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Paloma Serna holds up a sign of her daughter, Elisa Serna, who died in jail in 2019, during a rally outside the Vista Sheriff's Department on March 7, 2024.

San Diego County to pay nearly $15M to Elisa Serna's family

The settlement calls for the sheriff’s department to conduct new training for deputies and jail medical staff. It also allows the judge to monitor the department’s compliance with its agreement.

City of Chula Vista Civic Center is shown in this image taken Oct. 21, 2021 with the KPBS Voter Hub overlay.

Special Election 2023: Chula Vista City Attorney

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake in the Nov. 7, 2023, Chula Vista City Attorney race.

Pilot Rock rises into the clouds in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument near Lincoln, Ore., July 6, 2000.

National monument on California-Oregon border will remain intact after surviving legal challenge

The remote expanse of wilderness along the California-Oregon border that makes up the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument will not lose any of its acreage after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up two challenges to its expansion.

Atlanta Vibe outside hitter Leah Edmond scored a match-high 29 points in the Atlanta Vibe's win at Omaha in the inaugural match of the Pro Volleyball Federation. Edmond played college volleyball at the University of Kentucky and was the first player who signed to play in the Pro Volleyball Federation on May 30, 2023.

The Pro Volleyball Federation for women debuts and draws a record crowd

It's a new league and a new era for women's volleyball. The Pro Volleyball Federation held its first match in Nebraska. The seven team league will add three more teams in 2025.

Competitors at the U.S. canoe and kayak cross slalom trials in Montgomery, Ala. float through the coarse in April 2024.

Action-packed and heart-thumping, Kayak Cross makes its Olympic debut in Paris

Kayak Cross, formerly known as Extreme Slalom, is mayhem. Kayakers bombard down strong currents, knocking other athletes out of the way while swerving around padded buoys hanging from above.

The Justice Department is suing Apple over antitrust violations.

The U.S. sues Apple, saying it abuses its power to monopolize the smartphone market

The federal government accuses Apple of using its monopoly power to stomp out competitors and keep customers from switching phones.

It wasn't until after Amber and Devon Weise married that they learned Supplemental Security Income, the federal benefits program Amber relies upon, penalizes couples who marry. Amber lost her monthly SSI income check and, even more vital, her access to health insurance.

Couples say they can't get married because of this government program's outdated rules

Social Security's SSI program for people with disabilities requires couples to have no more than $3,000 in assets.

Government funding runs out at the end of the day on Sept. 30, meaning many federal government services will halt until funding resumes.

What closes and what keeps running in a federal government shutdown

A government shutdown is looming but not every federal office will close completely. Some critical services will continue as employees work without pay.

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference with Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer following a closed-door caucus meeting on March 20. Congressional leaders announced they reached a deal on a FY2024 spending package.

Congress unveils final spending package, as Friday midnight deadline looms

The text accounting for about three-quarters of all federal discretionary spending was released early Thursday. Now, lawmakers are racing against the clock to vote before a Friday midnight deadline.

In this image made available by NASA, the International Space Station is silhouetted against the sun during a solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, as seen from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park in Washington state.

New York inmates sue to watch the solar eclipse after prisons ordered locked down

The suit filed in federal court argues the April 8 lockdown violates inmates' constitutional rights to practice their faiths by preventing them from taking part in a religiously significant event.

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