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Americans began the new year with a spending spree, but businesses are not sure how long it can last. There's a lot riding on the answer, since consumer spending is the backbone of the U.S. economy.

Padres fans swarmed Petco Park for Opening day despite bad weather. They have high hopes for the team that made some big offseason upgrades and a serious playoff push last year.

Cinema Under The Stars presents "Uncharted" Thursday, May 12 at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 15 at 8 p.m. (Private event on Friday, May 13) Cinema Under The Stars 4040 Goldfinch Street San Diego, CA 92103 Phone: (619) 295-4221 Website: www.topspresents.com Cost: $17, $18, $20 Ages: 13+ “UNCHARTED” (2022. 116 minutes) - Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg headline this swashbuckling, high-octane thrill ride. Roguish treasure hunter Nathan Drake and his shady mentor set out on a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to recover Magellan’s legendary stash of gold. Co-stars Bradley Cooper, Sean Penn, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Ali and Tati Gabrielle. More information about Cinema Under the Stars: * Unique and intimate outdoor movie theater in Mission Hills, with heaters, and blankets provided. • Members - $17; Non-members - $18; Online reservations - $20. • Reservations for members begin 9.a.m. on Monday. • Reservations for non-members begin 9 a.m. on Tuesday. ** Reservations must be cancelled before 6 p.m. on movie night, or your card will be charged $20 per seat. ** • Box Office opens 6 p.m. on movie nights. • Films start at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. • Concessions are $3 each (popcorn, candy, drinks). • Guests must follow health guidelines for COVID-19. • Now at 100% capacity and using all seats. Visit www.topspresents.com or call (619) 295-4221 for more information Visit Cinema Under The Stars on Facebook

Computers2Kids and the San Diego County Office of Education will offer low-cost devices to families who need them at Chula Vista High on Dec. 3.

Though hospitalization rates have not reached the highs of last winter, the ongoing crush of patients is testing the resources of San Diego’s emergency departments. And California Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria are promoting reforming conservatorship laws in an effort to address homelessness. In other news from Sacramento, state regulators are holding off on considering a proposal that would upend the state’s solar marketplace. Plus, KPBS Arts reporter Beth Accomando checks in at Comickaze, a comic book store she has been going to for decades, to see how it has overcome multiple challenges these past two years. And this year’s California Children’s Report Card has found that, from the pandemic to systemic racism, the state’s youth are under a lot of pressure and more resources are needed to address that. Finally, Jamie Deering, the CEO of Spring Valley’s Deering Banjo Company, joins KPBS Midday Edition to break down some of 2021's best in banjo music — from bluegrass to blues to world and experimental.

In August 1973, an 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc played his sister's back-to-school fundraiser in the rec room of their apartment building. But he and his friends sparked something much bigger.

Crudup stars as a fast-talking salesman in the retro-futurist Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow! He won an Emmy for his role as a cynical TV executive in the series The Morning Show.

Cinema Under The Stars presents "Indiscreet" Thursday, July 7 at 8 p.m. Cinema Under The Stars 4040 Goldfinch Street San Diego, CA 91910 Phone: (619) 295-4221 Website: www.topspresents Cost: $17, $18, $20 All Ages “INDISCREET” (1958. 100 minutes. Not Rated) - The stars of “Notorious”, (Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman) are reunited in Stanley Donen’s glittering, freewheeling bedroom comedy. Sparks fly when a famed stage actress (Bergman) meets a suave diplomat-playboy who pretends to be married (Grant). More information about Cinema Under the Stars: * Unique and intimate outdoor movie theater in Mission Hills, with heaters, and blankets. • Members - $17; Non-members - $18; Online reservations - $20 • Reservations for members begin 9.a.m. on Monday. • Reservations for non-members begin 9 a.m. on Tuesday. *** If you need to cancel your reservations, they must be cancelled before 6 p.m. on movie night, or your card will be charged $20 per seat. • Box Office opens 6 p.m. on movie nights. • Films start at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. • Concessions are $3 each (popcorn, candy, drinks). Visit www.topspresents.com or call (619) 295-4221 for more information. Visit Cinema Under The Stars, San Diego on Facebook.

After Hurricane Katrina in 2006, hundreds of workers from India were promised jobs in what labor organizer Saket Soni calls "one of the largest cases of forced labor in modern U.S. history."

Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.