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Hawaii's Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday after scientists detected a glow in webcam images inside the Halemaumau crater.

The freight railroad CSX announced it had made a deal to provide paid sick leave to roughly 5,000 rail workers. The White House and lawmakers are pushing other railroads to follow suit.

Join us for a roundtable discussion with artists featured in the Art Gallery's ongoing exhibition, Occupy Thirdspace II: Plástica y Palabra en TJ/SD. Featuring artists: Cog·nate Collective, Omar Pimienta, Pepe Rojo, Melissa Cisneros, Kate Clark (OTS I), and Charles Glaubitz. Moderated by curator Sara Solaimani, themes of the discussion will include local social and political histories of art on the TJ/SD border (1980s-present), artists’ personal experiences, memories of collaboration with one another and how they are responding to changes in the local arts landscape. Date | Friday, April 22, 2022 at 4pm Location | Neil Morgan Auditorium San Diego Central Library Register here! Free event For further information on this event please visit the website: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/artist-roundtable-occupy-thirdspace-ii-plastica-y-palabra-en-tjsd

The ex-president left Brazil for Florida a week before his supporters rioted in Brasilia. Analysts say his special diplomatic visa expired Tuesday, leaving U.S. authorities to decide his legal status.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he hopes to speak with President Biden "early" to avoid a potential default on the nation's debt this summer. He raised a bipartisan 2019 deal as a potential model.

People in hard-hit communities say guns have become more present, and deadly gunplay more common and chaotic.

Police say the suspect, a 43-year-old man, was found off the MSU campus and died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Five others, all students, are in critical condition.

San Diego Botanic Garden hosts its second annual spring orchid showcase, "World of Orchids," from Saturday, May 7 through Sunday, June 12. The Garden will stage the exhibition, which kicks off Mother’s Day weekend, in its state-of-the-art, 8,000 square foot, glass-enclosed facility – the Dickinson Family Education Conservatory. On select days, the show will feature sales of plants, potting materials, reference guides, and other merchandise by vendors, conservation organizations, and local orchid societies. On Sundays and Mondays from 9 - 10 a.m., Garden members can enter the "World of Orchids" exhibition for a private "Member Hour," during which other visitors are permitted to roam the rest of the Garden. “This exhibition invites visitors to enjoy the vibrant colors, elegant shapes and intoxicating scents for which orchids are so well known, but it also surprises visitors with flowers of unexpected sizes, shapes, and scents,” said SDBG President and CEO, Ari Novy, PhD. “Orchids comprise one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants in the world. With hundreds of different species and hybrids on display, this show offers even seasoned collectors the opportunity to discover a strange and delightful new orchid.” Open Wednesday – Monday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed on Tuesday Reservations are strongly recommended The Garden does not process cash transactions. Check in with your mobile or printed ticket at the welcome center. Visit San Diego Botanic Garden on Facebook + Instagram + @SDBGarden on Twitter

Break Up with Offshore Drilling Now! Please join us at North County Climate Change Alliance for this important call to action and presentation followed by Q&A with Brady Bradshaw! He will show us how we can protect our beautiful California coastline and fight the climate crisis. Date | Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 5:30pm Location | Virtual Zoom Link Register here! Free event We will learn about the status of existing offshore drilling, and the efforts being done by the Center for Biological Diversity on this crucial issue. Other topics covered in this talk, will include, what is being done at the state level, information about SB 953, what needs to be done on the federal level, and who should be responsible for decommissioning cost. Most importantly we will discover what we can do as individuals to amplify this very important work! For further information on this event and zoom link registration please visit: https://ncccalliance.org/event/break-up-with-offshore-drilling-now/

When his family fell into poverty, a young boy in Kenya found comfort and strength from video games. Now he's the country's gaming ambassador, a mentor to kids in the slums — and a firefighter.