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A woman receives medication at a clinic offering antiretroviral drugs for HIV patients in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa.

Long-Lasting Anti-AIDS Meds Eliminate 'Psychic Toll' Of Daily Pill

The drugs only need to be taken a few times a year — and may soon be available in many parts of the world. Patients say they are more convenient and less stigmatizing.

The unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica was finally granted a building permit on Friday after going without one for 137 years. The church's foundation and the city of Barcelona came to a historic agreement, with the foundation agreeing to pay the city millions of dollars for the completion and preservation of the basilica.

Not Too Little Too Late. Unfinished Gaudí Basilica Gets Permit 137 Years Later

The Sagrada Familia church got the permit Friday, allowing construction to continue with completion projected for 2026. The church's foundation agreed to pay the city of Barcelona millions of dollars.

Fog hangs over downtown San Diego as cooler weather moves into San Diego County, May 29, 2020.

Cooler Temperatures Are Expected Across San Diego County

Temperatures will begin cooling Friday night throughout San Diego County and highs in the deserts are expected to dip below triple digits on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

President Donald Trump arrives to the Rose Garden of the White House during the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.

There's No Evidence Supporting Trump's Mail Ballot Warnings, FBI Says

Although the president continues to push unverified theories of widespread fraud or foreign interference, the FBI says it has no reporting to suggest the threat is real.

Maxine Toler, who lives near Los Angeles, has been asking neighbors why they do or do not want the vaccine. But it's the health inequities of today, not the infamous "Tuskegee Study," that Toler hears about when she talks to Black friends and neighbors about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It's Not An 'Excuse' For Current Medical Racism

The Tuskegee syphilis study is often cited as a reason why Black Americans might hesitate on the COVID-19 vaccine. But many say it's current racism in health care and Tuskegee is used as an excuse.

Sun shining through a palm tree in this undated photo.

Slight Chance Of Rain Before Temperatures Start Rising On Wednesday

Temperatures will remain mild Tuesday in San Diego County, but the mercury is expected to rise quickly starting on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Dr. Martin Tobin told jurors in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin that the way George Floyd was restrained effectively shut down his left lung. Floyd died in police custody last May.

Chauvin Trial: Expert Says George Floyd Died From A Lack Of Oxygen Not Fentanyl

"A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died," pulmonary specialist Dr. Martin Tobin told jurors on Thursday.

The four former Minneapolis police officers facing charges in George Floyd's death include Derek Chauvin (from left), J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.

Tentative Trial Date Set For Ex-Minneapolis Officers Accused In George Floyd Death

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said the trial date assumed that the former officers would be tried together, but that he expected motions to be filed for separate trials.

Let There Be Light

Airs Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Dec. 21 at 5 a.m. and 11 a.m. on KPBS 2

Property damaged by the East Gippsland fires in Sarsfield, Victoria, on New Year's Day.

Australians Brace For Flames As 'Frighteningly Quick' Bushfires Advance Toward Sydney

Authorities have warned of worsening conditions over the weekend, while the deputy fire commissioner for New South Wales cautions people of the fires' "frighteningly quick" advance.

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