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A local health expert talks about a new way to fight COVID-19 with nasal vaccines. In other news, it’s the first holiday season spent away from home for millions of Ukrainians who fled the country since Russia invaded it back in February. Plus, a San Diego jazz trumpeter has a new album out, after years of health struggles.

Second Chance, a San Diego nonprofit dedicated to helping people facing the barriers of justice involvement become empowered members of society is holding its 30th Anniversary Celebration fundraiser themed “Where Success Takes Flight,” on Thursday, April 27, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park. Honorary Chairs Joan and Irwin Jacobs invite you to join them for a special evening raising funds for Second Chance programs that disrupt the cycles of incarceration and poverty. Guests will enjoy delectable food, beverages, music, a live and silent auction, and an opportunity to meet current and past Second Chance participants and learn more about their stories and success. The Honorable Judge Desiree Bruce-Lyle will be recognized for her 22 years of service with the collaborative courts, and her work with Second Chance. Each year, more than nine million people cycle through local jails and more than 700,000 are released from state and federal prison. Second Chance’s reentry programs are designed to assist incarcerated individuals with a successful transition to their community. Sponsorships and underwriting opportunities are available. For more information, about sponsorships and to purchase tickets, please visit here. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Twitter

In the hands of Colombian musician, the accordion is both a melodic and rhythmic wonder.

Warner Bros. and Mattel set out to create a movie marketing machine — including more than 100 brand collabs and viral social media campaigns — to build excitement for the film's July 21 release.

With clothes cheaper than a latte, built for today's microtrends, Shein courts the same young women who launched the renaissance of thrifting and resale. Legal complaints about the company are many.

School vouchers and border security are the focus of a special legislative session beginning this week in the Texas Statehouse. Both are key issues for the state's Republican governor.

Loosely based on Maryam Keshavarz's own life, The Persian Version centers on an Iranian American woman who identifies as bisexual and whose mother entered into an arranged marriage as a teen.

"Yesterday was the best and the worst day of my life," wrote Carmona, who scored the only goal in Spain's historic win over England.

About the Film: Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and shared. Together they travel around the villages of France in JR’s photo truck meeting locals, learning their stories and producing epic-size portraits of them. The photos are prominently displayed on houses, barns, storefronts and trains revealing the humanity in their subjects, and themselves. Faces Places documents these heart-warming encounters as well as the unlikely, tender friendship they formed along the way. Directors: Agnès Varda, JR | Runtime: 90 minutes | Year: 2017 | Rating: UR | Country: France | Language: French w/ English subtitles | Non-Fiction Genre: Documentary

The actors union, SAG-AFTRA, is hoping to cut as good a deal with the studios as the writers union, WGA, did last week. But the negotiations, starting Monday, could be more complicated.