Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media’s risks for children
Social media CEOs have been called to testify before Congress amid growing pressure to protect young users.
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Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump’s wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway
John Cornyn tried to show Trump and Texas Republicans they were on the same team, but he lost his Senate primary runoff to Ken Paxton.
Democrats press ICE on oversight, say 1 officer referred for discipline over use of force
Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee say one ICE officer has been referred for discipline over a use of force incident since the Trump administration began.
Trump administration’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ races ahead on the US-Mexico border
The US is building what it calls a “smart wall” on the Mexico border, a top priority for President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.
Encinitas City Council to decide if farmers market can relocate
Newly revised plans now call for fewer vendors, less field use, and new noise mitigation measures, city reports
Susumu Tonegawa, a UCSD graduate who won a Nobel Prize in medicine, dies at 86
Susumu Tonegawa, whose early research at UCSD and the Salk Institute helped him earn the Nobel Prize, dies at 86.
The feds no longer protect endangered species’ habitats. States say they can’t pick up the slack
The new rule will open many landscapes to development, logging, mining and oil and gas drilling.
California sues Trump administration to bring back an offshore wind project
The state attorney general and the California Energy Commission say the withdrawal of a wind farm in Morro Bay is illegal.
LGBT Community Center updates public about $19 million donation, but some still have questions
The center has spent about $1.2 million of the $19 million gift and its accrued interest, but it declined to share exactly what the funds have been spent on.
Mistrust of US government information is rising across major issues, a new poll shows
A new AP-NORC/USA Facts poll finds that Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago.