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In a highly unusual legal move, the Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to stop alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad from pleading guilty this Friday at Guantánamo-- even though two U.S. military courts have already rejected the Defense Secretary's attempt to block KSM's plea.

Madhushree Ghosh & KhabaarCo present a ticketed supper club and conversation with Priyanka Mattoo for her new memoir, Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones on Tuesday, August 20 at Garage Collective in Barrio Logan. KhabaarCo Supper Club is a literary supper club presented by author and TEDx speaker, Mahushree Ghosh, highlighting change makers, activists, writers, and leaders. The debut event will be an exciting conversation with debut author Priyanka Mattoo on the peripatetic search for home from Kashmir to England to Saudi Arabia to Los Angeles. Dinner tickets come with an array of appetizers: Samosas from Punjabi Tandoor KhabaarCo signature chutneys and poppadoms Spicy tapioca pearl sabudana khidchi with chutney KhabaarCo signature masala chai This is a ticketed event with TWO ticket options: $60 - one admission ticket to the discussion with Priyanka Mattoo and Madhushree Ghosh, plus appetizers & drink, PLUS a copy of Priyanka's memoir, Bird Milk and Mosquito Bones. $30 - one admission ticket to the discussion with Priyanka Mattoo and Madhushree Ghosh, plus appetizers & drink. (Book not included) The Book Catapult will also be at the event with copies of Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones for sale. Priyanka will also be signing copies of the book after the discussion. Priyanka Mattoo is a writer, filmmaker, former talent agent, and a cofounder of Earios, a women-led podcast network. She is a contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker, and a recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship. Mattoo holds degrees in Italian and law from the University of Michigan and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and kids. Madhushree Ghosh works in oncology diagnostics, and is a social justice activist. Her work has been awarded a Notable Mention in Best American Essays in Food Writing and a Pushcart Prize nomination. She is the author of the award-winning memoir, Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family and she lives in San Diego, California. Related links: The Book Catapult: website | Instagram | Facebook

For Shaymaa Ahmed, a 21-year-old engineering student in Gaza, a cease-fire means she can finally mourn her own family.

Could 2025 be another game-changing year for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? Here are the three things to watch in the new year.

The Biden administration set a new climate goal for the U.S. The White House argues states, cities and corporations will continue the work, even as Trump plans to exit the Paris climate agreement.

In the world of true crime, Fall River, Mass. is known for Lizzie Borden, but another murder 60 years earlier captivated New England. Kate Winkler Dawson tells the story in The Sinners All Bow.

Richard M. Fierro, a Mira Mesa High School and San Diego State University graduate, helped subdue the shooter who committed the Nov. 19, 2022, rampage at Club Q in Colorado Springs.

Check out the big Oscar contenders all you want, but 2024 was also a solid year for movies that didn't have big names, big studios and big marketing departments behind them.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill haven't had a pay increase since 2009, representing a 31% decline in their salary when adjusted for inflation.

Come learn more about Tijuana's history and efforts to preserve its record. Digital Collections Librarian Lisa Lamont and Digital Services Specialist Matt Ferrill will present “Helping To Preserve And Promote Tijuana's History,” detailing their work on digitizing the archives of the Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura in Tijuana. The presentation will include student workers from Tijuana and SDSU. The second panel is Dr. Hernan Franco Martin and Dr. Josue Beltran Cortez, from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, with a talk titled: "Tijuana 1924, La Fotografía De Kingo Nonaka Como Tecnología De La Reconstitución Del Yo. Tijuana Y Su Leyenda Blanca" or “1924 Tijuana, The Photography Of Kingo Nonaka As Technology Of Reconstitution Of The Self. Tijuana And Its Redeeming Legend.” The SDSU presentations are part of a larger 12-day symposium offered at various venues including SDSU, the Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura in Tijuana, the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana, UABC, and the Biblioteca del Este de Los Ángeles in Los Angeles, among other sites. This is the 17th year the symposium has been presented. Anyone can attend any day, no registration is required. Everyone is especially welcome to attend the SDSU day of the symposium. Where: University Library, Leon Williams Room (LL430) For more information, visit the IMAC website.