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Meta agrees to pay Trump $25 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook and Instagram suspensions

Meta agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations after his suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott talks with the media after a cargo ship ran into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024.

Baltimore mayor faces racist attacks after bridge collapse

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been the target of racist attacks following last week's Key Bridge collapse.

Jeff and Donna Standridge (right and middle) and Keith Lowhorne (right) are all raising their grandchildren. More than 2.5 million children in the U.S. are raised by grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other extended family members — when their parents are unable to care for them.

A new way to support grandparents raising kids affected by the addiction epidemic

A pilot program in Alabama will distribute $280,000 from opioid settlement funds to support ‘grandfamilies’ formed to raise kids affected by the opioid epidemic.

Artist Mithsuca Berry is shown with their Octavia Butler-inspired mural in an undated photo at the New Children's Museum in San Diego, Calif. The mural is part of an interactive exhibit inspired by the work of Butler, who was an influential science fiction writer.

5 kid-friendly arts and culture events in San Diego this spring

Our top picks for sharing art with your kids in San Diego this season: the imaginative world of a legendary sci-fi writer; Latin music for kids; free interactive theater; a Shakespearean birthday party; and kid-friendly ballet.

The San Diego County Administration building is seen on Sept. 20, 2024.

San Diego County Supervisors OK spring meeting on border pollution

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Wednesday to convene a special meeting on the Tijuana River border pollution crisis, planned for this spring.

Adheel Akhtar, CEO and founder of PSYONIC, poses with a demo version of the company's bionic prosthetic hand in the KPBS newsroom in San Diego, July 22, 2024.

This San Diego tech startup is bringing science fiction to life at Comic-Con

PSYONIC is hosting a panel at Comic-Con exploring the real-life functionality of their advanced bionic prosthetic limb, the Ability Hand.

Social media is influencing how authors promote their books. Here's how

Social media is changing the way writers are promoting their books. Author Rebecca Makkai talks about her decision to take a break from writing the blurbs commonly seen on the backs of book jackets.

Starbucks has changed its open-door policy.

No such thing as a free toilet: Starbucks reverses open bathroom policy

The new guideline is a reversal of a 2018 open-door policy that was implemented after two Black men, who had not ordered anything, were arrested at a Philadelphia store.

A sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 6, 2020.

Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as this week

The Bureau of Prisons is going forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.

The city of San Diego seal is shown outside city hall in San Diego, Calif. Jan. 24, 2023.

Here's how Trump’s tariffs could impact San Diego's budget deficit

Dips in the stock market can lead to higher pension costs for city taxpayers. But an even bigger threat to San Diego's financial health is a recession.

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