The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing mother and her 8-month-old daughter, last seen more than a week ago. Whisper Owen, 36, and her daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last seen on July 15. The pair left the city of Fresno around 5:00...
California Releases Teacher Data. It Shows Big Rise in Hispanic Teachers
This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. California added 3,000 new classroom teachers and a significant number of new administrators despite declining student enrollment and budget reductions brought on by the end of pandemic funding, according to long-awaited data released by the California Department...
Biting a Bat and 5 Other Wild Moments From Ozzy Osbourne’s Life
Wild and memorable moments punctuated — and sometimes overshadowed — the long career of Ozzy Osbourne, the English heavy metal legend who died this week at 76. He earned fame as the lead singer of Black Sabbath, as a solo artist and later through “The Osbournes,” the reality show about...
Columbia University, Trump Administration Reach $200 Million Deal Over Funding
WASHINGTON - Columbia University has reached a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration over federal funding, it said on Wednesday. In a statement, the university said will pay a $200 million fine over three years to settle allegations that it failed to do enough to stop the harassment of...
Trump Ally Lindell Wins Appeal in Lawsuit Over $5 Million 2020 Election Contest
Donald Trump ally and MyPillow.com chief executive Mike Lindell on Wednesday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to throw out a judge’s order requiring him to pay $5 million to a software developer who said he debunked Lindell's 2020 election fraud claims. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St....
Broadway’s ‘Gypsy’ Revival, Starring Audra McDonald, Will Close
NEW YORK — A boundary-breaking Broadway revival of “Gypsy” starring Audra McDonald will end its run Aug. 17, much earlier than its producers had hoped. The run was originally open-ended, meaning that no closing date had been set, and tickets were on sale through Oct. 5. At the time of...
Justice Department to Assess Claims of ‘Alleged Weaponization’ of US Intelligence Community
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday it was forming a strike force to assess recent claims made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about "alleged weaponization of the U.S. intelligence community." Why It's Important U.S. President Donald Trump has leaped on comments from Gabbard on...
White House Not Denying That Trump’s Name Appears in Epstein Files, Official Says
The White House is not denying that President Donald Trump's name appears in the files associated with financier Jeffrey Epstein, an administration official told Reuters on Wednesday. The official said the fact of Trump's name appearing in the files had been acknowledged in briefing binders that were shared with influencers....
White House Taps Mining Expert to Head National Security Office, Sources Say
WASHINGTON - The White House has tapped a former mining executive to head an office at the National Security Council focused on strengthening supply chains, three sources said, as a pared-down NSC zeroes in on a few of President Donald Trump's most oft-stated priorities. David Copley, who was chosen earlier...
Protesters in Tel Aviv Call for Israel to End Hunger and Gaza War
Protesters in Tel Aviv took to the streets on Tuesday carrying flour bags and pictures of malnourished children from Gaza, calling for the end of the war on Gaza and the hunger. — (Reuters)