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Thursday 30 November 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# San Diego

This year
2023
Man United to face Hollywood duo's Wrexham in San Diego friendly
The clash will take place on 25 July.
Eight dead after smuggling boats capsize amid heavy fog in California
Smuggling off the California coast has ebbed and flowed over the years but has long been a risky alternative for migrants to avoid land borders.
US actor pleads guilty to harassment of Irish doctor he met when she was on a J1 20 years ago
A bail hearing was told Steven Spenneberg constantly sent unwanted gifts and messages declaring his love to the woman he had last seen in 2004.
All time
At least two dead after plane crashes in California suburb
The plane was a twin-engine Cessna C340, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Three dead after boat capsizes off San Diego coast
Dozens more were taken to hospital.
Several gorillas test positive for Covid-19 at San Diego Zoo
The park’s executive director said aside from some coughing and congestion, the gorillas are doing well.
American-born striker links up with Ireland squad after receiving international clearance
Kyra Carusa has been added to the squad for the games with Greece and Montenegro.
Three dead as sea cliff falls on California beachgoers
The incident took place near a staircase leading to Grandview Surf Beach, north of San Diego.
More than a dozen people rescued after becoming trapped on SeaWorld ride in California
The attraction stopped working after a gust of wind tripped a circuit breaker on the ride.
Rory McIlroy struggles in San Diego as Rahm takes control at Farmers Insurance Open
McIlroy and Seamus Power face a battle to make the cut.
US in dramatic border shutdown after hundreds of migrants try to cross over from Mexico
The Mexican interior minister accused them of trying to cross in a “violent way”.
Hundreds of children at US-Mexican border separated from parents after deadline to reunite them passes
Travel was organised for another 1800 children to be reunited with their parents yesterday.
US man wrongly linked to burglary after 'walking dog while black'
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department named Ike Iloputaife as a “person of interest” in the burglary investigation after he was reported while out walking his dogs.
Lowry and Power slip below cut line as Tiger clings on for weekend at Torrey Pines
Jason Day lit up the Farmers Insurance with his round of 64, but Ryan Palmer leads at the halfway stage.
'A UFO?' - SpaceX rocket launch puzzles Californians as it streams into space
The launch in the setting sun created a billowing streak that was widely seen throughout the area.
'I didn't know if we'd make it': Homes and horses burned as 200,000 flee wildfires in California
Evacuations have been ordered in several areas.
US police break up shoplifting ring that stole over €3,500 a day for 12 years
One of the defendants grabbed a security guard by the throat during a 2013 robbery.
Hepatitis A outbreak kills 14 people and puts dozens in hospital in San Diego
Authorities have not yet identified the cause of the record outbreak.
J1 student left in 'critical condition' following San Diego attack is home and will make full recovery
Evan White has returned home to Cork.
Gunman shot seven people at a pool party in the US after breaking up with girlfriend
The man shot seven people who were celebrating a birthday in San Diego at the weekend.
Construction firms wanting to build Trump's border wall worried about being attacked
Protests are planned on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
Truck plunges from bridge into crowded California park, killing four
A member of the US Navy has been arrested after the truck he was driving plunged off the bridge.
US police release video of fatal shooting of black man in the hope it will ease tensions
Rev Shane Harris of the civil rights organisation National Action Network said the low-quality videos, shot at a distance, didn’t clarify what led to the shooting and said they’re likely to make people angrier.
Protests after police fatally shoot man who was "not acting like himself"
Protesters quickly gathered at the scene and accused police of gunning the man down without warning.
35 people arrested at Trump rally in California
1,000 protesters representing various groups in opposition to the billionaire candidate attended outside the rally in San Diego.
Startled pit bull bites and kills newborn baby in bed
The child was just only three days old.
Woman killed after plane crashes into car
The pilot and his passenger received major injuries.
Starving sea lion rescued after it ends up in high-end restaurant booth
Rescuers found an 8-month-old female pup asleep in a dining booth.
No evidence of gunman after 'active shooter' reported at military hospital
“As of right now we have found absolutely nothing that indicates there were any shots fired.”
SeaWorld to phase out killer whale shows as protests grow
SeaWorld has seen attendance go down in recent years – in part as a result of revelations in the 2013 documentary Blackfish.
A US Navy missile test lit up the night sky and people freaked out
Similar occurrences have been noted when the US armed services conduct exercises in local airspace.
A domestic violence shooter in a San Diego apartment shut down flights at the nearby airport
The man was said to be “firing sporadically inside an apartment complex.”
One of America's biggest baseball stadiums has been transformed into a golf course
Yes, you read that right – a golf course inside a baseball stadium!
"This guy is a hero by any measure": Irish Water honoured at lavish US awards ceremony
Round of applause for Irish Water?
This 92-year-old cancer survivor just became the oldest woman to finish a marathon
Yaaaasss queen!
Elderly woman found after surviving on oranges and rainwater in the desert
Her husband was found dead near their car.
Babies are learning how to use phones before they can walk and talk
One in seven toddlers are actually using devices for at least an hour a day.
Parents sue over school yoga classes that 'promoted Hinduism over Christianity'
But a Californian court wasn’t having a bar of it.
Arson suspect charged over one of a dozen fires that destroyed homes
The fires burned at least 18 homes and led to evacuations. The suspect pleaded not guilty.
Here's the 14-foot 'sea serpent' that washed up in California
No biggie.