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Where to honor Kumeyaay culture and community for Native American Heritage Month

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month in San Diego with a range of events honoring Kumeyaay culture, resilience and tradition. Here are some events near you.

Matteo Garrone's "Io Capitano" looks to a pair of young boys from Senegal who want to find a better life if Italy. The film is nominated for Best International Feature at this year's Academy Awards. (2023)

Catch these "Best International Feature Film" Oscar contenders

Digital Gym Cinema opens a trio of award-worthy foreign films this weekend.

The ofrenda for migrants who died crossing the border features a large Catholic rosary, which are traditionally decorated with prayer beads. This version is is decorated with stylized depictions of human skulls known as calaveras.

A sobering display of lives lost along the border

A Día de Muertos ofrenda in San Ysidro features the meager belongings of people who died trying to cross the southern border illegally.

The baby black-footed ferrets at three weeks old, born to a mother cloned from genetic material collected in 1988.

Baby black-footed ferrets first to be born to a cloned mom

Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America with only an estimated 370 in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is displayed in a shop in Cherokee, N.C., on Nov. 2. On Election Day, legalizing the recreational use of cannabis is on the ballot in three states.

Voters could make recreational weed legal in a majority of U.S. states

Voters in three states will decide whether to legalize recreational use. Earlier this year, Pew reported that 88% of U.S. adults said marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) and Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi attend a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, on Oct. 27, 2024.

Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, replaces him with Israel Katz

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has replaced his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, with Israel Katz, who was the foreign minister. The surprise move has sparked protests across Israel.

Steam rises over a CalEnergy geothermal plant in Imperial Valley, on Oct. 4, 2023.

California voters could toss out billions in public dollars — and one SoCal county’s hopes

A statewide ballot measure up for a vote in November could upend the lithium tax as well as dozens more local taxes and fees.

Bob Nicholson stands in front of the townhouse in Burke, Va., he sold last year because he and his wife were moving abroad. Back in the U.S. sooner than they expected, Nicholson now regrets selling the home.

He sold his house. Now, he is struggling to find a home he can afford

It can be hard to get a foothold in today's tough housing market — even for folks who have been homeowners before.

Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Monday, the night before Election Day.

Trump and allies have primed supporters to falsely believe he has no chance of losing

Many of former President Donald Trump's supporters don't believe he lost in 2020. Despite a close race again in 2024, Trump and allies still falsely claim the only way he loses is because of cheating.

Left: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Bojangles Coliseum, in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 12. Right: Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens during a campaign rally at Santander Arena on Monday in Reading, Pa.

A wild election is coming to a close — and no one is sure how it will end

From candidate swaps to assassination attempts, the final months of the campaign has been a whirlwind. Here's why the outcome is so consequential.

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