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Our roundup of arts and culture to discover in San Diego this month: Visual art, music, theater, dance, outdoor festivals, books, film and more. Up next: Art Alive at San Diego Museum of Art; WOW Festival at UC San Diego; San Diego Symphony's "The Mountain That Loved a Bird"; San Diego Book Crawl, Fern Street Circus Neighborhood Tour; Natalie Gonzalez at Oceanside Museum of Art; Sídro Saturdays at The Front; "Harvest & Gather" at the Athenaeum and more.

In 2024, GloRilla, Latto and Doechii all delivered landmark rap albums. Not just because they had the best bars, but because each trusted themself enough to make an artistic and commercial leap.

An appeals court sided with Uber, ruling a couple can't sue over a near-fatal car crash because they had agreed to Uber's arbitration clause. Their lawyer is worried about a "slippery slope."

Extensive early warnings and years of adaptation made the floods less deadly than they otherwise might have been.

Trump has long boasted about the market's performance under him. But now he seems to have other priorities.

One of the top sources of added sugar in kids' diets is in their breakfast bowls. A new study shows that advertising drives sales of high-sugar cereals when it's aimed directly at kids under 12.

KPBS is excited to join forces with the Verbatim Books North Park Book Fair on Saturday, October 26 for a special live event with María Dolores Águila, author of our 2024 One Book, One San Diego kids selection, "Barrio Rising: The Protest That Built Chicano Park." María will read "Barrio Rising," share her inspiration, answer questions, and sign books. Join us for a beautiful day celebrating literacy in North Park! Schedule: 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. - María Dolores Águila, Author Reading & Presentation 11:30 - Noon - Book Signing Fair from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Free for all ages! "Barrio Rising" invites readers to join a courageous young activist and her neighbors in their successful twelve-day land occupation and beyond, when Barrio Logan banned together and built the colorful park that would become the corazón of San Diego’s Chicane community. Verbatim Books brings you the North Park Book Fair! This year’s book fair promises to be bigger and better, bringing together book lovers, local authors, and vendors for a day of literary festivities in the heart of North Park. Expect a diverse vendor line-up, author readings and signings, hands-on activities, live music and performances, story time for kids, and food and beverages. Mark your calendars and get ready to dive into a world of books, creativity, and community. One Book, One San Diego is a partnership, led by KPBS, with the San Diego Public Library, the San Diego County Library, San Diego State University, One Book Sin Fronteras and more than 40 other community organizations. For more information about One Book, One San Diego, please visit: kpbs.org/onebook One Book, One San Diego on Facebook One Book One San Diego is funded by the Linden Root Dickinson Foundation, the Frieda Berlinski Foundation, the Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, the Payne Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the University of San Diego, Francis Parker School, the City of San Diego, and Lloyd Pest Control.

On Feb. 28, 2023, a passenger train and freight train collided, leaving 57 dead. New evidence suggests many may not have been killed by the crash itself, but by a fire that followed.

The Atomic Spectroscopy Group provides standardized measurements used across wide swaths of science and industry. The Trump administration plans to cut it.

Hackman epitomized a 1970s, edgy, tightly wound masculinity. He appeared in more than 100 movies and TV shows, and won Oscars for his performances in The French Connection and Unforgiven.