CalMatters Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the success of California’s transitional kindergarten expansion, saying enrollment in the $2.7 billion program had doubled over the past two years. His comments echoed those of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who called the numbers “exciting.” They both pointed to new data showing that enrollment
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, Stefano Pozzebon, Mia Alberti, Jennifer Hansler and Avery Schmitz, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Protests broke out in several Venezuelan cities on Monday after authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro was formally declared a winner by the county’s electoral authority in a presidential race marred by accusations of electoral fraud. In the capital Caracas,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say a man who was identified as a possible new suspect in the 1991 killing and sexual assault of a Virginia woman who was visiting Hawaii killed himself last week after police took a DNA swab from him. The Hawaii Police Department says they matched DNA taken from Dana
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — An earthquake shook the Los Angeles region Monday afternoon. The US Geological Survey reported a 4.9 magnitude quake with an epicenter near Barstow, California – about 103 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The quake was at a depth of nearly five miles, according to the USGS. The magnitude was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, N.J. (AP) — The place where Finlee lives is nice enough: It’s clean, they feed and care for him well and there are always people to pet and scratch him. But it’s still an animal shelter in New Jersey. Beyond its walls, however, is a big, wide, wonderful world full of unexplained,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, N.J. (AP) — The place where Finlee lives is nice enough: It’s clean, they feed and care for him well and there are always people to pet and scratch him. But it’s still an animal shelter in New Jersey. Beyond its walls, however, is a big, wide, wonderful world full of unexplained,
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Avery Schmitz and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — The video is as triumphant as it is gruesome. Rebel fighters, rifles slung over their shoulders, step among more than a dozen bodies strewn across the sand and rocks. Off camera, the pop of gunshots can be heard. The scene is from another battle in
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Iran is using covert social media activity and related influence operations in an effort to undercut the candidacy of former President Donald Trump, a US intelligence official said Monday in an updated assessment of threats to the November election. The US intelligence community has “observed Tehran working to influence
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer The St. Louis Cardinals acquired right-hander Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham on Monday as part of a three-team trade that also moved hard-throwing reliever Michael Kopech to the Los Angeles Dodgers. St. Louis got Fedde and Pham from the major league-worst Chicago White Sox, who also sent Kopech to the Dodgers.
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff is making it look easy at the Paris Olympics so far. She added a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina in the second round of singles to her growing collection of lopsided results. The performance wasn’t perfect. But as Gauff says: The score is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge in North Dakota on Monday canceled a trial scheduled for August in a lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban as unconstitutional. It wasn’t immediately clear why. State District Judge Bruce Romanick is expected to rule soon on whether to dismiss the complaint in the lawsuit originally filed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SABAC, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in several towns in Serbia to protest a lithium excavation project the Balkan country’s government recently signed with the European Union. The protests were held simultaneously in the western town of Sabac and the central towns of Kraljevo, Arandjelovac, Ljig and Barajevo. The deal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah amid furious diplomatic efforts to prevent a spiral into regional war following a weekend rocket strike that killed 12 children in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Israel has blamed Hezbollah for Saturday evening’s rocket from Lebanon
Continue ReadingFORT LEE, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say a woman was fatally shot by an officer responding to a mental health crisis call. That’s according to the attorney general’s office, which investigates officer-involved deaths. The office says it happened early Sunday in Fort Lee. It says police said officers were responding to a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania congressman who witnessed the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump firsthand will lead the House task force charged with investigating what went wrong and recommending solutions to help ensure such an attack doesn’t happen again. Republican Rep. Mike Kelly represents the city of Butler, where the July
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced that it will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars and anti-tank and anti-ship missiles. The package announced Monday includes $1.5 billion in funding for long-term contracts through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, and
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun say gunmen arrived on a jet ski and opened fire at a rival dealer on the beach, killing a 12-year-old boy before fleeing. Prosecutors said in a statement late Sunday that the boy died earlier that day after suffering gunshot wounds. The boy was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania congressman who witnessed the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump firsthand will lead the House task force charged with investigating what went wrong and recommending solutions to help ensure such an attack doesn’t happen again. Republican Rep. Mike Kelly represents the city of Butler, where the July
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one analyst describes as the largest battleground blow to the shadowy Russian group in years. At least two others were taken captive. The Sahel specialist, who says he counted bodies in
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Japan surged past its longtime rival China to win gold in the Paris Olympics men’s gymnastics competition, and the Americans earned bronze for their first medal since 2008. It was Japan’s eighth team gold and first since Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The Japanese overtook its rivals on the
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