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One Del Mar woman is trying to spread the Christmas cheer this year thousands of miles away.

The Joggin’ for Frogman 5K race series, honoring the sacrifices of service members and support families of fallen heroes, is running in San Diego on Saturday, July 30 with the race start and finish located at NTC Park at Liberty Station (2455 Cushing Rd., San Diego). The event kicks off with opening ceremonies at 8:30 a.m. and the race beginning at 9 a.m. REGISTER NOW Honoring naval special warfare service members, the race expanded to a five-race national series in 2022 with events in Pittsburgh, PA (May 21), Mesa, AZ (June 4), Jacksonville, FL (June 11), Virginia Beach, VA (July 9) and San Diego, CA (July 30). Now in its 11th year, the Joggin’ for Frogman 5K race series benefits Travis Manion Foundation (TMF), one of the nation’s leading veteran service organizations. Inspired by U.S. Navy SEALs (Frogmen), the Joggin’ for Frogmen 5K activates communities nationwide to honor the sacrifices of Naval Special Warfare (NSW) service members and to support families of the fallen within the community. The event was created following the Extortion 17 tragedy on Aug. 6, 2011, when 31 U.S. personnel were lost in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, marking the single largest loss of life for U.S. forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and in the history of NSW. All funds raised through the JFF series benefit surviving families of the NSW community connected to Travis Manion Foundation. TMF’s best-in-class personal development training and experiences allow survivors to find healing and honor their loved ones through service, including opportunities to serve as mentors to youth, forge connections with one another, and experience opportunities for personal growth. The first Joggin' for Frogmen 5K was held in San Diego in 2012. Since then, the event has expanded to shadow race locations across the United States and has incorporated an annual Extortion 17 virtual run for participants nationwide. Each in-person event in the series also includes a Tadpole Trot kids fun run. Registration includes custom finisher’s medals for all participants, chip timing and bibs, custom patch (for rucking participants) and a race t-shirt. A Virtual Runner registration option is available for participants who can't attend a race in-person. To get involved, sign up for a race, become an individual fundraiser, or start a shadow race by visiting www.jogginforfrogmen.com. RACE MORNING SCHEDULE 6:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Registration and Packet Pick-ups 8:30 a.m. – Opening ceremonies begin 8:35 a.m. – Guest Speaker 8:50 a.m. – Runners line up 9 a.m. – 5k Race starts 9 a.m. – Beer garden opens 10 a.m. – Start awards ceremony 10:30 – 11 a.m. – Kids’ Tadople Trot begins, Parachuters About Travis Manion Foundation: Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) unites communities to strengthen America's national character by empowering veterans and families of fallen heroes to develop and lead future generations. In 2007, 1stLt Travis Manion (USMC) was killed in Iraq while saving his wounded teammates. Today, Travis' legacy lives on in the words he spoke before leaving for his final deployment, "If Not Me, Then Who..." Guided by this mantra, veterans continue their service, develop strong relationships with their communities, and thrive in their post-military lives by serving as character role models to youth. As a result, communities prosper and the character of our nation’s heroes lives on in the next generation. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.travismanion.org. Joggin' for Frogmen 5k on Facebook Travis Manion Foundation on Facebook + Instagram

President Xiomara Castro, the country's first female leader, announced the policy shift in the final hours of International Women's Day.

A California law allows a terminally ill person to end their life, but some people with disabilities say they're at risk of being coerced into seeking the medications needed for assisted suicide.

Researchers have examined the genomes of 240 mammal species. The project reveals when mammals evolved, how some developed the ability to hibernate, and clues that may help explain humans' brains.

This weekend in the arts: Music, dance and avant garde performance at Intervals; Glen Wilson, June Edmonds and April Banks at BFree Studio; LITVAKdance's "Terrain"; Adams Avenue Unplugged; Mission Fed ArtWalk; WOW Fest; San Diego Book Crawl and "Trino."

Songstress Niki Jacobs and her ensemble visit JFEST from Netherlands where she has become one of the world’s leading interpreters of Yiddish music. Seth Rogovy of The Forward writes, “A Yiddish performance so versatile, it spans from ‘Mauthausen’ to Elvis Presley.” This performance features The Ballad of Mauthausen, one of the most gorgeous pieces ever written about the Second World War. It is a collaboration between the Greek poet Iakovos Kambanellis, who was a survivor of Kamp Mauthausen, and Mikis Theodorakis, the famous Greek composer banned for his activism against social injustice. Commemorating 75+ years of liberation from the Nazi regime Niki Jacobs re-addresses this musical piece, using a beautiful Yiddish translation to not only emphasize and give voice to those who perished or fled Eastern-Europe before, during and after the Second World War, but to also show that the Yiddish language is still alive. Co-sponsored by YAAANA. Date | Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 7:30pm Location | San Diego Reperatory Theatre Purchase tickets here! For further information on this event please visit: https://www.sdrep.org/jfest#niki

Interact with Art Builds' "Reflexion" installation, a series of three periaktoi composed of independently rotating mirrored sections. Park-goers can visually experience and manipulate each periaktoi to reveal varying reflections of their surroundings. Park Social is a citywide initiative introducing social-specific public art into San Diego’s vast and varied park system. Held for six months in 2022, Park Social engages with a broad and constantly shifting audience of park-goers through responsive artistic projects. Learn more about the artist collective Art Builds' practice and their Park Social project by visiting sdparksocial.com. Follow us on Instagram @sdartsculture Related links: Park Social website, schedule, artists and more San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture on Instagram KPBS feature on Park Social

A 32-year-old man reportedly entered guilty pleas to an attempt to seize about 200,00 Cadbury Creme Eggs in a semi truck in central England.

Since the Taliban came to power, food insecurity has risen. Women in blue burqas sit in front of the city's upscale bakeries, silently waiting for charitable passersby to purchase bread for them.