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Three school staff members confer in a public school hallway before classes.

Education

Immigration Enforcement Puts School Attendance and Trust to a New Test

New York districts are training staff as immigration arrests unsettle families. National evidence suggests attendance, student privacy and crisis planning—not only campus access—will define the new school-year challenge.

Television cameras and microphones outside a courthouse after a federal verdict

Entertainment

Lil Durk Acquitted in Los Angeles Murder-for-Hire Trial

Sep 12, 2026

Teacher, parent and student discuss school technology beside a closed laptop in a sunlit school library.

Education

California’s Child-Tech Laws Shift Digital Safety Beyond the Schoolhouse

Sep 11, 2026

Education

Two Largest U.S. School Districts Pull Back on Student AI

Sep 4, 2026

Tech

SpaceX Launches First Six Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites, Targeting Text Service to Ordinary LTE Phones in 2024

Jan 6, 2024

First Republic Fails With $229 Billion in Assets as JPMorgan Takes Deposits and Most of the Bank

May 6, 2023

Healthcare

First U.S. Omicron Case Confirmed in California as Officials Tighten Travel Testing and Race to Assess New Variant

Dec 4, 2021

California Voters Defeat Newsom Recall by Wide Margin, Keeping Governor in Office After Pandemic-Focused Campaign

Sep 18, 2021

Tech

Epic Ruling Forces Apple to Allow Outside Payment Links While Preserving the App Store’s Core Commission Model

Sep 11, 2021

Healthcare

Pediatric COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rise Nearly Fivefold During Delta Surge as Unvaccinated Teens Face 10-Times Higher Risk

Sep 4, 2021

Healthcare

California Opens Aid-in-Dying Option to Nearly 40 Million Residents

Jun 11, 2016

Tech

FBI Unlocks San Bernardino iPhone, Ending 6-Week Court Fight With Apple

Apr 2, 2016

$1.586 Billion Powerball Jackpot Splits Three Ways After Record U.S. Drawing

Jan 16, 2016

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