LAS VEGAS—A high school student-athlete died Thursday after suffering a medical emergency and collapsing during a varsity flag football game at her school, authorities said Friday. The Clark County coroner identified the girl as Ashari Hughes, 16, and reported that a determination of her cause and manner of death was pending. Desert Oasis High School…
San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness Calls For Volunteers
SAN DIEGO—The Regional Task Force on Homelessness put out a call today for more volunteers to participate in the upcoming 2023 Point in Time Count scheduled for Jan. 26. The count is a federally required activity and a “crucial source of information and funding for homelessness across the county,” a statement from the agency reads. “A robust volunteer basis…
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Files for Reelection, Promises More Economic Growth and Conservative Policy Wins
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has filed for reelection this week on the first day state and local candidates can submit qualifying papers for the 2023 election. States with gubernatorial races this year are Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kentucky. Reeves, 48, has served as the 65th governor of Mississippi since 2020. He served as the…
College Trustee’s Anti-Conservative Comments Will ‘Figure Prominently’ in First Amendment Case, Attorney Says
After a college board vice president quipped about getting rid of conservative faculty members, the attorney representing two history professors said he expects these “ugly comments” to “figure prominently” in a First Amendment lawsuit. Vice president of Kern Community College District (KCCD) Board of Trustees John Corkins made comments against conservative faculty members at a…
Pick One on Education: Equity or Excellence
January 6, 2023
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Commentary I remember a news story from three decades ago about a rural parochial school in Mexico. It had a dirt floor and the priest taught three subjects: the Spanish language, mathematics, and religion. All his students went to a university. In America, public schools can’t have religion, but they can have ethical training, which…
New York City Public Schools Block AI Chatbot Over Cheating Concerns
January 6, 2023
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The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) has blocked OpenAI’s ChatGPT service access on its networks and devices amid fears that students will use it to cheat on assignments and other school tasks. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot capable of producing content mimicking human speech. Accessible for free, the service can be used…
2 Ex-State DOJ Supervisors Charged in Embezzlement Case
January 6, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Two former supervisors from the California Department of Justice were charged Jan. 5 with embezzlement and other counts for allegedly diverting about $12,500 in government funds, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday. Eric Bunde—who between January 2014 and November 2017 oversaw the Los Angeles Regional…
Los Angeles Times Reporter Dies at 33
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Times breaking news reporter Gregory Yee has died at the age of 33, the newspaper reported Jan. 5. Yee died on Jan. 4 at the Hollywood bungalow where he lived, apparently from complications from a respiratory issue, according to the newspaper. Yee was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and…
Man Arrested for Attempted Burglary at Billie Eilish’s Family Home
LOS ANGELES—A man suspected of attempting to burglarize the family home of singer Billie Eilish in Highland Park Jan. 5 evening was arrested. Police were called at 9:15 p.m. to a home in the 900 block of North Avenue 57, near York Boulevard, regarding a man dressed in black who had jumped a fence at…
San Diego Gas & Electric Raises Rates
January 6, 2023
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San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced new gas and electricity rates which began on Jan. 1, showing consumer prices have more than doubled compared to last year. The cost per unit of natural gas increased from $2.36 last January to $5.11 this year, the county’s main utility provider announced in a Jan. 3 statement….
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