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A mixed media paper and thread work by border artist Griselda Rosas

The Many Migrations Of Artist Griselda Rosas

Prolific transborder mixed-media artist Griselda Rosas lets place and migration economics inform her work — on view in four different shows in February and

Olha Abakumova, an opera singer from western Ukraine, came to the U.S. with her daughter. (Her husband was not able to migrate.) Olha brought her most treasured sheet music for Ukrainian arias. "They connect me with my motherland, culture and my roots," she says. "When I'm singing, I see pictures in front of my eyes," she says. "The words and music move through me and take me back to Ukraine."

PHOTOS: If you had to leave home and could take only 1 keepsake, what would it be?

We asked refugees around the world to tell us of a memento they brought to connect them to their old life even as they embarked on a new and uncertain future.

Water comes out of a kitchen faucet, June 12, 2021.

New US plan could lead to federal action on Colorado River

One option would allow the federal government to take unilateral action, as it threatened this summer when it asked states to drastically cut their use. The seven states affected haven't come up with a plan of their own.

The Robertson Draw Fire 20 miles south of Buffalo, Wyoming.

New Wildfires Are At A 10-Year High In The Hot, Dry Western U.S.

Federal officials warn of a long, potentially dangerous summer of fire. Since January, more than a million acres have burned from more than 28,000 wildfires.

With the sun setting off the coast of northern Honduras, Ella Guity watches her daughters, Jirian and Eleny, swim in the warm Caribbean waters of the village of Rio Esteban, home to a group with African and indigenous roots known as the Garifuna. Ella had left years earlier for life in the big city, but the pandemic led her back home.

PHOTOS: The Pandemic Sends A Single Mom In The Big City To A Simpler, Happier Life

Ella Guity lived in the capital of Honduras with her daughters and mother. COVID-19 was surging. She sent them all to the fishing village where she grew up. Could she — should she — go too?

A 2017 photo from Moxie Theatre's "The Revolutionists."

San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Art Adventures And Last-Chance Shows

This weekend brings art in unconventional ways-- plus it is your last chance to see some popular local shows.

S.G. Goodman: Tiny Desk Concert

In Goodman's songs, music is a route to both survival and transcendence. Watch her perform three powerful tracks that confront grief and stump for understanding.

Marcus Chischilly in his home in San Diego. Calif. He lost his left leg to an improvised explosive device on active duty in Afghanistan. July 16, 2021.

Storied Camp Pendleton Marine Unit Examines Its Legacy In Afghanistan

The Dark Horse Battalion, based at Camp Pendleton, had the highest percentage of casualties of any unit in the war.

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, pauses to speak to media on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Romney is among the officials who criticized the flouting of airport guidelines for greeting returning missionaries.

Salt Lake City Airport Tightens Rules For Greeting Missionaries Returning From Abroad

The tougher restrictions were announced after criticism from officials, including Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, following scenes over the weekend of friends and family thronging an airport parking lot.

Linda Libby and Gunnar Biggs from New Village Arts' 2017 production of "An Iliad."

San Diego's Top Weekend Events: The Future And The Past

This weekend brings an epic journey and a peek at San Diego's next generation of artists.

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