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People gather on June 3, at the site where George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.

In A Place Of Tragedy People Resist And Find Solace

The place where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, is now transformed, at least temporarily, into a daily rememberance. People gather to heal, to protest and to be together.

Fire crews battle the Gate fire in Jamul in San Diego's East County, May 21, 2017

Dry, Windy Weather Brings Increased Fire Danger To San Diego County

Dry conditions and gusty winds will increase the danger of fire in San Diego County Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Flowers were placed at the memorial to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 20.

Appeals Court Tosses Out Death Sentence For Boston Marathon Bomber

A three-judge panel sends Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case back to a lower court for resentencing, saying the jury that sentenced him to death had not been adequately vetted.

A firework explodes by a police line as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd on Saturday near the White House in Washington.

Former NAACP Head Cornell Brooks Blames Derek Chauvin For Violence At Protests

"There would be no protests, there would be no demonstrations, had Derek Chauvin not killed George Floyd," former NAACP President Cornell Brooks tells All Things Considered.

San Diego jazz saxophonist Charles McPherson is pictured in an undated photo.

Influential: Charles McPherson's Playlist

Now in his 80s, the San Diego jazz saxophonist is still performing and recently released new work. Get to know the works that shaped him and continue to drive his music.

Inside of the Blue Ice Drill tent, drillers Tanner Kuhl (left) and Elizabeth Morton (right) work with graduate students Austin Carter, Jacob Morgan and postdoctoral fellow Sarah Shackleton in Antarctica in 2019.

Scientists Have Found Some Truly Ancient Ice, But Now They Want Ice That's Even Older

Ice is usually ephemeral; it doesn't last that long before melting. But some ice on our planet has stayed frozen for millions of years, according to scientists on a quest to find the oldest ice.

Members of the Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego hold a virtual news conference demanding the end to neck restraint holds in San Diego County on May 29, 2020.

Caravan Protest Held In Point Loma To Demand Justice For George Floyd

Some of the estimated 75 cars carried signs posted on windows saying "Black Lives Matter" and "I can't breathe." One car had "George" painted on its side.

Air pollution is a persistent problem in California's Central Valley. A new study finds that the places that were most polluted nearly 40 years ago generally remain the most polluted today.

Air Quality Disparities Persist Despite Overall Gains

A new study finds that the U.S. places with the most polluted air in the 1980s remain the most polluted today. Poor people and people of color are more likely to live in places with dirty air.

Adult puffins on an island off Maine's coast. By the late 1800s, Atlantic puffins had almost disappeared from their historical nesting grounds in the Gulf of Maine, killed off by hunters for food and feathers, but over a century later, the birds are back.

Living With Puffins? Better Duck And Cover

Project Puffin interns spend the summer cataloging the health and habits of endangered Atlantic puffins. The job is loud and messy.

The job of contact tracing can involve detective work. During the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014, a hand-drawn map on the wall of a rural clinic in Liberia showed health workers how to get to a remote village where a woman with Ebola may have traveled.

How Do You Do Contact Tracing? Poor Countries Have Plenty Of Advice

As parts of the U.S. aim to move out of lockdown, a key tool to contain coronavirus cases will be contact tracing. It's something health workers in low-income countries have lots of experience with.

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