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‘Able to happen again’: Local Japanese American historians warn of Trump’s use of 1798 wartime law

In seeking to deport Venezuelan immigrants, President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act — the same law that was used to justify incarcerating Japanese Americans during World War II.

Flowers and origami figures flutter in the wind at the foot of a monument honoring the dead at the former Manzanar, California, incarceration camp where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly held during World War II. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

A man fishes from a kayak as a cruise ship leaves San Diego Bay. (K. C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Bon voyage: Top San Diego lawyer collecting full pay during 4-month global cruise

“Firebird” by the Netherlands performance group Touki Delphine will be presented at La Jolla Playhouse’s 2025 Without Walls (WOW) Festival. (Chris Doyle)

The ultimate guide to La Jolla Playhouse’s 2025 Without Walls Festival

2018 file photo of the carrier USS Carl Vinson. Photo yy the Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

San Diego-based carrier USS Carl Vinson arrives in Middle East to suppress Houthi attacks on shipping

View of a group of Greater Flamingos in their habitat at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. (Charlie Neuman / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego Zoo and Safari Park will cut summer evening hours

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Crime and Public Safety

El Cajon police arrest man in fatal stabbing

Police determined that the victim and suspect were involved in a physical altercation prior to...

Sports

San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. is welcomed back in the dugout after his home run against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning at Petco Park on Saturday, April 12, 2025 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Kyle Hart, Fernando Tatis Jr. shine as Padres top Rockies, improve to 9-0 at home

Kyle Hart rebounds, home runs by Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jason Heyward lift Padres to 12-3, which is the best record in MLB

Things to do

“Halifax” (1970, Screenprint) by Gene Davis is part of the “american minimal” exhibition at The San Diego Museum of Art, on display through June 1 at the Balboa Park museum. (Estate of Gene Davis / Artists Rights Society, New York)

In the Curator’s Words: SDMA’s ‘american minimal’ celebrates Minimalist movement

San Diego Museum of Art exhibition, on display through June 1, pays homage to more than 50 minimal artists working in the United States starting in 1959

Business

401 B St., as known as Wells Fargo Plaza, pictured on April 10, 2025. The 24-story office tower has 488,000 square feet of space. Like other buildings in the B Street corridor, Wells Fargo Plaza has struggled with low occupancy. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Prebys Foundation buys Wells Fargo Plaza tower to uplift downtown San Diego

The real estate acquisition is being framed by the philanthropic organization as a business decision that doubles as an investment in the city's struggling central business district.