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$10 Million Prize Ready for Software That Teaches Illiterate to Read

May 15, 2019

LOS ANGELES — The challenge was to develop software that could easily be downloaded onto tablets that poor children around the world could use to teach themselves to read, write and do simple arithmetic. The incentive was $10 million for the winner. Nearly ...

Psychology Behind Why Your Mom May Be the Mother of All Heroes

The Conversation

May 12, 2019

Each May, the United States celebrates Mother’s Day, and for good reason. According to surveys I’ve conducted, over 25% of Americans cite their mother as their number one hero. Fathers come in a distant second ...

Walters: Can We Protect Kids From Becoming Zombies?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

April 24, 2019

We’ve all seen children, often very young children, hunched over from heavy book backpacks, shuffling along sidewalks just an hour or two after sunrise on their way to school. Opinion Dan Walters ...

Mapping US Counties Where Traffic Air Pollution Hurts Kids the Most

The Conversation

April 22, 2019

In the U.S., over 6 million children had ongoing asthma in 2016. Globally, asthma kills around 1,000 people every day – and its prevalence is rising. Analysis Haneen Khreis This condition has a high economic cost. Each year in the U.S., more ...

What Is the Paralyzing Mystery Illness Striking More US Children?

AP News

April 2, 2019

NEW YORK — One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping. It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare. "It's devastating. Your healthy child can catch a...

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Border Is Overwhelmed, Resulting in Quick Release of Families

AP News

March 29, 2019

WASHINGTON — The number of migrant families and children entering the U.S. from Mexico is so high that Border Patrol is immediately releasing them instead of transferring them to the agency responsible for thei...

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Kids Get Measles Vaccine After County Declares Emergency

AP News

March 28, 2019

NEW CITY, N.Y. — Some parents who had resisted having their children vaccinated reluctantly brought them in for a measles shot Wednesday as a state of emergency took effect in a county in New York City's northern suburbs. Rockland County enacted the emergen...

APNewsBreak: Border Agents Using Firearms at a Lower Rate

Alexis DeSha

March 5, 2019

WASHINGTON — Firearms use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents is declining, and less-lethal force is also down, according to data obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. The decrease com...

Photo of U.S. Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection Chief Carla Provost, Acting Executive Associate Director on Immigration and Customs Enforcement Operations Nathalie R. Asher, Senior Adviser Department of Health and Human Services Scott Lloyd, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Commander Jonathan White and Department of Justice Director of Executive Office for Immigration Review James McHenry

Nearly 6,000 Abuse Complaints at Migrant Children Shelters

AP News

February 26, 2019

WASHINGTON — Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years, including scores directed against adult staff members, ...

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Watchdog: Many More Migrant Families May Have Been Separated

Alexis DeSha

January 17, 2019

WASHINGTON — Government investigators say many more migrant children may have been separated from their parents than the Trump administration has acknowledged. A report from the Health and Human Services inspector general's office finds that family separati...

New Zealand's New Gun Laws Get Final Assent to Take Effect

Bomb-Carrying Drone From Yemen Rebels Targets Saudi Airport

California Sues Over $1 Billion in Canceled High-Speed Rail Money

Dual Briefings on Capitol Hill Focus on Trump’s Iran Policy

Calif. Cities Devastated by Wildfires Face New Challenge: Benzene in Water

Key Conflicts Roil California’s Ever-Evolving Waterscape

Fewer Babies as US Birth Rate Fails to Rise With Economy

Is Privatizing Bookstores the Smart Move for Community Colleges?

Arizona Cardinals Sign Top Pick Kyler Murray to Four-Year Deal

Big Break: Warriors Get Nine Days Before NBA Finals

Matthew McConaughey Receives Original High School Diploma

Draymond Green Shows a More Mature Side for Warriors

California Lawmakers Debate How to Prevent Another College Admissions Scandal

Walters: California Gets a Hollow Victory in Tax Battle

Is He the Only Dem in America Not Running for President?

Walters: Can California Crack Its Housing Nut?

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Notes on Spiral Garage Appraisal

Buttigieg Scrambles to Turn 2020 Buzz Into Momentum

Community Leaders and Groups React to Brand’s Shocking News

Six Will Battle for Brandau’s Vacated Seat. Hunsaker Doesn’t File.

$15 Minimum Wage Becomes Part of 2020 Presidential Landscape

$10 Million Prize Ready for Software That Teaches Illiterate to Read

Psychology Behind Why Your Mom May Be the Mother of All Heroes

Walters: Can We Protect Kids From Becoming Zombies?

Mapping US Counties Where Traffic Air Pollution Hurts Kids the Most

What Is the Paralyzing Mystery Illness Striking More US Children?

Border Is Overwhelmed, Resulting in Quick Release of Families

Kids Get Measles Vaccine After County Declares Emergency

APNewsBreak: Border Agents Using Firearms at a Lower Rate

Nearly 6,000 Abuse Complaints at Migrant Children Shelters

Watchdog: Many More Migrant Families May Have Been Separated

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