotfredson, outside a San Diego courthouse on Dec. 27, 2021.

San Diego neo-Nazi gets prison time for antisemitic incident at Anne Frank House

Robert Wilson is a member of the Goyim Defense League, an antisemitic hate group founded in California.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters that allegations regarding President Biden's family rise to the level of an impeachment inquiry.

McCarthy says info about Biden family 'rises to level of an impeachment inquiry'

The House speaker says Republicans may launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. House GOP members have been investigating allegations of financial misconduct related to his son, Hunter.

The San Diego County Sheriff Department's George Bailey Detention Facility is pictured on April 28, 2022.

How to vote in jail or if you have a record

California allows anyone not currently incarcerated for a felony sentence to register to vote and vote in elections.

North county residents are handed election materials by Paul Mendoza, a candidate for the Vallecitos Water District, at the Universidad Popular election education fair in San Marcos, Oct. 20, 2022.

San Diego struggles to hire bilingual poll workers — but voters need them

Despite laws that attempt to reduce language barriers in the voting process, the county’s vote centers struggle to recruit bilingual poll workers.

Workers installing solar panels on an Oceanside home in this undated photo

Appeals court will hear challenge to California's new rooftop solar rules

A California court of appeals will consider the possibility that changes to the state’s rooftop solar rules are not lawful.

A cosplayer dressed as a boxed Barbie doll attends the MCM Comic Con at ExCeL exhibition centre in London on May 26, 2023.

It's a pink Halloween. Here are some of the most popular costumes of 2023

People are spending more money than ever on Halloween costumes. Here are the ones people are buying the most in 2023.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro leaves after giving a speech during the closing campaign on Venezuela Referendum on dispute territory with Guyana in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.

Venezuelans approve referendum to claim territory in neighboring Guyana

The 61,600-square-mile territory accounts for two-thirds of Guyana and borders Brazil, which says it has "intensified its defense actions" and boosted its military presence because of the dispute.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his combined call-in-show and annual press conference, on Dec. 14, in Moscow, Russia.

In a 4-hour press conference, a confident Putin vows the Ukraine war will go on

Russian President Vladimir Putin resumed his traditional year-end press conference, after canceling last year, when Russia was doing badly on the battlefield. He combined it with a call-in program.

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