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On the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the residents of Abai Village, in the coastal South Korean city of Sokcho, reflect on what their community still means to them.

After Megan Atherton was evicted from her home, her car broke down. She had a long drive ahead and nowhere to go, until a kind stranger stepped in.

Former President Donald Trump's false claims about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, has energized neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups.

Mayor Suyapa Jaqueline Trejo wanted music education for the youth of Macuelizo and a better quality of life for her town. Her municipality was strapped for cash. So she came up with a novel idea.

David E. Weissman, MD is a retired Medical Oncologist and Palliative Medicine specialist. Dr. Weissman, a UCSD grad, was the first Palliative Care Physician in Wisconsin and is Professor Emeritus, at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He will focus on the many people who fear being over-treated as the end-of-life draws nears. This talk will give you the language you need to have discussions with your health providers and your family to help ensure your wishes are honored. This event is both in person and via zoom. The in-person venue is the North University Community Library, 8820 Judicial Drive, San Diego, CA 92122. To join the zoom webinar, click: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83716864012?pwd=bUhjSUlrRFpDYmVKTGRMUExjRFZhdz09 Meeting ID: 837 1686 4012 Passcode: SDIS

Kendrick Lamar is set to headline the Super Bowl 59 halftime show with special guests, including fellow Grammy-winner SZA.

Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers' union said the proposal isn't good enough and there won't be a ratification vote before Boeing's deadline.

If you want to practice your Yiddish and have a good time getting to know people, this is the right course for you. We will speak in mame-loshn about diverse topics. We will have a conversation both as a group and in smaller cohorts according to level. Some of the sessions will be focused on a specific topic. We will also try to solve a couple of riddles and learn some Yiddish expressions and sayings to enrich our Yiddish repertoire. This is a course for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners of Yiddish as we will be working according to level. Instructor: Tamara Gleason Freidberg Tamara Gleason Freidberg is a historian (MPhil by UNAM, Mexico) and a gerontologist (MSc by King’s College London). She is the author of "Di Shvue, los bundistas en México y su participación en la comunidad judía." Her work includes publications on Mexican Yiddish literature and the Jewish Left in Mexico. Tamara facilitates Yiddish sessions at the Holocaust Survivor’s Centre, is an active organiser of the Yiddish Open Mic (London) and Yiddish House London. As a PhD candidate at UCL London, she currently studies the Yiddish press in Mexico, its’ sources and its’ unique role in the communication of news about the Holocaust as it developed. Yiddishland California on Facebook / Instagram

The “Pleasure of Your Company” concert series, sponsored by Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library welcomes the Redwood Trio on Sunday, November 19, at 2:30 P.M. Comprised of violinist Lauren Basney, cellist Peter Ko, and pianist Dr. Byron Chow, the trio will perform works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich. The Redwood Trio aims to bring a fresh perspective to the concert stage in performing both traditional repertoire and lesser-known works for the combination of piano, violin, and cello. Join us for an afternoon of beautiful chamber music performed in the intimate setting of the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. There is no charge for the concert, although donations are appreciated. Masks are encouraged but not currently required. Scripps Miramar Ranch Library is located at 10301 Scripps Lake Drive; overflow parking is available on Meanley Drive off Scripps Ranch Blvd. Visit here or call (858) 538-8158 for more information.

It's a depressingly familiar story — devastating floods triggered by climate change — but with an Afghanistan twist.