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Escondido Charter High School football players during practice on Sept. 19, 2024.

Recent deaths put spotlight on contact sports. Should kids be playing?

Experts say children shouldn't start playing contact sports until at least 14 years old. And they say coaches' attitudes dictate how teams respond to injuries.

A sign at Imperial Beach warns of contaminated water.

Congress members make bipartisan request for cross-border sewage fix

Earlier this week, scientists reported dangerous levels of hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide in the Tijuana River Valley.

A stack of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. Two special prosecutors said on Monday that they plan to file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former central Kansas police chief over his conduct following a raid last year on his town's newspaper, and that the newspaper's staff committed no crimes.

Prosecutors say they plan to charge former police chief over Kansas newspaper raid

Prosecutors concluded that the staff at the Marion County Record committed no crimes before former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody led a raid on its offices and the home of its publisher.

Lisamaria Martinez, who is blind, is one of the plaintiffs in a 2013 lawsuit against Alameda County over a voting machine malfunction that forced her to dictate her vote to someone else.

California made it easier to vote, but some with disabilities still face barriers

California is hailed as a national leader for voting access, but visually impaired voters and their advocates say they still face unnecessary barriers.

The Chula Vista city council chambers are pictured on Sept. 19, 2023 with the KPBS VoterHub branding in the top left corner.

Primary Election 2024: Chula Vista City Council races

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' primary election guide for the Chula Vista City Council races.

Japan's bullet train just turned 60. Could it finally be coming to America?

It's been 60 years since Japan's bullet train first entered service. Could the technology be coming to Texas?

A TikTok sign is displayed on the company's building in Culver City, Calif., in March 2024.

TikTok fights for survival in latest filing as ban approaches

In the latest salvo in the fight over the hit app’s future in the U.S., lawyers for TikTok say the government’s push to ban TikTok is unconstitutional and lacks proof that TikTok is a real security risk.

The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa.

Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected views on issues like abortion and gun control

The US Justice Department late Friday accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion.

Migrants and asylum seekers in San Diego after traveling from different parts of the world in an undated photo.

County supervisors ok funding for migrant transit center

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to accept nearly $19.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for a migrant transition day center to help immigrants entering the United States travel to their final destinations.

FILE -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB1046, a hotly contested measure that would have been the nation's strictest AI safety law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Gov. Newsom vetoes AI safety bill that divided Silicon Valley

The measure, known as SB 1047, was one of the nation’s most far-reaching regulations on the booming AI industry. It would have held AI companies legally liable for harms caused by AI and enabled a "kill switch" if systems went rogue.

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