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Sprinklers water grass in El Cerrito in this undated photo.

City To Host Workshop For Water Customers Who Were Overcharged

The city utilities department is hosting a workshop Thursday to help out water customers who believe they were overcharged due to meter misreading.

Beer giant MillerCoors has criticized the policy change, saying it could mean job losses in the industry.

Trump's Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Could Raise Car, Beer And Candy Prices

The move announced Thursday is intended to bolster the domestic steel and aluminum industry, but manufacturers that use imported metal are concerned about the consequences of the change.

The Office of Government Ethics on Monday said that as an agency head, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt bears "a heightened responsibility" when it comes avoiding conflicts of interest.

Government Ethics Officials Raise Red Flags On EPA Chief Scott Pruitt

With a president keeping a Cabinet-level official on the job despite a raft of scandals, ethics officials are spelling out why that might be a problem.

The AMC cinema in Riyadh hosted the first film screening in more than three decades on April 18. Movie theaters open to the wider public next month after Saudi Arabia lifted a 35-year ban on cinemas as part of a far-reaching liberalization drive.

As Saudi Arabia's Cinema Ban Ends, Filmmakers Eye New Opportunities

Allowing cinemas is part of a modernization drive by the Saudi government, which hopes to create more business opportunities and become a regional film hub. But it's a tough place to be a filmmaker.

An undated image from the documentary "The Blood is at the Doorstep."

Human Rights Watch Film Festival Spotlights Social Justice Issues

The 8th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival runs Thursday through Sunday at the Museum of Photographic Arts at Balboa Park. It features "The Blood is at the Doorstep,” a documentary by a San Diego State graduate about police violence and activism.

Worshipers at the Walloon Reformed Church of St. Augustine in Magdeburg, Germany, participate in a service where the congregation is encouraged to tweet about the liturgy and share their prayers online.

In Germany, Churchgoers Are Encouraged To Tweet From The Pews

As it celebrates 500 years since Martin Luther and the Reformation, the Protestant church in Germany is turning to social media to reach those too busy to attend.

When teens step out of their comfort zone to help people they don't know, they feel confident.

Helping Strangers May Help Teens' Self-Esteem

Adolescents are under more pressure than ever, and many suffer from depression and anxiety. But new research suggests that volunteering to help strangers makes them feel better about themselves.

Producer Dilek Ince and director Daniel Bydlowski hold their CCI-IFF awards for "Bullies." The film won Best Science Fiction Fantasy as well as the Judges' Choice Awards.

Bidding Goodbye To Comic-Con 2018

Wrapping up the pop culture convention

The main entrance to Dalton High School in Georgia. Police say a teacher who barricaded himself in a classroom and fired a shot has been taken into custody.

Georgia School Evacuated After Teacher Barricaded Himself In Classroom And Fired Gun

No students were in the classroom when the teacher fired the weapon, and despite a chaotic lockdown, the only injury was a student who hurt her ankle running away.

Sharony Green stands outside Biscayne Gardens Elementary School in Miami, Fla., where she met her close childhood friend, Beth Hegab.

Childhood Playmates Reconnect, Rekindle Friendship That Transcends Race And Distance

As part of our Missed Connections series, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro reunites Sharony Green and Beth Hegab, former childhood friends who drifted apart, according to Green, in part because of race.

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