In an interview with HuffPost Live, YouTube star Tyler Oakley recounted how a tweet from Ricky Martin helped him realized how he impacted the singer’s coming out process. Oakley: “In 2011, I believe, it was National Coming Out Day … and I woke up one morning [and] I saw a tweet from Ricky Martin. He…
Texting a friend, using a GPS device or talking on a cell phone while driving – even hands-free – can put lives in danger. Distracted driving has emerged as a major transportation safety problem. To combat it, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine recently received funding for the ninth consecutive year…
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced today a new guidance from the Justice Department (DOJ) designed to help law enforcement agencies prevent gender bias in their response to sexual assault and domestic violence, highlighting the need for clear policies, robust training and responsive accountability systems. “Gender bias, whether explicit or implicit, can severely…
Today is Bill of Rights Day. A Proclamation by the president regarding Bill of Rights Day 2015 follows: The ratification of the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791, marked one of our country’s earliest and most important steps toward ensuring that the ideals enshrined in our founding documents are the birthright of all Americans….
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO finalized its early endorsement list in advance of the upcoming local and statewide electoral cycle at last week’s monthly meeting of Labor Council’s Delegates. All endorsed candidates participated in an extensive screening process with rank-and-file members and union leadership, which included a mandatory…
SAN DIEGO — Two teenagers who held up nine pedestrians at gunpoint in Hillcrest, North Park, and La Jolla were sentenced Dec. 10 to 21 and 13 years in prison respectively, but two robbery victims told the judge the sentences were too harsh. Victor Ledesma, 19, received 21 years and four months and Jonah Michael…
We always have something, perhaps just one thing, in common with others. That thought struck me as one of our neighbors invited us to stop by and see his Christmas flamingos. Who would have guessed that this perfectly straight guy, married to a woman, always puttering in his workroom, not only collected flamingo paraphernalia, but…
The No. 1 show of the summer for the past decade, America’s Got Talent (AGT), will host Season 11 open call auditions in San Diego Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the San Diego Convention Center. San Diego is the seventh stop on a 12-city nationwide search for America’s next big undiscovered entertainer. Those interested in auditioning…
SAN DIEGO — Ocean Beach Town Council President Gretchen Newsom announced Friday that she is pulling out of the race to become mayor of San Diego. “I have decided that I will not run for mayor,” Newsom said in a statement. “My husband and I have recently decided to divorce on an amicable basis and,…
Adele will return to North America for her first tour in five years. The North American tour dates begin July 5 in St. Paul, MN at Xcel Energy Center and run through Nov. 15 in Mexico City at Palacio de los Deportes. The tour will have multiple shows in most markets, including six nights at Staples…
