DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired air defense batteries early Friday morning as explosions could be heard near a major air base near Isfahan, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike following Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. It remained unclear if the country was under attack, as no Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility and Israel's military did not respond to a request for comment. However, tensions have remained high in the days since the Saturday assault on Israel amid its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and its own strikes targ ..read more

SPRING VALLEY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- An 18-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in a restroom at Mount Miguel High School last week in Spring Valley was arrested, authorities said. Reyvon English, a Mount Miguel High School student, turned himself in on Thursday at the Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station, Lt. Lon Nguyen with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a news release Thursday. He was booked into San Diego Central Jail on rape, kidnapping and other charges related to sexual assault, law enforcement confirmed ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Three right lanes of eastbound State Route 54, east of Interstate 805, have been closed due to a multi-vehicle collision, Caltrans said Thursday via X/Twitter. SigAlert shows the incident was reported around 3:40 p.m. It happened near Marmil Way and Plaza Bonita Center, causing a backup all the way to Interstate 5. Drivers can expect delays up to an hour, as of 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Multi-vehicle collision closes three lanes of eastbound SR-54. (Caltrans) This is a developing story and more updates will be made as they become available ..read more

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Baja health officials, including those who work with addicts, say it's only a matter of time before they start seeing strong evidence of the drug xylazine being consumed in cities such as Tijuana. Veterinarians use the drug to sedate animals, especially dogs. As of late, however, xylazine, also known as "tranq" or the "zombie drug," has been showing up in autopsies and lab examinations on the U.S. side of the border. The drug, when combined with cocaine, heroin or fentanyl, is said to provide a powerful and longer-lasting high. AG investigates cartel-on-cartel drug ..read more

Watch Ed Lenderman's report on the ballot measure for KUSI in the video player above. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A coalition backed by retailers like Walmart and Target announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. Californians for Safer Communities, a bipartisan group made up of law enforcement, elected officials and businesses, said it has collected more than 900,000 signatures in support of the measure to roll back parts of Proposition 47. The progressive bal ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, and the court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors. The rapid progress Thursday afternoon propelled the case closer to opening statements and weeks of testimony in a case charging the Republican ex-president with falsifying business records to suppress stories about his sex life in the final days of the 2016 election. The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, an English teacher and multiple lawyers. The case centers on $130,000 Trump’s lawyer and f ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The spring home-buying season got off to a slow start as the California Association of Realtors reported a drop in the Golden State's home sales last month. In a report released Wednesday, CAR said the seasonally adjusted annualized rate for sales of existing single-family homes in California was 267,470 in March. That's according to data collected from more than 90 local realtor associations and multiple listing services (MLSs) across the state ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego police are searching for a man who who broke into a Linda Vista home early Thursday morning and sexually assaulted a young girl while she was sleeping. Around 2 a.m., the suspect entered a residence located on Wellington Street through an open door, SDPD said. The Linda Vista neighborhood where the home is located is mostly military housing. Details about what the man did while he was in the home are unclear at this time, although a spokesperson for the department confirmed he assaulted a young girl who lives at the home. The suspect then fled the scene on fo ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Caltrans will close all lanes of westbound Interstate 805 starting Friday, near the area of the Westfield Plaza Bonita shopping mall. Crews will close the westbound State Route 54 ramps to I-805 on both northbound and southbound sides of the interstate. They will also close all lanes of westbound SR-54 at Reo Drive and Plaza Bonita Center Way ..read more

Above: A Nexstar video breaking down how much states make on marijuana sales. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A compound in cannabis may offer a novel treatment solution for neurological disorders like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, according to a new study from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The La Jolla-based researchers began exploring whether a milder, less psychoactive type of cannabinoid, which are compounds derived from the cannabis plant, can have a therapeutic or clinical application. The cannabinoid is called cannabinol (CBN) — a cousin of the more well-known compounds: tetrahydroc ..read more