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3 coffee table books featuring gardens recall the beauty in our endangered world

All three of these books would make great gifts for gardeners and armchair oglers alike, and may tempt you to book a garden tour — or maybe even plant some bulbs and seeds yourself.

Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event on Feb. 26, in Bloomington, Minn.

Haley as a holdout could still be more than a speed bump for Trump

History shows that when the major party nominees for president have not cleared the field of notable challengers before summer, they tend to lose in the fall.

Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Segarra captures a complicated reality on their new song, "Colossus of Roads."

8 Tracks: Hurray for the Riff Raff's twang is heart full, but heartbroken

Alynda Segarra examines our frailty and resilience with an unsparing, yet tender cadence. This week on 8 Tracks, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich looks at lyrics that stand on their own as poetry.

The Key deer is the smallest deer species in North America. The deer live only in the low-lying Florida Keys. They are considered federally endangered, with an estimated population of around 1,000.

A tiny deer and rising seas: How far should people go to save an endangered species?

The Key deer is losing the only place it lives, raising uncomfortable questions for the people tasked with keeping endangered species alive.

Carlsbad police arrest a woman in the lobby of a hotel, April 10, 2021.

Carlsbad police reformed its use-of-force policies after incident

The city's police department revised training for nonlethal force and, with community input, crafted a de-escalation training program.

Homeless Solutions Manager Angelica Davis speaks to the Chula Vista City Council during a presentation on the Industrial Boulevard encampment on Jan. 16, 2024.

Supreme Court encampment case takes center stage as Chula Vista debates homelessness policy

The high court is set to weigh in on just how far cities can go in criminalizing homelessness.

Three pictures of mold in barracks, the first is on a ceiling, the second a toilet and the third another ceiling that is also caving in.

Thousands of U.S. troops live in substandard barracks, government report finds

The Government Accountability Office report comes after inspectors toured facilities at 10 military bases — including four in San Diego County.

A collage of photos and posters featuring (clockwise from top left): Malashock Dance, Oriana Poindexter, Project [BLANK], Ethan Chan, Rita Bullwinkel, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Margaret Noble, San Diego Opera, UC San Diego Park & Market, Karen Zacarías and Tarrah Aroonsakool.

Art to look forward to in 2024

Our roundup of art and performances at ICA San Diego, The Athenaeum, Birch Aquarium and more to look forward to in San Diego in 2024.

Student welders from the San Diego College of Continuing Education work on the USS Midway, Wednesday, San Diego, Calif., December 13, 2023

The USS Midway becomes a classroom for San Diego student welders

The San Diego College of Continuing Education will extend its pilot program for student welders aboard the USS Midway in San Diego harbor.

Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's president-elect (center) appears at an election night rally outside the Democratic Progressive Party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday.

Taiwan's China-skeptic ruling-party candidate wins presidential election

Lai Ching-te of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is Taiwan's new president-elect, after a three-way election that will determine the self-ruled island's future stance towards China.

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