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A decision is expected soon in a case challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a drug commonly used to induce abortions.

Local nonprofit, Miracle Babies is celebrating the holidays early this year with their 4th annual Christmas in July toy drive to serve families with hospitalized infants. July 12- 19, Miracle Babies will transform their headquarters into Santa’s Workshop. The event will be held by appointment only. Families can visit “Santa’s Workshop,” choose three NEW donated toys to wrap and gift it to siblings of the baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Miracle Babies is working with hospitals and social workers to identify families in need and schedule shopping appointments to help minimize contact and provide an exclusive shopping experience. Collection sites include: all San Diego County Geppetto’s Toys Stores, Dalton Subaru, Dalton Toyota, and Miracle Babies Kearny Mesa office. Miracle Babies welcomes new toys for infants to age 16. Community members can drop off or ship directly to Miracle Babies now through July 12. For more information on the Christmas in July event, please contact Miracle Babies Executive Director Marianela Camarillo. ABOUT MIRACLE BABIES Miracle Babies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is dedicated to helping perinatal mothers and their families during their time of need by providing transportation, mental health assistance and supportive services. Our tagline is “Together for a better beginning,” reflecting the importance of this family connection in the critical early weeks and months of an infant’s life and its linkage to improved health outcomes. Transportation issues, including the increasing cost of gas, hospital parking fees, or medically unable to drive are significant barriers that many families in San Diego County, Los Angeles, and Orange County must overcome to be with their babies. Miracle Babies newest initiative, My Brain & My Baby, aims to support mothers suffering from perinatal anxiety or depression with early detection and acute medical care. By providing free transportation and mental health assistance to families, Miracle Babies helps alleviate the stressors of everyday life resulting in better health outcomes for the growth and development of baby. For more information about Miracle Babies, please visit here or email. Connect with Miracle Babies on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Laura Bray couldn't watch her 9-year-old's leukemia go untreated. She started campaigning to fix a broken system and get patients the treatments they need in the face of drug shortages.

The California Employment Development Department says the state's unemployment rate was 3.9% in July. That's the lowest since 1976 when the state began using its current method of measuring job growth.

Social media and gaming are a large part of our daily existence but affects children and young adults in distinctive ways. This session explores the impacts of social media and gaming on mental and physical well-being; cognitive and socioemotional development; creativity and critical thinking; resilience; technology addiction; among others. This is an in-person workshop. Saturday June 24, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Mira Mesa Library For more information visit: sandiego.librarymarket.com

With abortion increasingly restricted in many states, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), hopes to persuade Republicans to back insurance coverage for over-the-counter birth control.

A Cincinnati agency says large investors are taking some of the most affordable homes off the market, exacerbating the racial wealth gap. It's now helping its new tenants buy the homes themselves.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Shorebirds fly thousands of miles each year along ancient and largely unknown migratory routes called Flyways. Follow conservationists and scientists who are racing against the clock to understand and save these shorebirds.

Rice's whales are one of the world's newly discovered whale species – and already one of the most endangered. Protections for the whales in the Gulf of Mexico are not coming fast.