By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature is weighing a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside $300 million for low-income schools, but some education advocates say it won’t do enough to improve educational outcomes for Black students. Assemblymember Akilah Weber, a Democrat from San Diego, introduced
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Gerrit Cole didn’t let Cleveland’s fast start rattle him before pitching seven strong innings and Franchy Cordero hit a three-run homer, powering the New York Yankees to an 11-2 win over the Guardians. Cole gave up two runs and three hits in the first inning before
Continue ReadingCNN By Em Steck, Olivia Alafriz and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN After the Michigan Republican Party faced intense backlash for using Holocaust imagery on its social media to oppose what it says are Democrats’ restrictive gun proposals, the new chair of the state GOP party did not apologize — in fact, she doubled down on the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — La inmensa tienda Whole Foods del centro de San Francisco, inaugurada el año pasado, cerrará temporalmente. La empresa dijo que la delincuencia desmedida en la zona los forzó al cierre. El local de casi 6.000 metros cuadrados situado en Trinity Place, en el barrio Mid-Market de la ciudad, cerró
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The Big Ten has announced the hiring of former Major League Baseball executive Tony Petitti as its next commissioner. Petitti succeeds Kevin Warren and begins his new job May 15. Warren is leaving the Big Ten to become president of the Chicago Bears. Petitti continues a trend
Continue ReadingBy Josh Einiger Click here for updates on this story RIVERDALE, Bronx (WABC) — Police are searching for a crew of con artists crisscrossing New York City, targeting unsuspecting seniors at cash machines. They are wanted for stealing debit cards and pin numbers and have struck at least 15 times, getting away with nearly $77,000.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL will play its first games in Australia in September. The league announced the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes will face off in two exhibition games at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Sept. 23 and 24. Australia is set to be the fourth continent to host NHL
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The paintings ultimately wound up at the Orlando Museum of Art in
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A key housing bill that would legalize duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every Washington city has been approved by the state Senate. House Bill 1110 passed on a 35-14 vote on Tuesday with about a half-dozen Republicans joining Democrats to pass it, The Seattle Times reported. The bill
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole and Kara Scannell, CNN Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is suing House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, over what the lawsuit filed Tuesday describes as a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” his office’s case against former President Donald Trump. The suit injects more legal drama into Bragg’s investigation of Trump, which
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed two transgender athlete bans into law. Transgender girls and women are now prohibited from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college. The House and Senate passed the bills with veto-proof majorities this year. At least 19 other states have
Continue ReadingBy Mia Alberti and Elizabeth Plaza Colombian police are investigating an acid attack perpetrated against a human rights activist, Lilia Patricia Cardozo, in the country’s northwestern Boyaca region, according to the city’s council. Cardozo is the director of a womens’ rights NGO called Plataforma Feminista Boyacense (Boyacense Feminist Platform), which works to end domestic abuse,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Las autoridades de Texas dicen que un pescador encontró la semana pasada un automóvil sumergido en un lago, en el que fue encontrada viva una mujer que había sido reportada como desaparecida. El despachador de la oficina del sheriff del condado Marion recibió una llamada de un pescador este viernes por
Continue ReadingMixed results are being reported by the resorts as a storm system leads to scattered snow showers all day for the Cascades. With more snow expected for the mountains tomorrow, we’ll continue to keep an eye on the numbers to see how the resorts are impacted.
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former leader in the Proud Boys has taken the witness stand to fight seditious conspiracy and other serious charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, telling jurors the group had “no objective” that day. Zachary Rehl, a chapter leader from Philadelphia, testified
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020 election withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch played at Fox News, a revelation that angered the judge when it came up at a Tuesday hearing. It was not
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Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An environmental group is suing to block efforts to extend federal operating licenses for California’s last nuclear power plant. A complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court by Friends of the Earth asks the court to prohibit operator Pacific Gas & Electric from sidestepping a
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Ariana Grande voiced her feelings on TikTok on Tuesday about commenting on one another’s appearance, including her own. The Grammy-winner wanted to “address concerns” and “talk a little bit about what it means to be a person with a body, and to be seen and to be paid such close attention
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison isn’t say much about an NBA investigation into possible tanking or the future of Kyrie Irving. Harrison believes winning is the key to keeping fellow All-Star Luka Doncic happy. The re-signing of Irving in free agency is the biggest issue
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