Andrew Bracken

A new NPR limited podcast series "Embedded: The Network" tells the story of how a community of women and activists worked to make abortion access easier and safer in Latin America.

Immigration raids and the protests against them brought dramatic scenes to Los Angeles this week. We look into where immigration enforcement is headed and the military’s role in it. Plus, how two local reporters are bringing the news to social media.

Democratic Rep. Juan Vargas joined Midday Edition Wednesday to talk about the Trump administration's recent actions on immigration enforcement and the limits of Trump's presidential power.

As dads get ready for Father's Day this weekend, Midday Edition features a conversation on fatherhood and its connection to humor. One San Diego comedian shares how his role as a dad shapes his comedy, and why he doesn't always align with modern parenting approaches.

Researcher Danny Muñoz Lopez studies the connection between media use and adolescent mental health and wellbeing. While the focus often centers on mental harms from technologies like social media, Lopez notes that social media can also provide connection for young people, especially for those from historically marginalized groups. She also emphasizes the need to include young people in discussions around children and technology. Resources mentioned: Social media test drive https://socialmediatestdrive.org/ Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship

Adolescence is a time of enormous social, emotional, and physical change and development. A central part of that development, as kids enter those early teenage years, is developing a self-identity. Clinical psychologist Robert Teel works with patients as young as 12 years old with a focus on digital use disorders. He explains more about this time of life and how identity development is playing out in the digital realm.

Shana Hazan and Cody Petterson were sworn in this week as the newest trustees on the San Diego Unified School Board.

San Diego Unified Superintendent Lamont Jackson talks about the school year ahead.

New draft of Mira Mesa development plan would take bold steps for future of now car-centric community, if adopted.