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The Trumps and lawmakers from across the aisle have invited guests to Tuesday's joint address, representing some of the administration's top priorities. Here's a look at some of the names on the list.

A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg. Its new namesake is WWII hero Roland Bragg — unbeknownst to his family.

Join Union Hall Gallery for a conversation with artist Ted Berryman. The theme, 'Seizing Life' will focus on the mechanisms that smother creativity and how to make a difference from your Truth. This talk coincides with the exhibit, "The Art of Experience," at Union Hall Gallery, running through Sunday June 16, 2024. Union Hall Gallery on Instagram

The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.

The 1964 hit "As Tears Go By," penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, made her a star, but Marianne Faithfull demonstrated a remarkable ability to change with the times.

The Coronado Historical Association invites you to the next installment of our Wine & Lecture series: Skydiving Entrepreneur H. “Skippy” Smith and the Pacific Parachute Company in San Diego. Eighty-two years ago, Howard “Skippy” Smith founded the nation’s first black-owned and managed defense production plant in San Diego. Agin Shaheed will discuss the life of this skydiver turned entrepreneur. Born in Alabama in 1913, “Skippy” Smith moved to Los Angeles California during the Great Depression with little to nothing in his pocket with hopes of becoming a pilot. By 1939, he had become a renowned skydiver with his partner Mac “Skip” Gravelly. The duo became well known for the difficult and dangerous free fall jumps followed by delayed parachute openings. Skippy Smith would eventually move to San Diego and become the first African American hired by defense contractor, Standard Parachute to test, pack and inspect parachutes manufactured for WWII. Around the same time, comedian Jack Benny’s partner, Eddie” Rochester” Anderson was looking for ways he could contribute to the war effort. With Anderson’s financial backing, Skippy’s Pacific Parachute Company opened on 8th Street in San Diego in March 1942. Visit: https://coronadohistory.org/calendar/event/wine-lecture-skydiving-entrepreneur-h-skippy-smith-and-the-pacific-parachute-company-in-san-diego/ Coronado Historical Association on Facebook

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 5, 2024 election guide for San Diego Board of Supervisors races.

Two Marines suspect that years of firing powerful weapons caused them to develop the same rare, and potentially fatal, brain condition.

Residents fought hard for a tax on lithium companies two years ago. Now, many worry that small communities impacted most by the industry won’t get their fair share.

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA's Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft a half-century ago.