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CSU made a $17-million AI bet. A year later, students and faculty give it a mixed grade

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LOS ANGELES — California State University's controversial $17-million deal to provide ChatGPT to every one of its campuses has been met with mixed results, with wide but uneven use across the system, high distrust of AI-generated content and broad fears that the technology could imperil job security — even as people say they want more ...Read more

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Armed gangs continue attacks on Haitian farmers on third consecutive day

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Farming communities in Haiti’s Lower Artibonite region continued to come under renewed attacks Tuesday as armed men aligned with the Gran Grif gang swept through several rural towns on the outskirts of the city of Marchand-Dessalines, firing weapons and forcing residents to flee.

Videos circulating on social media showed young men carrying ...Read more

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Trump says Iran ceasefire only possible when Hormuz reopens

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he’ll only consider a halt to attacks on Iran when the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, sowing further confusion about how long he’s prepared to continue the war.

Iran’s “New Regime President” has asked the U.S. for a ceasefire, Trump said in a social-media post on Wednesday, possibly referring to ...Read more

The financial costs of cancer screening and treatment can make accessing care feel impossible. Thai Noipho/iStock via Getty Images Plus

How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have

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Cancer is becoming increasingly common among young people, with cases slowly and steadily rising every year for the past decade. And what type of insurance adolescents and young adults have affects at what stage of cancer they’re diagnosed and how long they survive.

As researchers who study cancer disparities in young adults, we ...Read more

Representatives from the NAACP stand outside the Supreme Court on June 25, 2013, awaiting a decision in Shelby County v. Holder. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Federal election observers once played a key role in securing voting rights for all − but times have changed

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President Donald Trump appeared on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast in February 2026, where he stated: “The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over, we should take over the voting.’ The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”

Trump’s call to nationalize elections, to transfer the constitutionall...Read more

Are there too many people here? It depends on your perspective. Michael Quinn/National Park Service

You’re not going to be alone in national parks this summer – enjoy the company

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On a summer morning a couple of years ago, we went for a hike on the fabled Bright Angel Trail, one of the most popular trails in Grand Canyon National Park.

As scholars of tourism and outdoor recreation, our conversation inevitably turned to the visitor experience at the Grand Canyon and a question that has plagued the parks since ...Read more

In a good year, the West's mountain snowpack feeds streams and rivers well into summer. George Rose/Contributor/Getty Images News

Winter’s alarmingly low snowpack offers a glimpse of the changing rhythm of water in the western US

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Winter is more than just a season in the western U.S. – it is a savings account to get farms and homes through the long, dry summer ahead. As the snowpack that accumulates in the mountains through winter slowly melts in late spring and summer, it feeds into rivers and reservoirs that keep communities and ecosystems functioning.

The ...Read more

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The Department of Justice is suing states for sensitive voter data − an election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance

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In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice began sending letters to state governments demanding copies of statewide voter registration lists. The request was unprecedented: It demanded not only publicly available voter data, such as names and addresses, but also sensitive information, including driver’s license and Social Security numbers....Read more

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It's not your imagination. This is a weird rattlesnake season. Here's what's happening

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LOS ANGELES – Emily Taylor has lived in California for 20 years and has never gotten as many calls about rattlesnakes as she did last month.

Taylor owns Central Coast Snake Services, a serpent consulting business, directs the Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is part of a network of volunteers who ...Read more

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Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid to revise the Constitution and end birthright citizenship

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear President Donald Trump's claim that he has the power to revise the Constitution and to end birthright citizenship for babies born in this country to parents who were here unlawfully or temporarily.

Trump proposed this potentially far-reaching change in an executive order. It has been ...Read more

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Iran fires missiles across Middle East as Trump signals exit

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Iran fired missiles across the Middle East while Israel and the U.S. kept up their bombardment of the Islamic Republic, even as U.S. President Donald Trump fueled market optimism by signaling he’s preparing to exit the conflict.

Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates all reported attacks overnight and into Wednesday, while ...Read more

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Most California voters still disapprove of Trump's immigration crackdown, poll shows

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LOS ANGELES — Two-thirds of California voters disapprove of President Donald Trump's immigration policies and a majority believe those policies are discriminating against Latinos, according to a new poll.

Nearly half of the voters said they were concerned that they, a family member or a close friend could be detained because of Trump's ...Read more

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NASA set to launch astronauts to moon for first time in 50 years

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NASA astronauts are poised to lift off Wednesday on a 10-day journey that will slingshot them around the moon, marking humanity’s return to the lunar vicinity for the first time in more than half a century.

The crew’s Lockheed Martin Corp.-built Orion capsule, perched atop the Boeing Co.-made Space Launch System rocket, is set to launch at ...Read more

A Good Friday procession in Riverdale, Maryland. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed

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As Christians observe Good Friday they will remember, with devotion and prayer, the death of Jesus on the Cross. It is a day of solemnity in which Christians give thanks for their salvation made possible by the suffering of Jesus. They prepare for rejoicing on Easter Sunday, when the resurrection of Jesus is celebrated.

In the Middle ...Read more

Russia and Ukraine set to intensify war as world focuses on Iran

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Vladimir Putin made a big deal of Russia’s success in seizing control of Kupyansk in eastern Ukraine late last year, even as Volodymyr Zelenskyy immediately challenged the claim by making a video address from the town.

Now Russian forces are gradually being pushed out of Kupyansk by Ukrainian troops, according to two people in Moscow with ...Read more

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The World Cup is around the corner. Are cities and states prepared?

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In June, 11 U.S. cities will welcome millions of fans for soccer’s World Cup. Staging the planet’s most popular sporting event is never easy, but this year the conflict in the Middle East and the congressional impasse over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are creating additional complications.

Officials in the host ...Read more

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In oil-rich Canadian province, a long-shot secession bid gains traction

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Even as President Donald Trump threatens to absorb Canada, some Alberta voters are determined to break it apart.

A long-simmering secession drive in the oil-rich province appears poised to reach the ballot this year, asking residents whether to stick with the rest of Canada or strike out on their own. Alberta would become a landlocked nation of...Read more

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Alaska lawmakers seek to address 'loophole' in law on sexual assault by medical providers

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A Juneau lawmaker has introduced a bill aimed at closing a gap in state law that has made it harder to prosecute medical providers accused of sexually assaulting patients during treatment.

The legislation follows a high-profile Juneau case in which a chiropractor was accused of assaulting more than a dozen patients during ...Read more

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Demoralized CDC workforce reels from year of firings, funding cuts, and a shooting

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On the coffee table at her home in Atlanta, Sarah Boim has a pile of documents from her old job at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are printouts of her employment records.

Boim lost her job in the first big wave of CDC firings — more than 1,000 people were suddenly let go last February.

“This is the termination letter....Read more

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Gov. Brad Little signs Idaho bill criminalizing use of bathrooms that don't match birth sex

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BOISE, Idaho - Gov. Brad Little has signed the Legislature’s anti-transgender bathroom bill into law, making it a crime to use a restroom or changing room that doesn’t align with a person’s sex at birth.

The law, which will apply to government-owned buildings and places of public accommodation, makes it a misdemeanor if someone “...Read more