FILE - President Joe Biden listens during an event about high-speed internet infrastructure in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 26, 2023, in Washington. The Biden administration on Monday, Aug. 21, continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in the rural U.S. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Ex-San Diego sheriff’s captain arrested in gun sales
Federal agents have arrested a former San Diego County sheriff’s captain along with others in a gun trafficking case.
 
Navy dismisses SEAL team leaders, cites discipline failures
Three senior leaders of a Navy SEAL team have been dismissed from their positions “due to a loss of confidence that resulted from leadership failures” after one unit was sent home from Iraq accused of sexually assaulting a female service member.
 
Only 1 person remains missing from dive boat fire
National Transportation Board officials met with the families of victims of a deadly fire that tore through a scuba diving boat off Southern California’s coast, killing 33 people and leaving one missing.
 
Smugglers offer cash to troops, others to drive migrants
U.S. Border Patrol officials say smuggling rings have been recruiting U.S. troops, police officers and others by offering them as much as $1,000 to do a seemingly simple task: Drive to a spot north of the border, pick up people on the US side and then drop them off north of San Diego.
 
Arrestan a 16 marines de EEUU por tráfico de personas
 
War crimes court-martial ends with Navy SEAL walking free
One of the U.S. military’s most significant war crimes cases ended with a decorated Navy SEAL walking out of court a free man after acknowledging moral mistakes.
 
Jury to decide SEAL’s punishment for posing with corpse
The same military jurors who acquitted a decorated Navy SEAL of murder in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive under his care in Iraq in 2017 will return to court Wednesday to decide whether Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher should serve any jail time for the single charge he was c
 
Prosecutor tells jury to use SEAL’s own words to convict him
A military prosecutor says a Navy SEAL committed murder and the proof is in his own words, photos and testimony of his fellow troops. Cmdr.
 
Combat vets in jury pool for decorated Navy SEAL’s trial
Seasoned combat veterans who described losing comrades and taking war prisoners were questioned Monday as possible jurors in the trial of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with killing a wounded Islamic State captive in Iraq.
 
San Diego mayor unveils plan to integrate immigrants
San Diego’s Republican mayor has unveiled an ambitious plan to integrate immigrants and hire a manager to oversee the effort.
 
California governor pushes for fund to help asylum seekers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is praising San Diego County for providing a shelter for asylum seekers released onto the streets and wants the state to providing funding to help.
 
Yemeni mom wins travel ban waiver to see dying son in US
A Yemeni mother has won her fight for a waiver from the Trump administration’s travel ban that would allow her to go to California to see her dying 2-year-old son.
 
Challenge for indicted Republicans: Win re-election
Winning re-election while indicted is a rare feat in U.S. history. But two Republican congressmen are attempting to do just that in November’s midterm elections: Reps. Duncan Hunter of California and Chris Collins of New York.
 
Campa-Najjar: He’s 29, Mexican, Arab and suddenly relevant
Democratic congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar says his campaign finally is getting the attention it deserves.
 
US Rep Duncan Hunter, wife, indicted on corruption charges
The 48-count indictment alleges the money was taken between 2009 and 2016. It alleges that the couple concealed the misuse by falsifying campaign finance records, claiming the expenses as being campaign-related.
 
Muslims, advocates saddened over court’s travel ban decision
 
Rhino in San Diego pregnant, could help save subspecies
A southern white rhino named Victoria has become pregnant through artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. That’s given hope for efforts to save the northern white rhino subspecies of one of the world’s most recognizable animals.
 
Rhino in San Diego pregnant, could help save subspecies
 
Trump views designs for border wall while bashing California
President Donald Trump has inspected eight towering prototypes for his long-sought wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and accused California of putting “the entire nation at risk” by refusing to take tough action against illegal immigration.
 
Ex-All Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza arrested on drug charges
Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza has been arrested in California on suspicion of drug trafficking. Lt.
 
Brother of US man killed fighting for ISIS sentenced
The brother of a San Diego man believed to be the first American citizen killed while fighting alongside the Islamic State in Syria has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on terrorism-related charges.
 
‘I am lucky': Refugee family celebrates arrival to US
An Iraqi family celebrated their arrival to the United States as a federal court blocked a travel ban that would have kept others like them out of the country for 120 days.
 
Iraqi ‘speechless’ after 7-year-wait to get into US
An Iraqi interpreter yanked from a U.S.-bound flight because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban says he feels like his life is a feel-good Hollywood film now that he has arrived in the United States.
 
Judge refuses to suspend California’s assisted death law
A California judge has rejected a request by physicians to immediately suspend a new state law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives.
 
Man held in San Diego homeless attacks had criminal record
A man arrested for a string of deadly attacks on the homeless had a long history of crime and mental health issues and was himself living in subsidized housing for the homeless, it was reported.
 
Man accused in San Diego homeless attacks has violent past
A man accused of killing and harming homeless people while they were asleep and setting fire to some victims was convicted six years ago for a strikingly similar crime.
 
Sailor’s medical background questioned after training death
 
VOICES: Hiroshima serves as memorial for all victims of WWII
Former prisoner of war Lester Tenney believes Hiroshima should serve as a memorial for everyone who suffered during World War II and not just the atomic bomb victims.
 
The Avengers heed call to visit teen battling cancer
The Avengers have teamed up to lift the spirits of a teenage fan with cancer. Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. joined Captain America Chris Evans to visit Ryan Wilcox at the boy’s home in California.
 
VA sets national policy for robotic legs for paralyzed vets
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Paralyzed Army veteran Gene Laureano cried when he first walked again with robotic legs at a New York clinic as part of research sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
 
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