Lawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfare
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing the US Army to explain why it told a unit based in Europe to stop specializing in drone warfare.
September 2026
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Apple changes Lake Ontario name to ‘Lake America’ for US users of its Maps, following Trump’s order
Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users of its maps app, following competitor Google days after a Trump order.
Vance talks about the end times and the attempted assassination of Trump in Christian podcast
Vice President JD Vance discussed Trump’s assassination attempt and if AI is the sign of end times with Christian podcaster Bryce Crawford.
Trump says he’s nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job
President Donald Trump says he’s nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, who has been filling in since April, for the permanent job.
The way the lotus flower emerges from mud, serves as a life metaphor for local artist
Thao Huynh French brings her multidisciplinary work to her first solo exhibition, “Future Flowers: Memory, Meaning, Mischief” at the San Diego Mesa College art gallery through Sept. 17
Cash-strapped colleges are draining their endowments to survive
Dipping into the endowment can sometimes work, which is one reason schools keep trying it.
San Diego shouldn’t guess when it comes to homelessness funding, new report says
A recent report from San Diego’s Office of the Independent Budget Analyst advises the city to think of what services it should provide and then how to fund it. Not the other way around.
Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors after US military strikes Iran after a monthlong lull
Iranian attacks targeted U.S. allies across the Gulf early Wednesday as renewed fighting with the United States ended a monthlong lull.
For a century, journalists have had a voluntary ethics code. Editors are giving it an AI-era reboot
The Society of Professional Journalists is revising its Code of Ethics for the first time since 2014. The update addresses challenges like artificial intelligence, the rise of independent journalists and an erosion of public trust in media.
Grand Canyon flooding harms an economy that’s still recovering from a fire
How long the latest lodging shutdown will last remains to be seen.