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Georgia is changing the way students are taught to read. This year a new law requires schools to adopt what's known as Science of Reading and Structured Literacy.

New recordings of old jazz performances at Baltimore's now-closed Famous Ballroom are being released for the first time.

San Diego’s regional planning agency has drafted a regional transportation plan for the future that seeks to shift San Diego County away from cars by building massive improvements to public transit infrastructure. But critics say the plan is unrealistic and too expensive. Meanwhile, advocates say Chula Vista is now one of the most surveilled cities in the country. Plus, the U.S. surgeon general warns about a looming mental health crisis among children.

U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 to children under 5.

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war.

During open enrollment for Obamacare, a record number of people signed up for private health insurance. Now the Biden administration has to pivot to helping people who are at risk of losing Medicaid.

La Jolla Music Society presents Nat Geo Live: Skiing the Dream Line, a special event part of our Speaker Series. About the event: Next to Everest in the towering Himalaya sits a peak that has acquired a mythical status in its own right: Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world at 27,940 feet. Its famed couloir—nicknamed the “Dream Line”—is considered one of the boldest ski runs of all time and went unconquered until 2018. That September, mountaineers Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison summited the peak and became the first people to complete the epic descent. Join Nelson, National Geographic’s 2018 Adventurer of the Year, for her captivating stories of the passion, grit, and teamwork behind this historic achievement. Date | Thursday, January 13 at 7 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $40 to $60. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/hilaree-nelson or call (858) 459-3728.

Moderna is seeking to be the first to offer COVID-19 vaccine for the youngest American children, as it asked the Food and Drug Administration Thursday to clear low-dose shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

Stream Seasons 1 and 2 now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sundays, Dec. 17 from 11 p.m. - 1 a.m., Dec. 24 from 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. and Dec. 31 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2. Monty Moran travels to six communities to find people with unique and often unheard perspectives on life, culture, the environment, politics, and immigration. CONNECTED looks at the world through a different lens, and explores a vision for the country where a culture of empathy and understanding can flourish.

Visiting Saudi Arabia last summer, President Biden tried to reassure Arab leaders of U.S. commitment to the region's security. But Gulf nations aren't necessarily rushing to side with Washington.