Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments (apnews.com)
When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken from her....
Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes (apnews.com)
As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, finding new officers would never happen....
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack (apnews.com)
Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio is set to be sentenced on Wednesday for a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election, capping one of the most significant prosecutions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol....
House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war (apnews.com)
‘If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the bill would broaden the legal definition of antisemitism to include the “targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity.’"...
31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy says (apnews.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion....
New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact (apnews.com)
New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday....
Cargo ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries reaches Alaska, but kept offshore for safety (apnews.com)
A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday....
Florida Governor Ron Desantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings (apnews.com)
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn yet another racist attack in America: this one the killing of three Black people in Florida at the hands of a white, 21-year-old man who authorities say left behind white supremacist ramblings that read like “the diary of...
Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down snowy K2 (apnews.com)
Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits (apnews.com)
NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station (apnews.com)
ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low (apnews.com)
High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test....
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights (apnews.com)
Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a fall campaign that will become the nation’s latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nationwide protections last year.
Judge says Nashville school shooter's writings can't be released as victims' families have copyright (apnews.com)
The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled Thursday....
Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work (apnews.com)
Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the crumbling seawall around the capital’s Tidal Basin....
Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty (apnews.com)
Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals, according to a court filing....
Firefighters booed New York attorney general who sued Trump for fraud. Officials are investigating (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week....
Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation (apnews.com)
Dead longhorn found on Oklahoma State fraternity lawn the day before championship game with Texas (apnews.com)
Police say a dead longhorn cow was found on the lawn of an Oklahoma State University fraternity on Friday, the day before the school’s football team plays the University of Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 championship game....
Judging from the level of complaints, air travel is getting worse (apnews.com)
Air travel is getting worse, judging from the number of consumer complaints....
Fewer Californians are moving to Texas, but more are going to Florida and Arizona (apnews.com)
What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out (apnews.com)
What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out::Small-scale, tech-based solutions to transportation problems have emerged as a great equalizer in the battle for infrastructure dollars between big cities and rural communities.
Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols (apnews.com)
Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest said Thursday they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden....
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial (apnews.com)
Israel says its strike that killed aid workers was a mistake. Rights groups say it was no anomaly (apnews.com)
Two basic mistakes, according to the Israeli military. First, an officer overlooked a message detailing the vehicles in the convoy. Second, a spotter saw something in one car – possibly a bag – that he thought was a weapon. Officials say the result was the series of Israeli drone strikes that killed seven aid workers on a...
