NEW YORK — A tip claiming Al-Qaeda may have sent American terrorists or men carrying U.S. travel documents to attack Washington or New York on the ten year anniversary of 9/11 has heightened security within the two cities. Though the tip is unconfirmed, it is said to be credible. A CIA informant who has proven [...]
Our neighbor, the mob boss
June 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — As you walk down 3rd Street, between California Avenue and Washington Avenue, it’s just like any other neighborhood. A man sporting Nike sneakers and headphones jogs down the street, while a couple bikes by. On the sidewalk, a grandfather pushes a stroller while his wife, daughter and daughter’s young child follow [...]
Truck driver pleads guilty to transporting more than 19,400 pounds of marijuana
Jan. 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO — An Oceanside truck driver pleaded guilty Thursday to transporting more than 19,400 pounds of marijuana to various distribution points in California. Carlos Cunningham Jr., 29, admitted in San Diego federal court that he drove multiple trailer loads of marijuana from San Diego to the Central District of California, and that he was [...]
In-state tuition upheld for illegal immigrants by California Supreme Court
Nov. 18, 2010 2 Comments
SAN DIEGO — The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that illegal immigrants are still eligible to pay in-state tuition for public college. The court ruled on a suit originally filed in 2005 but a group of students and parents from 19 states outside of California. The plaintiffs claimed that a 2001 state law improperly [...]
San Diego police officer dies in shootout with suspect
Oct. 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO — A police officer died Thursday after a shootout that began Wednesday evening. A man and woman were also found dead in an apartment police were raiding with an arrest warrant. Officer Christopher A. Wilson, 50, served on the San Diego Police Department for 17 years. He died at Sripps Mercy Hospital in [...]
Pot bust is largest in Mexico’s history
Oct. 20, 2010 1 Comment
SAN DIEGO — In the biggest drug bust in Mexican history, officials seized more than 105 tons of Marijuana on Monday. The marijuana was headed for the United States and is street valued at an amazing $340 million. Initially, Tijuana police noticed a suspicious line of vehicles during a routine patrol. The officers came under [...]
Junior Seau arrested, then hospitalized after driving off cliff
Oct. 19, 2010 1 Comment
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Retired NFL linebacker, Junior Seau, drove his white SUV Cadillac off the road on Monday morning. Glass shards still littered the street at 9 p.m. on Pacific Coast Highway South of Solamar Drive about 35 miles north of San Diego. The cliff is not a straight drop, but is a rough slope [...]
Recipe: Seafood Spinach Quesadillas
April 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
You’ve head of fish tacos, right? Here’s a quesadilla made with spinach, shrimp and codfish that’s simply to die for. [...]
Confronting a Holocaust past
Feb. 10, 2009 Leave a Comment
There is no doubt that Nazi Germany was a haunting place to live in the wake of the Holocaust. Bernhard Schlink addressed these hardships in his 1995 novel “The Reader” and through lectures in Boston last week. “The Reader” personalizes the Holocaust by illustrating the turmoil of a man who is in love with a [...]
