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A year ago, China lifted its draconian COVID restrictions. Many expected the country to bounce back quickly. That hasn't happened.

Trivia Night at American Legion Post 460 in Kearny Mesa. Team play, 1 call drink chip ($7) buy in per person. 1st place team wins 1/2 the pool, 2nd place team wins 1/4 the pool, 3rd place team wins 1/8th the pool. For more information visit: post460.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

National Fentanyl Awareness Day Carlsbad Library, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA 92011, 6 to 7:45 p.m. Did you Know: Social Media: Drug Trafficking Threat How it Works: Drug traffickers have turned smartphones into a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy, and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other dangerous drugs. In just three steps, deadly drugs can be purchased and delivered to your home just like any other good or service. ONE-STOP SHOP Drug traffickers advertise on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube. These advertisements are in disappearing, 24-hour stories and in posts, which are promptly posted and removed. Posts and stories are often accompanied by known code words and emojis that are used to market and sell illicit and deadly drugs on social media. These code words and emojis are designed to evade detection by law enforcement and by the preset algorithms used by social media platforms. Remember: One Pill, Can Kill On May 9, please join us for a Community Educational and Outreach event. National Fentanyl Awareness Day, May 9 Hear Keynote speaker San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan. Listen to impacted families share their Parent Story; Karrie G., Parent of Erik; Parents Rita and Dave P., Parents of Jake, followed by Claire H., an 18-year-old survivor of a Fentanyl overdose, who will share her life changing story. Experts from the legal and educational fields will provide insights on how to help our youths deal with the ever-changing world of today. You will not want to miss these life-changing, lifesaving lessons for helping our young people today. Questions: Bob Elliott, NCADD-SD, 858-414-4262 (text ok) or bob@ncadd-sd.org National Fentanyl Awareness Day is on Facebook

As the CEO of San Diego County's transportation planning agency, SANDAG, Hasan Ikhrata has done more than anyone else to shake up the conversation around our freeways. Ikhrata has pushed his own board of directors to let go of long standing plans to widen certain freeways. And he's jump-started a debate over charging drivers by the mile to fund a more sustainable system.

With genetic samples from the infamous Wuhan market, a new study makes the case that raccoon dogs are likely the animal that infected humans. Proponents of the lab leak theory are dubious.

Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in U.S. history.

Communities along Florida's west coast are bracing for a life-threatening storm. Many residents are taking Milton very seriously, heeding calls to evacuate to higher ground. Others are staying put.

Bumble, known for allowing women to message men first, unveiled new features that allow men to make the first move. Will the change breathe new life into online dating, and the company's stock?

Wilmer Vasquez died at just 29 years old after suffering heat illness during the hottest year on record. His brother, Yonatan, says climate change played a big role.

The U.S. State Department accuses a Kremlin news outlet of working hand-in-hand with the Russian military and running fundraising campaigns to pay for equipment for soldiers fighting in Ukraine.