American youth soccer families now spend an average of $883 a year per child just to keep them in competitive play, with travel costs alone up 19 percent compared to […]
The Free Academy Gap: Why America’s Best Soccer Pipeline Runs Through Just Two Zip Codes
The United States is co-hosting its first World Cup since 1994, and the sport has never had more money, more television coverage, or more youth participants pouring through its turnstiles. […]
U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran After Tanker Attacks in Strait of Hormuz
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran came under renewed strain this week after U.S. Central Command confirmed a fresh round of strikes against Iranian military targets, in […]
More Than 1 in 4 San Diegans Face Food Insecurity as Need Remains Elevated
More than one in four residents of San Diego County are currently experiencing food insecurity, according to regional hunger relief organizations, a figure that underscores how elevated need has persisted […]
Newsom Turns to New Detection Technology as Federal Wildfire Funding Shrinks
As the state heads into the heart of its 2026 fire season, Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration is leaning on new satellite and sensor-based wildfire detection technology to help offset a […]
Manhattan High-Rise at Risk of Partial Collapse Remains Unstable, Officials Say
A Midtown Manhattan high-rise building identified by city officials as at risk of partial collapse remains structurally unstable and continues to shift, according to updated assessments released this week, even […]
Iran’s New Supreme Leader Has Not Been Seen in Public Since Taking Power. Here’s What’s Known — and What Isn’t.
TEHRAN / WASHINGTON — July 6, 2026 More than four months after Iran’s Islamic Republic named a new supreme leader, the man who holds the country’s most powerful office has […]
CoreCivic Sells Otay Mesa Detention Center to Federal Government in $1.5 Billion Deal
SAN DIEGO — July 6, 2026 Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, part of […]
California Posts First Statewide Drop in Unsheltered Homelessness in 15 Years, Adds $419 Million in Aid
SACRAMENTO — July 6, 2026 California recorded its first statewide decline in unsheltered homelessness in more than 15 years in 2025, according to preliminary point-in-time count data reported to the […]
China’s Rare Submarine Missile Launch Rattles Pacific Allies on Eve of NATO Summit
WASHINGTON — July 6, 2026 China announced Monday that it had launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean, a rare public disclosure of the […]