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Plaintiffs say the procedure was scheduled at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center but canceled for violating Catholic doctrine.

Gov. Kay Ivey Wednesday afternoon signed an executive order creating a commission dedicated to studying screen-based instruction. The Commission on Screen-Based Instruction will study the risks, usage and benefits of screen-based instruction in K-12 classrooms across the state. “Responsible use of classroom screen time is a top priority of my administration, and while we are […]

Santa Barbara Historical Museum will celebrate the opening of two new “Project Fiesta” exhibits honoring Old Spanish Days history with a festive party featuring live music, cocktails, dancing, and lively performances by the 2026 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta, Mariachi Sin Fronteras, and Elements Band. This year’s “Project Fiesta!” exhibitions are “Arte de los […] The post Two “Project Fiesta” exhibits featured at Santa Barbara Historical Museum event appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that Iowa will change how the state manages Social Security survivor benefits for foster children with deceased relatives, allowing the child to retain this money for the future. The governor and Larry Johnson, principal deputy director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, announced the change during a […]

Appeals court stays decisions freeing three Texas immigrants.

The Rhode Island Board of Elections rejected an attempt by a Rhode Island independent gubernatorial candidate to oust one of his competitors from the November ballot. Yet the question of whether voters have to write their own names and addresses on candidate nomination papers remains unresolved. The elections panel denied Ken Block’s challenge to fellow […]

Austin ISD plans to close Paredes Middle School as the district awaits pivotal state accountability ratings. District leaders informed staff and families, according to a Wednesday announcement by Education Austin. The post As state takeover pressure mounts, union says Austin ISD will close another middle school appeared first on Austin Current.

პრო-ევროპული აქციების მონაწილეს, კომიკოსს („სტენდაპერს“) ონისე ოქრიაშვილს, - რომლის შესახებაც პროსახელისუფლებო მედიები ბოლო დღეებში ნეგატიურ სიუჟეტებს ავრცელებდნენ, - სახლთან უცხო პირები ფიზიკურად გაუსწორდნენ.

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Performing and Visual Arts Camp (PVAC) & the SB School of Performing Arts (SOPA) are proud to present their 2026 summer production “Once Upon A One More Time” for four shows, July 31 at 7 p.m., August 1 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and August 2 at 2 p.m..   “Once Upon A One More […] The post Youth theatre summer jukebox musical appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

Last December, one of our readers received a renewal email from The Wall Street Journal. Over the coming year, the email said, she would be charged $76.99 every four weeks for her print and digital subscription — $19.25 a week, or $923.88 annually. The renewal email included one sentence in all caps: “THIS PRICE WAS...

A federal judge denied a motion to temporarily prevent a federal judge from starting as the next dean of the University of Kentucky College of Law.  Last week, professor Ramsi Woodcock filed a lawsuit against the incoming dean, Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, as well as UK President Eli Capilouto, Provost Robert DiPaola and the university. […]

Прокуратура Армении возбудила уголовное дело против Нарека Карапетяна, который возглавлял избирательный список альянса "Сильная Армения" на парламентских выборах и получил депутатский мандат. Об уголовном преследовании политика представитель Генпрокуратуры страны сообщил армянской службе Радио Свобода и информагентству Armenpress. Нареку Карапетяну вменяют статьи о принуждении людей к участию в собрании с применением насилия или угроз и об отмывании денег в особо крупном размере. Обвинение...

“Thirty-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech,” an Intercept headline (6/26/26) shouted days after a federal court sentenced eight anti-ICE protesters to a combined 450 years in prison.  The case stemmed from a July 4, 2025, protest outside the ICE Prairieland detention center in Alvarado, Texas. People had gathered for […]

[Leer en inglés] Adriana Carillo camina por las montañas Huachuca de Arizona con un pañuelo negro al cuello y un bastón. Es marzo de 2021 y está nevando. Aún no ha salido el sol, pero Carillo está rodeada de hierbas y arbustos cubiertos de una delicada capa de pelusa blanca. La cordillera de montañas en […]

Російські війська завдали удару по АЗС у Ковпаківському районі Сум, повідомив голова міської військової адміністрації Сергій Кривошеєнко

En Ouganda, la disparition depuis le 10 juillet de Muwanga Kivumbi, haut cadre du parti de Bobi Wine, suscite des inquiétudes au sein de sa formation politique. L’opposant politique avait été libéré sous caution la veille, après six mois de détention pour des faits d’activités subversives qu’il conteste. La police ainsi que l’armée disent ne pas le détenir.

Sen. Douglas McCrory is facing a three-way primary next month that could have a major impact on K-12 education in Connecticut.

TOPEKA — A Kansas man wrongfully convicted of murdering his infant nephew will receive $614,205 from the state of Kansas after spending more than nine years in prison. Christopher Dale Lyman was convicted of first-degree murder and child abuse in the 2013 death of the baby, deputy attorney general Robert Hutchison told the State Finance […]

Demonstrating that a lot of the political energy in the progressive parts of the Democratic Party lies with fresher faces, the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida has unveiled its congressional slate for the Aug. 18 primary elections. There’s not an incumbent among them. In some cases, that’s because some of those incumbents are running unopposed […]