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County officials said they will resume vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday, after the California Department of Public Health gave the green light to do so over the weekend.

U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states, including California, as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South America to breeding grounds in Mexico and the United States.

The announcement comes more than a year after Taylor was fatally shot by police at her Louisville apartment. It is the second probe of police the Justice Department has announced in less than a week.

Apple announced that it plans to add about 5,000 employees to its San Diego workforce by 2026, a 500% increase from its 2018 goal, as part of the multinational technology company's plan to invest $430 billion and add 20,000 new jobs across the United States over the next five years.

Now that Derek Chauvin has been found guilty, what's next? He's scheduled to be sentenced in June. And in August, three other former police officers are set to go on trial for aiding and abetting George Floyd's murder.

San Diego County public health officials reported 129 new COVID-19 infections Monday, as University of California Health announced it has administered 1 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, including through UC San Diego.

San Diego County received nearly 100,000 more vaccines this week than it did the week prior, public health officials announced Wednesday, as 263 new COVID-19 infections were reported.

If you're someone who has turned to snacking on junk food more in the pandemic, you're not alone. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Moss says processed food is engineered to be "craveable," not unlike a cigarette or a hit of cocaine.

President Biden announced Wednesday that Americans have received 200 million COVID-19 vaccinations since he took office, double his initial goal of 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days.

Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles.

San Diego County health officials will provide an update on COVID-19.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared an emergency executive order in two Northern California counties in response to drought conditions affecting much of the state.

The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for COVID-19 shots by offering businesses a tax incentive to give employees paid leave to get vaccinated. The move comes as the United States is set to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of administering 200 million coronavirus doses in his first 100 days in office.

They are introducing legislation that would eliminate tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions for those from families earning up to $125,000 and make community college free for everyone.

With California and much of the West experiencing a second consecutive dry year, Governor Gavin Newsom will announce state action to bolster California’s resilience to drought and support vulnerable communities, local economies and ecosystems.

A proposal to let California politicians targeted by recall efforts see who signed petitions to oust them will not move forward this year. State Sen. Josh Newman says he pulled his bill Tuesday because of the charged atmosphere around the likely recall against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

UPDATE: An Escondido Police Department officer fatally shot a vandalism suspect who allegedly advanced on him in a menacing manner today with a two-foot-long crowbar in his hands, authorities reported.

Local unions have lobbied lawmakers to grant eligibility to their members, secured separate supplies of vaccines and launched outreach campaigns.

"If you're asking where moviegoing is going, I think the long-term health of the movie business depends on people's desire to get together and experience a story together. And I don't see any signs that that's going anywhere anytime soon." What do you think - will seeing movies in theaters return after the pandemic?

Senior U.S. government officials, including some White House officials who work in close proximity to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, will be offered coronavirus vaccines as soon as this week.

Vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic Black churches in downtown Washington and set the banner ablaze as nighttime clashes Saturday between pro-Donald Trump supporters and counterdemonstrators erupted into violence and arrests.

One nonprofit is getting creative to reach under-served communities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the election. Fern Street Circus is hoping to empower local families through a live pop-up circus.

On Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn which are actually separated by more than 400 million miles are expected to appear closer to each other in the night sky than they have for centuries.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought so many changes to how we live our lives. Among the most difficult how people of faith live out their faith without being able to gather in the ways they did before. On this first night of Hanukkah, KPBS reporter John Carroll shows us how one rabbi is leading his people through uncharted waters.

The pandemic is hitting Latinx women harder than any other group. They're facing higher infection rates, and many are losing their jobs or work hours. As a result, a growing number say they're motivated to vote for Biden, recent Pew polling data show.

Tarana Burke recounts her experience with the #MeToo hashtag going viral and how Alyssa Milano responded. Chart the last five years of the women's movement and its re-energized, intersectional fight for equality in the PBS special, "Not Done: Women Remaking America," airing Tuesday night at 8 on KPBS-TV.

Questions are still being raised Monday night after Border Patrol agents shot and killed a Mexican citizen just feet away from the pedestrian port of entry in San Ysidro. Advocates are calling for transparency:

The county didn't record any deaths related to COVID-19 on Monday, and the death toll remains at 870. It will receive an update from the state Tuesday as to the county's reopening status.

#BREAKING: Amy Coney Barrett is headed to the Supreme Court. The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, with Republicans overpowering Democratic opposition a week before Election Day.

Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in nearly every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump over the weekend that we’re rounding the turn, we’re doing great.

California restaurants want state and county officials to refund more than $100 million in fees for liquor and health permits and tourism assessments that they say were charged while their businesses were shut down or partially closed because of coronavirus rules.

Less than a week after fully reopening its schools, the Vista Unified School District reported a second COVID-19 case involving a Mission Vista High School student, leading to the quarantine of about 150 students and four teachers.

Military officials tell NPR they want to maintain their apolitical stance and not get involved in partisan politics saying uniformed soldiers at the polls would lead to charges that the military favors one candidate over another.

Stocks suffered their worst day since early September amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the United States and Europe and declining optimism about another U.S. pandemic relief bill.

A fast-moving wildfire has forced evacuations for 70,000 people in Orange County as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.

The use of renewable energy is surging in California. A new analysis shows there’s been a huge jump in the use of solar, wind and other renewable technologies in the last decade.

The program aims to rectify a decades old problem: clinical trials do not include diverse patients. But, some genetics experts say, the All of Us program may not really be for all of us.