California will become the first state in the nation to mandate later start times at most middle schools and high schools under legislation signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, a proposal designed to improve educational outcomes by giving students more sleep. The new law, however, is not without controversy. It was opposed … Read more
A major Republican political committee is putting its weight behind millennial GOP challenger Mike LiPetri to topple veteran Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi in the hotly-contested House race in New York. The National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, which works to elect Republicans to the United States House of Representatives, added LiPetri, 34, to its “Young Guns” … Read more
A “degraded” Royal Caribbean cruise passenger alleges she was subjected to humiliating treatment across three days inside a Florida jail when she was mistakenly arrested after a family vacation in 2022. Jennifer Heath Box, 50, filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Broward County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday claiming she was wrongfully arrested and detained … Read more
We want to tell the weekend so much: We love you. People study under the shade of trees at Jarry Park.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette We’ll save the clouds and some rain for next week. Maybe. Expect a high of 27 C Friday, with a humidex of 32 and a UV index of 5, … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris shocked Oprah Winfrey Thursday when she said any intruder breaking into her home is “getting shot” during a virtual campaign rally. Winfrey hosted the “Unite for America Rally” a livestream event featuring several celebrities as well as questions and stories from citizens across the country. As the event turned to the … Read more
They’re going at it. In a new attack ad, the Trump campaign blasted Vice President Kamala Harris over her past support for government-guaranteed transgender surgeries for prison inmates and migrants held in detention facilities. “Kamala supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners,” a narrator began in the spot titled, “Nonsense.” “Even the liberal media was shocked … Read more
Point Molate, with the Winehaven area in the distance, is the “most beautiful part of the Bay Area no one’s ever heard of.” (Jane Tyska/East Bay Times via Getty Images ) Just up the road from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a minority and low-income community of 115,500 people — mainly Latino, … Read more
Mostly empty news racks remain standing at the entrance to the Novy Ranch Market in downtown Santa Ana in June. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Early this summer, California seemed poised to play a leading role in shaping a new frontier of tech regulation as lawmakers considered bills to force big digital platforms to … Read more
EPA slaps manufacturer of car exhaust cheat devices with $2.9-million fine The maker of a popular line of vehicle tuning gadgets and software has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $2.9 million after the regulator accused the company of selling performance-boosting equipment that enabled customers to bypass air pollution laws. COBB Tuning, an … Read more
Public or private? A battle roils over who can access beaches along the bucolic Russian River Don McEnhill paddled down the Russian River under late-summer skies, smiling at a heron, admiring a lazily moving river turtle, and generally exuding an air of cheerful relaxation. Until, that is, he came upon Hacienda Beach, a sun-baked expanse … Read more
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