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Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower who revealed the role played by data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica in obtaining data from Facebook users, said on Sunday he was blocked by the social media network.On Twitter, Wylie claimed his account was suspended after he spoke up about his role in an alleged scheme…

A stolen car being pursued by a sheriff’s helicopter crashed head-on with another vehicle on a Valley Center roadway early Saturday, killing two people and injuring two others, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) said.Deputies started to chase a reportedly stolen Honda Accord with three people inside after spotting the…

Animal activists held a “dog-in” at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday to protest the death of a puppy who was stowed in an overhead bin on a United Airlines flight. A 10-month-old French bulldog named Kokito died on the 4-hour, 25-minute flight from Houston to LaGuardia Airport on March 12. A flight…

President Donald Trump had to cheer the firing of former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe to sell the narrative that he is the victim of a bipartisan conspiracy, carried out over two administrations, to deny him the presidency and then discredit him once he won it.For the president’s version of…

Actors John Goodman and Fred Armisen made surprise appearances in “Saturday Night Live’s” cold open with host Bill Hader and Alex Moffat as CNN’s Anderson Cooper.The cold open began as a segment from CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” show covering President Donald Trump’s firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, played…

Security was tight for the 24th annual shamRock block party in Downtown San Diego on Saturday night, but for many revelers, it was green beer, music and having a good time.The police presence was welcomed sight for Kennetha Perkins and her friend Britney Workman who are visiting from Phoenix, Arizona.…

Somewhere in Pennsylvania, a life — probably several lives — just changed, 456.7 million times over.A single winning Powerball jackpot ticket was sold in the Commonwealth for Saturday night’s drawing. It is the eighth-largest jackpot in the game’s history. Final Victims Removed From Under Fallen Pedestrian Bridge That means the…

An officer-involved shooting happened at N. Lake Wohlford and Nyemii Pass Place near Valley View Casino Saturday evening, Escondido police confirmed.The California Highway Patrol is staging units at Valley Center Road and Lake Wohlford Road. ‘Punching Game’ at Downtown Bar Leaves Man Dead The San Diego Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail…

“It’s a sign of the times,” the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) vice-chair said.The iconic yellow call boxes lining the side of the freeways in San Diego are going the way of the dodo and you can blame progress for that. ‘Punching Game’ at Downtown Bar Leaves Man Dead…

The Department of Defense identified on Saturday the seven airmen who died on March 15 when their helicopter crashed in western Iraq. The men ranged in age from 29 to 39 and hailed from Colorado, Florida and New York. Pentagon: No Survivors in US Helicopter Crash in Iraq Captain Mark K.…

Authorities recovered the final two victims from the bridge collapse near Florida International University on Saturday, after two days of arduous work.”It has been a laborious, tedious process,” Miami-Dade’s Police Chief Juan Perez said at a press conference Saturday night, describing the efforts required to locate and extract victims beneath…

A 45-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl who have been missing from Pennsylvania have been located in Mexico and are returning to the United States, the U.S. Marshal’s office in Miami confirmed.Investigators believe the 16-year-old willingly disappeared with Kevin Esterly, a father of two.  Robbery Suspect Lures Victim with NCAA…

Gun enthusiasts were met by protesters in Del Mar Saturday, who called the Crossroads of the West Gun Show disrespectful to those affected by a recent mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. Members of the North County community have been protesting the gun show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds for decades, but…

“I don’t believe a lot of veterans know that when they get out there is an opportunity to obtain your citizenship and what we’re trying to do at CalVet is to lay down that pathway, that roadmap to show them … these are the steps to do that,” Elizabeth Perez,…

A woman was killed and a man was injured following in a shooting at a Southern California shopping mall Saturday afternoon.The victim was identified as a 30-year-old woman from Thousand Oaks and the suspect was identified as a 33-year-old man from Los Angeles. The victim and the suspect are a…

A man was taken into custody Saturday morning after hopping onto a police SUV and smashing the vehicle with a rock. The man was apparently on drugs at the time, the Escondido Police Department (EPD) said.David Entzminger, 29, was facing charges of felony vandalism and being under the influence of…

Two more cars were removed from the rubble near Florida International University Saturday, allowing officials to identify more victims and families to begin processing the loss of their loved ones.Police said that Rolando Fraga-Hernandez, Oswald Gonzalez, Alberto Arias and Navarro Brown were among those killed when a 950-pound pedestrian bridge…

A fire sparked at a commercial building in Miramar Saturday morning, sending plumes of thick, grey smoke into the air as clouds sprinkled showers over the area.The blaze began around 7:45 a.m. at a business park off Carroll Road, near Kenamar Drive. The severity of the fire prompted the San…

A man enjoying a night out at a downtown San Diego bar died after playing what witnesses described as some sort of “punching game” with a friend, which led him to collapse.San Diego Police Department (SDPD) Lt. Matt Dobbs said officers were called to the Jolt’n Joe’s Gaslamp bar on…