Homeless crisis, fear of crime shaping LA mayor election
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The contest to become the next mayor of Los Angeles can be distilled into a single question with no easy answer: Who can fix this mess?
San Francisco school board recall a warning for Democrats
The parents of San Francisco have spoken, and their message is echoing like a wake-up call across the country. Fueled by pandemic frustration, parents launched a
Rights group documents extrajudicial harassment in Vietnam
BANGKOK (AP) — More than 170 activists have been put under house arrest, blocked from traveling and sometimes assaulted by agents of the Vietnamese government in a little-noticed campaign to silence its critics, a human rights group said Thursday.
FAA head resigns after effort to rebuild agency’s reputation
The leader of the Federal Aviation Administration, whose agency has been criticized for its oversight of Boeing and handling of questions surrounding 5G interference with aircraft, said Wednesday he will step down March 31.
Kentucky Senate passes ban on older transgender athletes
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Wednesday to bar older transgender girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity. The
Florida House OKs budget that punishes mask mandate schools
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — School districts that ignored Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order banning mask mandates will face a $200 million penalty under a budget bill passed Wednesday by the Florida House. The funding stripped from those districts would...
Premier visits Manitoba First Nation after three children die in fatal fire
CROSS LAKE, Minn. — Manitoba’s premier says a house fire that killed three children from a northern First Nation should never have happened. Heather Stefanson visited the Pimicikamak Cree Nation Wednesday to share her condolences and support the grievi...
No vaccine passport means B.C. school events capped at 50% for spectators: minister
VICTORIA — British Columbia's education minister says capacity at school-based events will be capped at 50 per cent for spectators to provide some physical distancing because proof of vaccination will not be required. Jennifer Whiteside says the measur...
Loan relief granted to students misled by for-profit DeVry
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced it will cancel more than $70 million in student debt for borrowers who say they were defrauded by the for-profit DeVry University — the first time the Education Department has approved such claims for
Opposition from GOP senator threatens Biden judicial pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s opposition to one of President Joe Biden’s nominees surprised Democrats on Wednesday and presented a fresh test to a tradition that over the years has allowed individual senators to block the confirmation...
