Man dies after being found unresponsive in San Diego jail
The 34-year-old man died at the hospital Friday after he was found unresponsive in his jail cell, sheriff’s officials said.
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Many everyday costs eased in July, while some remain near record highs. Here’s a closer look at consumer prices.
The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef, gasoline, electricity and natural gas — and how they are changing, or not, under the second Trump administration. This tracker is updated monthly using CPI data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
How children selling flowers have become synonymous with Chicago’s popular corridors: ‘It’s dangerous’
Experts say the population of “street-working children” is on the rise in Chicago and other major cities.
How severe drought is affecting Colorado, from record fishing restrictions to threatened power supplies
Some reservoirs have fallen so low that they instead look more like the rivers they once were.
Lederer on Language: Literature lives at the KPBS San Diego Book Festival
Next Saturday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the University of San Diego, KPBS will host its annual San Diego Book Festival. The event is free for book lovers of all ages. Attendees will enjoy panel discussions with award-winning authors, activities, live entertainment, exhibitors including local authors, and independent booksellers. I will be manning my book booth, #45, along with a host of other authors in rows cleverly named Writers’ Block. I’d love to meet you at the festival. Literature lives. Literature endures. Literature prevails. That’s because readers bestow a special kind of life upon people who have […]
A rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii’s Big Island as strengthening Tropical Storm Lala nears
If it makes landfall as a hurricane, it would be the first to do so since 1871.
It seems like she’s everywhere and can do anything. Southeast San Diego was a big part of that
Artist, creative, and tech executive Shavone (whose full name is Shavone Charles) wants to live and build a brighter and more joyful future for herself, and other Black folks and people of color
With changes to cash bail, San Diego district attorney warns most pretrial defendants will be released
The California Supreme Court ruling prohibits unattainable and artificially high bail, and tightens standards on who should remain in pretrial custody.
He’s one of San Diego County’s highest-paid schools chiefs. Now he’s running to help lead another district, too.
David Miyashiro is superintendent of Cajon Valley Union School District. He’s also seeking a seat on the San Dieguito Union High School District board.
Ohio city fires police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old, settles lawsuit with family
City leaders also announced Friday that they have agreed to pay the teen’s family nearly $4.8 million.