For decades, most people have known about their rights against self-incrimination and to legal representation because of the 1966 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona. The subsequent Miranda rights require law enforcement to infor…
Adam Lambert announces five-city ‘The Witch Hunt’ California concert tour
SAN DIEGO — Adam Lambert’s Halloween-themed “The Witch Hunt” concerts are moving beyond Nevada. A week after announcing his three late-October shows at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, the San Diego-bred vocal dynamo on Tuesday announced that “The…
Military aviation crashes are again on the rise. Are ongoing safety and training issues to blame?
SAN DIEGO — A spate of military aircraft crashes over recent months is again raising questions about the Pentagon’s approach to safety and training across military branches. In June, six service members died in two Southern California crashes — a Lemoo…
Karla Peterson: From free parks to swanky rooftops, a guide to San Diego’s outdoor movie venues
SAN DIEGO — If there is anything better than a movie star, it might just be a movie under the stars. At San Diego’s outdoor movie venues, you can watch “The Wizard of Oz” at the beach, catch the lights of “La La Land” from a downtown rooftop, or treat …
On Comic-Con’s final day, attendees sound off about what worked and what didn’t
SAN DIEGO — After a two-year pause for the pandemic, Comic-Con wrapped up its return as in-person extravaganza on Sunday at the San Diego Convention Center. And based on the feedback from attendees, there was some rust in the gears after the hiatus. Ab…
Safari Park relocating birds in response to avian flu outbreak
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — About 120 birds at San Diego Zoo Safari Park were moved to new protected habitats at Safari Park last week and more will be relocated in the next few weeks in response to a highly contagious strain of avian flu that recently was det…
The Shins’ mastermind James Mercer, 51, reflects on his band’s 2001 debut album: ‘I get the chills’
You can take the young American out of England. But, even after four decades, you can’t take England out of the now not-so-young American. That is very specifically the case for James Mercer, the mastermind and sole original member of indie-rock favori…
Mark Zeigler: Ban Russian athletes if want, but not because of Ukraine invasion
EUGENE, Ore. — In an interview four years ago, 16-year-old Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh was asked to name her sporting hero. “I like watching Maria Lasitskene,” she replied. Lasitskene is the Russian high jump queen, who at the time had wo…
Q&A: At 16, San Diego comic book artist landed first job at Comic-Con. This year, he’s a featured special guest
SAN DIEGO — Keithan Jones is the owner and founder of KID Comics, an independent comic book publishing company that he started after a career in graphic design. During his down time, he found himself continually working on the stories and art he’d begu…
San Diego comic book shops have been through the wringer. Can Comic-Con come to the rescue?
SAN DIEGO — When “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” was released in early May, customers walked into Mathias Lewis’ comic book shop wanting to discuss the movie. Many bought Doctor Strange stuff. Two months later, when “Thor: Love and Thunde…