San Diego Sun news

Principal Warns Parents Against Social Media Site

A local middle school principal is putting out a blunt warning to parents to be on the lookout for a social media website gaining popularity with students called ...
Woman Flips Stolen Car Hits Pedestrian

A woman driving a stolen car led police on a pursuit through Mountain View before striking a tree, flipping the vehicle and seriously injuring a pedestrian, San Diego Police Department officials ...
Controlled SR-78 Burn Leads to Large Brush Fire

A controlled burn near Highway 78 and the S2 marker spread beyond the prescribed plan Thursday, leading to a large fire, Cal Fire officials ...
San Diego Christian College flying high

Alexander Closs, Blandy Castro, Bryanna Raue and Michael Visnovsky were part of a successful Diego Christian College Precision Flight Team that finished 17th of 29 teams in the 2013 Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference National Championship at Ohio State ...
Transcript ruling made in school corruption case

CHULA VISTA -; A judge presiding over the corruption case involving 15 South County officials and contractors ruled tentatively Thursday that out of the 4,200 pages that make up the grand jury transcript, less than five pages will be ...

San Diego Weather
66.9°F Mostly Cloudy
Winds: From the North at 1.6 MPH Gusting to 3.0 MPH

Fri

68° 61°

Sat

66° 61°

Sun

66° 61°

Last Updated on May 23, 6:58 PM PDT

Weather sourced from Weather Underground

Movie Review

Hearts in Atlantis

Hearts in Atlantis feels strangely incomplete. The film was based on "Low Men in Yellow Coats," the first story in Stephen King's 1999 novel Hearts in Atlantis, and adapted by William Goldman, who also adapted King's Misery in 1990 for Rob Reiner. The movie plays as if it were a rough cut of preliminary scenes that lacks the cohesion that might bring them together into a comp ... ...

On Facebook

250-acre blaze burns in San Diego County

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the blaze began at 12:20 p.m. Thursday north of State Route 79, east of the town of ...
Highway 163 Shooter Convicted

Stephen Dragasits, 58, faced his accusers Monday in a preliminary hearing. He allegedly fired -- at random -- a gun at state Route 163 morning traffic on April 25, injuring Ashley Simmons, a University of San Diego student, and striking Jeffrey Lloyd-Jones' ...
Solar umbrella a winner in UCSD competition

A team of mechanical engineering students who designed a solar umbrella that can provide electrical outlets at outdoor cafes won the grand prize at UC San Diego's Zahn Prize Competition this ...
Video SeaWorld to open new attraction with 250 penguins

On Friday, SeaWorld Orlando opens its "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin" attraction. With a ride, restaurants and 250 live penguins, it's the largest expansion in the park's ...
Moody Blues set San Diego return

The English band, which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year, is headed back to San Diego for an October concert at Humphreys. Tickets go on sale June ...

More San Diego Sun news

Making headlines

Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.

David Beckham

The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.

Hotel Review

JW Marriott, Las Vegas Resort, Spa & Golf

This luxury establishment is located in Summerlin, a golfing community about a 15 minute drive northwest of the Las Vegas ...

Keep reading

Have Your Say

Do you take the threat of North Korea seriously?

San Diego Sun

San Diego Sun | Resource for San Diego News & Ca. Updates

The San Diego Sun is essentially a local San Diego newspaper, but with a national and international perspective, designed to provide readers with a one-stop shop for San Diego, national US, regional, and world news coverage, weather and sports information, with live updates on breaking business stories, and what's happening in the financial markets.

The biggest advantage we have is that we are an online newspaper, which means we are constantly refreshing our stories as more and more information comes to hand. Often when a story breaks the initial details are sketchy.

We and our sources around the world work hard to gather more information, verify facts, and provide a perspective of the major stories. Expert opinion often accompanies our articles to better inform readers, and provide a more complete understanding

of the news we deliver.

Financial markets and business reports are regular features as we pin down what's happening, and constantly refresh stock market indice readings, dollar currency rates, and breaking business news reports. Our world sports coverage is a priority, as is our regional news.

We like to think if you're looking for breaking news out of San Diego, California, the United States, or the world, you'll look for it first at the San Diego Sun.

Follow San Diego Sun on Facebook

News Releases

The San Diego Sun.com News Release Publishing Service provides a medium for circulating your organization's news.

U.S. Markets

Featured Story

Edible malarial vaccine can help protect against cholera

Biologists at UC San Diego demonstrated last May that algae can be engineered to produce a vaccine that blocks malaria transmission.

The same method may work as a vaccine against a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections.

In their most recent study, researchers fused a protein that elicits an antibody response in mice against the organism that causes malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, which afflicts 225 million people worldwide, with a protein produced by the bacterium responsible for cholera, Vibrio cholera, that binds to intestinal epithelial cells.

They then genetically engineered algae to produce this two-protein combination, or "fusion protein," freeze dried the algae and later fed the resulting green powder to mice.

The researchers hypothesized that together these proteins might be an effective oral vaccine candidate when delivered using algae.

The result - the mice developed Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies to both the malarial parasite protein and to a toxin produced by the cholera bacteria.

Because IgA antibodies are produced in the gut and mucosal linings, they don't protect against the malarial parasites, which are injected directly into the bloodstream by mosquitoes. ...