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'Egregious' waste in government: Three things to know about Florida DOGE's latest efforts
Florida DOGE is aiming to find what it deems as wasteful, unnecessary spending by counties and cities across the state. ... Read More
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How Georgia schools are adapting to AI in the classroom this school year
Artificial intelligence is primed to disrupt the workplace, and it’s starting to change the way school is taught in Georgia K-12 classrooms, too.
More schools are turning to AI to craft rubrics, design interactive ...Read more
More and more books are being banned. California libraries find a solution
LOS ANGELES — There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN America. In 2024, 5,813 titles were challenged in public libraries and schools nationwide, says the ...Read more
'Just so inhumane.' Man fleeing Home Depot raid is killed by car on the 210 Freeway
LOS ANGELES — A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway on Thursday as he tried to flee federal agents raiding a Home Depot in Monrovia.
His death at a hospital was confirmed Thursday afternoon by Monrovia City ...Read more
Man fleeing Home Depot immigration raid is struck, killed by car on the 210 Freeway
LOS ANGELES — A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway on Thursday as he tried to flee federal agents raiding a Home Depot in Monrovia.
His death at an area hospital was confirmed Thursday afternoon by Monrovia City ...Read more
A man blaring a train alarm torments LA neighborhood. Then he was arrested
LOS ANGELES — A quiet Van Nuys neighborhood of manicured lawns, palm trees and single-family homes has been embroiled in a noisy squabble over a train horn that one homeowner has affixed to a tree and used to set off ...Read more
Data centers need own power supply, US grid watchdog says
Data centers looking to connect to the largest U.S. grid must bring their power supply, the system’s independent watchdog said.
The warning escalates the watchdog’s position from just a month ago when it said the grid...Read more
Hawk fire prompts evacuation orders in Acton; King fire burns 577 acres near Gorman
Fire crews rushed to battle two fast-growing brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around ...Read more
Baltimore accepts judge's reduced $152.3 million award in opioid lawsuit
BALTIMORE — Baltimore has accepted a $152.3 million award in an opioid lawsuit against drugmakers McKesson and Cencora, boosting the city’s total awards from pharmaceutical companies to $579.8 million.
The city ...Read more
WA resumes EV charger program after court rules against Trump pause
SEATTLE — Washington state has resumed a program to build a network of electric vehicle chargers that the Trump administration had withheld funding for earlier this year.
A federal judge in Seattle in June ordered the ...Read more
Man fleeing Home Depot immigration raid is hit and killed by a car on the 210 Freeway
LOS ANGELES — A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway on Thursday as he tried to flee federal agents raiding a Home Depot in Monrovia.
Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik confirmed Thursday afternoon that the man died ...Read more
Jackie Bezos, who funded her son Jeff's startup, dies at 78
Jackie Bezos, a fierce protector of her son Jeff before he founded Amazon.com Inc. and a deep-pocketed advocate for early childhood education, has died. She was 78.
Bezos died at her home in Miami on Thursday, according ...Read more
Brandon Blackstock's death certificate says seizures played significant role
More details of the death of Brandon Blackstock, the talent manager and former husband of Kelly Clarkson, have come to light ahead of his Aug. 17 memorial service.
A death certificate, officially filed Thursday in Butte, ...Read more
When Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska's Ukrainians will be watching closely
Three summers ago, Valentyna Kondratieva fled war in Ukraine for Alaska with her children.
Now Kondratieva lives in a modest duplex in Anchorage, with petunias and tomato plants growing out front. Her children play on ...Read more
Secret Service rushes to Alaska city for Trump-Putin summit
The call to Beau Disbrow was unlike any the Anchorage realtor had ever received. His short-term rentals typically house tourists bound for glaciers, or business travelers passing through. This time, the request came from ...Read more
Feds investigate Kansas schools' trans policies after Kris Kobach's request
A federal agency has launched a probe into four Kansas school districts — three in the Kansas City area — over their treatment of transgender students following a letter requesting as much from Kansas Attorney General ...Read more
Philly-area Democratic lawmakers are sending a clear message to ICE agents: No more masks
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Democratic officials are trying to send a clear message to ICE.
Standing outside the Philadelphia field office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Center City on a hot Thursday ...Read more
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Texas House Democrats planning their departure from Illinois and back to Austin
Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois and other northern states to block a Republican-led congressional redistricting plan backed by ...Read more
Florida gymnastics coach Olea reaches plea deal on child sex charges
More than a decade after he allegedly sexually abused at least three minors, a former gymnastics coach in Key Biscayne, Florida, has reached a deal with state prosecutors to plead guilty to four felony sex charges, ...Read more
Dollar General instant coffee recalled over glass contamination concerns
Buyers beware of the bargain basement brew sold at Dollar General!
The Clover Valley Instant Coffee brand being sold exclusively at the discount retailer is being recalled due to the potential presence of glass.
The U.S....Read more
Md. Reps. Hoyer, Olszewski meet with Netanyahu, urge him to end war
WASHINGTON — Two members of Maryland’s congressional delegation returned from Israel on Thursday after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pressing him to end the war and address the humanitarian ...Read more
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