SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday.

An additional 1,500 troops have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in one of his first official acts.

Simple Minds is embarking on its most extensive U.S. tour in 40 years, and San Diego is on its itinerary. The Scottish rock band, best known for its international chart-topping 1985 hit, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),

Sandra Garcia is among the flood victims who attended the one year anniversary commemoration held on the corner of Osborn and Cottonwood streets on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Led by Magoon Gwath's 15 points, the San Diego State Aztecs defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 69-50. Taj DeGourville added 14 points for San Diego State (13-5, 6-3 Mountain West Conference).

The UC San Diego Tritons defeated the Cal State Northridge Matadors 79-54 led by Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones' 32 points.

A large vegetation fire continued burning just north of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County on Friday night.

Long stretches of silence on a Border Patrol scanner are punctuated with updates on tracking a single migrant for hours. The radio traffic sounds like a throwback to earlier

Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would send 1,500 active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico, reports surfaced that the number was actually 10,000.

Nevada and San Diego State will face off in a matchup of MWC opponents. Saturday's matchup is the first this season between the squads.

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Former Salvadoran president, Mauricio Funes, died late on Tuesday in Nicaragua ... Funes was born in San Salvador in October 1959. He taught in Catholic schools after graduating ...

The critical fire danger will continue through Friday morning as San Diego County grapples with extremely low relative humidity and strong offshore Santa Ana winds.