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Immigrant rights advocate Lilian Serrano poses in front City Hall in Escondido, Calif., on Feb. 10, 2022.

San Diego County’s immigrant defense program could exclude thousands facing deportation

A new San Diego County migrant legal aid program promises no-cost representation for those in removal proceedings. But advocates say many in need could be left out.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent instructs immigrants who had crossed the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas on Dec. 19, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Over the weekend, El Paso declared a state of emergency, one week after a surge of asylum seekers began crossing the border, quickly overwhelming federal immigration and city authorities.

U.S. Supreme Court extends border restrictions just before they were set to end

Pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 will continue, at least for now, after the Supreme Court granted a stay to Republican state attorneys general as many migrants wait to cross the border.

The San Diego County Sheriff Department's George Bailey Detention Facility is pictured on April 28, 2022.

Cómo votar en la cárcel o si tienes un record criminal

En algunos estados, el derecho a votar es removido para siempre si has sido condenado por un delito grave (felony en inglés). Ese no es el caso en California.

A teacher lines up the students for school-prepared lunches at Madison Crossing Elementary School in Canton, Miss. in 2019. The USDA unveiled new nutrition standards for school meals that would limit sugar and sodium.

The USDA wants to limit added sugars and sodium in school meals

The new standards, if implemented, would limit added sugars and sodium and emphasize whole-grain and domestically-produced products.

In this March 24, 2021, file photo, California Assemblyman Rob Bonta speaks during a news conference shortly after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his nomination for state's attorney general in San Francisco.

Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assemblyman Maienschein introduce consumer protection law

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblymember Brian Maienschein, D-San Diego, announced Friday legislation intended to protect victims of predatory businesses in violation of consumer protection laws.

Vice Media offices on Feb. 1, 2019 in Venice, Calif. The once-hot media startup filed for bankruptcy after failing to sell itself.

Vice Media, once worth $5.7 billion, files for bankruptcy

The punk media startup known for its provocative visual storytelling and explicit voice, will be bought by some of the company's leaders for $225 million and the assumption of significant liabilities.

Advocates for some survivors of abuse in prison are asking for their freedom and preparing petitions under a program known as compassionate release.

Advocates seek compassionate release for women sexually abused while incarcerated

The women were sexually abused while incarcerated in federal prison in Dublin, California. The issue is part of a hearing Friday before the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

A vial of the Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, Bivalent. Though the shots are free to pretty much anyone who wants one in the U.S. as long as federal stockpiles hold out, the next update of the vaccine might be costly for some people who lack health insurance.

Moderna's COVID vaccine gambit: Hike the price, offer free doses for uninsured

Once U.S. stockpiles of COVID-19 vaccine run out, Moderna says it might charge as much as $130 per dose, but give people who lack health insurance a break. Critics say that's not enough help.

Check your frozen strawberries: Hep A outbreak linked to fruit sold in San Diego stores

Frozen strawberries tied to a hepatitis A outbreak has sickened at least seven people. Some of the potentially contaminated berries were sold in San Diego.

A Care Flight medical transport plane carrying a patient and four others that crashed the day before is seen Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Lyon County, Nev. All five people on board were killed.

Five people died after an air ambulance crashed in western Nevada

The airplane included a pilot, nurse, paramedic, a patient and family member of the patient. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined.

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