A national security panel that can stop mergers that could harm U.S. security has begun looking at Singapore-based chipmaker Broadcom’s plan to take over rival Qualcomm, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an opaque...
With seemingly endless colors, styles and types of blooms (evidenced by about 25,000 to 30,000 species), orchids are living art. Residents of San Diego can easily grow and enjoy these surprisingly hardy stunners — find out how at "Orchid Mardi Gras," San Diego County Orchid Society's spring show.
• For the first time in three years, homicides fell across the county • Police leaders and experts hesitated to credit the drop to any one factor or tactic, but a dramatic decrease in killings in southeastern San Diego might offer clues • One criminologist theorized the city’s large immigrant population...
The California Supreme Court decided Monday that juveniles may not be sentenced to 50 years or longer in prison for kidnapping, rape and sodomy. In a 4-3 ruling that came after review of a San Diego case, the state high court said a 50-year sentence for minors was "functionally equivalent" to life...
Qualcomm said Monday it is ready for further talks with rival Broadcom to see if the two sides can reach a negotiated sale of the San Diego cellular technology giant, with price remaining a key sticking point. In a letter sent to Broadcom on Monday, Qualcomm Chairman Paul Jacobs revealed that representatives...
Updates on pitching prospects, Hunter Renfroe, owner Ron Fowler's opinions, more in Padres mailbag.
Over the past 20 years, San Diego Opera audiences have been treated to the spectacle of Giacomo Puccini’s epic fairy tale “Turandot” four times. But until this week, they’ve essentially seen the same staging over and over again. In 1997, 2004 and 2011, San Diego Opera produced “Turandot” with the...
When you put your best foot forward, do you realize you’re standing on 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 tendons, muscles and ligaments in that one appendage alone? That’s a lot to ask of a body part. The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) estimates that three-quarters of the U.S....