Pastors, activists and police said by working together they helped reduce nonfatal shootings by 54% between 2023 and 2024.
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The suit is connected to San Diego police officers' use of a nonlethal firearm and a K-9 while responding to a 911 call last fall.
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The U.S. Education Department says the policies violate a federal law banning sex discrimination in education. U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says California could lose federal funding if it does not comply.
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Even at 95 years old, Dolores Huerta remains active in public life, speaking at a Los Angeles ICE raids protest earlier this month. She spoke to KPBS' Amita Sharma about the state of justice in the United States and what young people can do to make changes.
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Catholic and other faith leaders offered prayers in courtrooms, where deportation hearings were taking place.
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San Diego-based Navy senior chief Ben Kibler was going to advance into a highly selective officer program this year. That is until the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth labeled those with gender dysphoria "incompatible with the high mental and physical standards necessary for military service."
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Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.
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Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine.
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Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Organizers of Saturday’s "No Kings" protests now say roughly 69,000 people showed up in downtown San Diego — 9,000 more than the day-of estimate from law enforcement. One political analyst says it's something the city has never seen before.
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Workplace raids, arrests in immigration court and detentions of people without criminal records show how President Donald Trump’s deportation strategy is taking shape locally.
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