SAN DIEGO — Federal agents in San Diego detained 72 people who had been in panga boats headed north into the U.S. earlier this week, Customs and Border Protection officials said. Agents with the Air and Marine Operations team spotted the three boats wi…
Sean Manaea is next Padres starter to not allow a hit, this time in a victory
PHOENIX — A San Diego Padres starting pitcher will allow a hit this season. It just hasn’t happened yet. Sean Manaea threw seven hitless innings Friday in his Padres debut, a day after Yu Darvish went six hitless innings in Thursday’s season opener. Th…
Darvish’s gem not enough as D’backs walk off Padres
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The San Diego Padres played a delayed opening-day game on a pleasant evening inside the massive airplane hangar known as Chase Field, and Yu Darvish got them started by chasing history. In the end, they couldn’t even win. The Diamondba…
Castle Biosciences snaps up San Diego’s AltheaDx to push precision medicine into mental health
San Diego startup AltheaDx, which developed a molecular test designed to guide therapy for depression and anxiety based on a patient’s genetics, is being acquired for $65 million in stock and cash. Castle Biosciences of Houston said Monday that it reac…
Al Franken, now on his stand-up comedy tour, discusses politics, humor, the Grateful Dead and Bill Walton
On his “The Only Former U.S. Senator Now on Tour Tour,” Al Franken is proudly singing the praises of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and denouncing the Grateful Dead as the most boring and overrated band of all time. April Fools’! A former “Saturday Night Live…
Padres trade two prospects for Oakland lefty Sean Manaea
The Padres did make a trade this weekend after all. It might not be the last one. The Padres acquired left-hander Sean Manaea from the A’s for two prospects, Single-A infielder Euribiel Angeles and Triple-A pitcher Adrian Martinez. The Padres also will…
FEC closes review of improper campaign spending by former Rep. Duncan Hunter with $16,000 in fines
Federal election regulators have announced $16,000 in fines against former Rep. Duncan Hunter, his then-wife and the campaign committee, for improperly handling political contributions. The Federal Election Commission this week released the results of …
Fantasy baseball 2022: Breakouts, busts and sleepers by position
For some, springtime means renewal and if there ever was a time for renewal, it would be after two years of dealing with a worldwide pandemic. Spring is also about baseball, and fortunately for us, the principals who make up Major League Baseball figur…
CDC says controversial border policy keeping out asylum-seekers will end in May
SAN DIEGO — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved to end a controversial border policy that kept thousands of asylum-seekers from requesting protection in the United States over the past two years. The decision Friday leaves the poli…
Karla Peterson: In HBO’s new docuseries ‘The Invisible Pilot,’ truth gets the fiction treatment
Before you commit to watching “The Invisible Pilot,” HBO’s new documentary series about the eventful life and strange disappearance of pilot Gary Betzner, consider the words of former Arkansas sheriff Mike Grady. “I don’t think he deserves to have a mo…