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Compensation for descendants of enslaved people is broadly controversial, and especially so among whites and Republicans. Researchers say one reason may be misperceptions about the racial wealth gap.

The U.S. military started tracking more airborne objects it calls "low speed clutter" after shooting down the Chinese balloon. The National Weather Service says it launches about 184 balloons a day.

Thefts of catalytic converters has skyrocketed over the last few years, as they contain rare metals. The federal government is seeking $545 million in forfeitures from the defendants.

The Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and is expected to raise interest rates in an attempt to bring down inflation. Next, an SDSU department chair said the reassignment of a tenured professor over the use of racial epithets in the classroom is a symptom of "larger cultural deficiencies" at the university. Black students and faculty are hurting, he said. Later, as the Marines conclude the questioning of the son of a former San Diego County GOP leader who tried to join a white nationalist group, some experts say the military's new rules on extremism miss the mark. Later, Padres baseball is gearing up for the spring after a labor dispute. Finally, Midday Edition begins a series of stories on the impact of the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts.

A new survey ranks San Diego as the least affordable metro area in the country, the ACLU sues for more transparency over the future of downtown's privately-run federal prison, and local schools resume field trips as pandemic restrictions ease.

U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.

Recommendations include making it easier for farmers to qualify for conservation programs to making the language in Farm Service Agency loans more accessible. A final report is due by the year's end.

At age 41, his body is telling him the time has come, the Swiss tennis great said in a video message released on Thursday. Federer has won more than 100 titles, including 20 Grand Slam singles wins.

The Federal reserve made a move yesterday to cool down the inflationary spiral that’s made gas, food and housing prices spike by raising the rates banks use to lend money to each other. Then, the family of a man who died in custody after a 2015 arrest in Santee has been awarded $85 million by a jury. Also, in order to meet city and state climate goals more people will have to use public transit in San Diego. Why do so few people use public transit now? Plus, the city of Oceanside at one time had a derogatory nickname: “Ocean-slime.” But now it's quickly becoming the next tourist hotspot in San Diego. And, finally, we wrap up our series on the second anniversary of COVID-19 shutdowns and event cancellations, and hear about the impact these past two years have had on live music and local music venues.

Lawmakers heard firsthand accounts of craft that are "beyond our current understanding of our technology," and allegations that the U.S. recovered non-human "bio remains."