4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (988+ words) By JILL COLVIN, THOMAS BEAUMONT and WILL WEISSERT Many Republicans, including those facing tight races, are skipping the two-day affair, while others hope their appearance will put them in the national spotlight as they work to turn out Trump’s supporters…...

6+ day, 54+ min ago   (710+ words) To secure a reliable source of energy in the event of the power grid going down, the U.S. Army is turning to nuclear microreactors to help provide constant, uninterruptible electricity to its military installations. And a division of San Diego-based defense…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (283+ words) In his first comments about the ongoing crisis for FIFA, Kushner acknowledged that “we failed to appreciate the political dynamics of global football.” “Had we known what this would devolve into, we would not have gotten involved,” Kushner said in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (231+ words) When progressive reformers launched California’s version of direct democracy in 1911, the hopes were high that the public would use initiatives that qualified for the ballot by meeting signature-gathering requirements to force change on a Legislature subservient to special interests, starting…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (195+ words) Scientists at UC San Diego will receive a $12.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study treating methamphetamine addiction and HIV using several medications in combination that, if successful, could address both conditions simultaneously. Called the Brain-Focused…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (169+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Re “Ministry offers migrants solace: ‘You’re not alone’” (Aug. 10): I appreciated the front-page article but feel it failed to portray the fundamental motivation in this ministry. I am a volunteer in that program. It is not just…...