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NPR's Ari Shapiro and Tim Mak look at humanitarian efforts in Poland and Ukraine, which involve major international organizations and small grass-roots groups to bring supplies into Ukraine.

In the borderlands near Crimea, there is a war for the hearts and minds of Ukrainian citizens.

Latin music has deep connections to Africa. In our recurring “Moved by Music” series, we talk to border people about music from both sides of the border. Today, Jorge Gonzalez takes us on a mini trip through the evolution of Latin music, helping trace some of its roots and influences back to West Africa. It’s like a playlist with a side of history lesson. Gonzalez is the director of the Afro-Mexican department at the Worldbeat Cultural Center in San Diego and a researcher of Afro-Mexican history. He's also a longtime crate digger and deejay. Port of Entry Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36075g71vs22og6334SmAK?si=2IfdPH7MTbKnxjcWk6q9Cw Books: Music, Race, and Nation: Musica Tropical in Colombia by Peter Wade From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity by Juan Flores Rumba on the River: A History of the Popular Music of the Two Congos by Gary Stewart Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (Studies In Latin America & Car) (3rd Edition) by Peter Manuel (Author), Michael Largey (Author) LP Compilations w/ Liner Notes: Africa Boogaloo: Latinization Of West Africa Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 (Part 1 & 2) Son Palenque: Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers From KPBS and PRX, “Port of Entry” tells cross-border stories that connect us. Follow “Port of Entry” online at www.portofentrypod.org, or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/portofentrypodcast) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/portofentrypod). Support our work at www.kpbs.org/donate. If your business or nonprofit wants to sponsor our show, email podcasts@kpbs.org. Text or call the "Port of Entry" team at 619-452-0228‬ anytime.

Project plans have it providing more than 32% of Oceanside's water supply, or 3 to 5 million gallons per day, and being the first operating advanced water purification facility in San Diego County.

The state polls in Uttar Pradesh – India's most populous with over 230 million people – are a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party ahead of general elections in 2024.

The team will become the Cleveland Guardians in 2022 after a long push to abandon a name Indigenous activists fought for years to change.

Russia occupied Crimea in 2014 and is sending more troops there now. Ukrainians who live near Crimea are considering the consequences of their rejection of Russia and embrace of the West.

Sokhary Chau said his mother managed to keep her seven children alive for four years, surviving Cambodia's civil war to deliver them safely to the U.S.

From the terror of its opening brass fanfare through to the wild delirium of its ending, Piotr Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony takes us on a journey of unstoppable drama, filled with aching melodies, thundering climaxes and the psychological torments of a hero struggling with implacable fate. RELATED: Venezuelan trumpet virtuoso Pacho Flores to perform with San Diego Symphony (KPBS feature) Trumpeter Pacho Flores stars in the U.S. premiere of a new concerto by Paquito D'Rivera, a jazzy tribute to the Venezuelan people by the Cuban-born composer. And the concert opens with an enchanting orchestral firework by the young California-based composer Andrew Norman. Program: Rafael Payare, conductor Pacho Flores, trumpet Andrew NORMAN: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash Johann Baptist Georg NERUDA: Trumpet Concerto in E)-flat Major Paquito D'RIVERA: Concerto venezolano for Trumpet and Orchestra(San Diego Symphony co-commission*; U.S. premiere) Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Date | Saturday, February 26 at 8 p.m. Location | San Diego Civic Theatre More information from the San Diego Symphony here. Get tickets from San Diego Civic Theatre here. Ticket prices ranging from $45 to $90. For more information, please visit sandiegotheatres.org/event/2022/02/payare-leads-tchaikovsky or call (619) 615-4000. Related links: San Diego Symphony on Instagram San Diego Symphony on Facebook

Raymond Samuel McLeod Jr, 37, was arrested Monday afternoon in El Salvador in connection with the 2016 killing of 30-year-old Krystal Mitchell.