Santee weighs long-term budget concerns, advances potential 1-cent sales tax measure
The city’s proposed $72 million operating budget for fiscal year 2026-27 includes moderate reserves, but officials warn of long-term reserve reductions.
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Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats
Republicans are creating headaches for election officials across the South by redistricting U.S. House seats as primary season is underway.
McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition
Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, in a statement Sunday said a fall was what landed him in the hospital four weeks ago.
Fire shelters are a key defense for firefighters. But they don’t guarantee survival
Fire shelters are a key piece of equipment for wildland firefighters, but their use doesn’t ensure survival.
San Diego man charged with using charity as an alleged ploy to financially support Hamas
Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi, 38, allegedly sent funds intended for humanitarian aid in Gaza to Hamas, federal prosecutors said
The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen
Doublets indicate a complex fault structure, like the one in Venezuela that’s known as the Bocono fault.
WTA introduces gene testing for all players on women’s tennis tour
The WTA is complying with what is effectively an order from the IOC that Olympic sports bodies are following, though it remained unclear how many, if any, transgender women are competing at Games level.
Trump won big spending promises from NATO last year. This week in Turkey, he’ll try to enforce them
Last year, President Donald Trump pushed NATO allies to spend more on defense. This year, his mission is to try to enforce those pledges.
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks
By JON GAMBRELL and MELANIE LIDMAN DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. Efforts to reopen the Strait of […]
Sheriff, medical examiner release details in first San Diego jail suicide in nearly three years
Autopsy report says Grant Parker used strips torn from a ‘tear-resistant’ blanket to hang himself inside his jail cell