Lawmakers late Monday night sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a pair of bills that would make it easier for community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees — a significant reshaping of higher education opportunities in California — but the legislation shares similarities with other measures Newsom has vetoed.

The latest bills would replace the state's ...Read more

As a mental health nurse practitioner who sees patients both in person and via telehealth, I’m often struck by just how many of my patients would not have received any mental health treatment before the COVID-19 pandemic: the stay-at-home mother without any childcare; the college student on a rural campus, many miles away from home or a ...Read more

When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, a beach house called the Sand Palace was left standing, while more than half the buildings around it were destroyed.

Its owners had built it to withstand roughly double the wind speed that Florida’s code required, with reinforced concrete walls on 40-foot (12-meter) ...Read more

Governors across the country are relying on their executive powers to address the increasing public backlash against data center proposals.

In July 2026, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul placed an effective moratorium on data center permitting until the state’s Department of Public Service creates a generic environmental impact statement ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the Gulf on Monday night, and was poised to strengthen before landfall on Tuesday while the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly continued to make their way toward Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, the center of Edouard was located was located ...Read more

Two oil supertankers attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz were struck by projectiles late Monday, maritime security consultant Marisks said, the latest sign of renewed hostilities around the critical waterway.

The very large crude carrier Sidr, run by Saudi Arabia’s Bahri shipping company, was hit while sailing northeast of Khasab, Oman, ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Yasmany Moreno thought he was being transferred. Again.

The 32-year-old Cuban who traveled between Tampa and Miami for work had already spent more than a year in immigration detention centers across the United States. Officers moved him from one jail to another before putting him on a plane in Texas on the morning of July 30.

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At Chain of Lakes Elementary School in Winter Haven, Florida, Josette Smith’s 9-year-old son, Ethan, gets to do what he loves most: crafts, math, and science. That is, when he isn’t being pulled out of class.

Ethan has autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He was diagnosed with autism in kindergarten after displaying behavior...Read more

In the summer of 2024, Emilie and Justin Solomon found themselves on a top-secret mission in Greece.

Their family and friends thought the adventure-loving couple was on another jet-setting vacation, but they were keeping something else under wraps: They had turned off their phone locations to hide visits to a Greek clinic where they were trying...Read more

California lawmakers have approved a bill that seeks to throw a lifeline to the state's struggling journalism organizations.

Assembly Bill 2222, which would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ, joins a litany of bills on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.

The state Senate ...Read more

At least six people in California have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody during President Donald Trump’s second term — the highest number of deaths under a presidential administration in nearly two decades.

The data, sourced from government records and compiled by an immigration data analysis firm called Relevant ...Read more

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after repeated clashes with his boss, Pete Hegseth, leaving the service without several top leaders even as the conflict with Iran continues.

Driscoll submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. His decision...Read more

Florida’s Department of Transportation revoked approvals for cameras that read drivers’ license plates, directed local police departments to take them down and plans to remove any remaining devices after 30 days, according to a memo the agency sent out Monday.

The state’s move comes amid growing backlash to the use of Flock cameras, the ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City’s public school system will hire hundreds of new employees and expedite paperwork in a bid to fix delays in the childcare payment system after Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced criticism over lags in funding that threatened to derail his signature early childhood program for 2-year-olds.

Chancellor Kamar Samuels and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has struck new drug pricing agreements with nine biotech and pharmaceutical companies including UCB SA, Bridgebio Pharma Inc. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

As part of the deal, the companies will provide discounts on outpatient drugs to state Medicaid programs so that the prices states pay align...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate passed a short-term spending bill to avert a damaging government shutdown weeks before the November midterms, sidestepping President Donald Trump’s calls to also enact emergency funds for the Iran war and elements of a controversial voter identification proposal.

Senators voted 90 to 6 to approve the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Jurors began deliberating Monday in the murder trial over the death of Tupac Shakur after attorneys made their final pitch in closing arguments.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, is the only person ever prosecuted in connection with the 1996 shooting near the Strip that fatally wounded the hip-hop icon and injured Death Row Records ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Monday said a short-lived tropical storm could form in the Gulf while the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly will douse Florida, but have no chance to reform.

By 5 p.m. EDT, the NHC said Tropical Depression Five had formed, but was expected to become Tropical Storm Edouard and threaten the Louisiana and Texas ...Read more