Dual language programs coming to Western Heights While schools across the country are trying to increase interest in science and technology fields, one local district is hoping to also strengthen students’ language skills.
TTCU surprises local families with grocery gift cards TTCU Federal Union surprised fifty families with Homeland gift cards on Thursday.
Russia’s arrest of American journalist sparks outrage, … Russia’s arrest of an American journalist on Thursday sparked outrage in the U.S., escalating fears that Moscow may attempt to take additional hostages as tensions reach new heights during the war in Ukraine. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, part of the newspaper’s Moscow bureau, was detained by Russian authorities in the city of Yekaterinburg […]
New California gas price law another defeat for oil … SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was just a few weeks ago that California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the oil industry the second most powerful force on earth, trailing only Mother Nature in its ability to bend the elements — both physical and political — to its will. Yet on Tuesday, Newsom signed a new law […]
Visitors flock to see David sculpture after Florida … FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Visitors flocked to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture in Florence on Tuesday, following an uproar over a Florida school’s decision to force the resignation of the principal over complaints about a lesson featuring the Renaissance masterpiece. Tourists, many of them Americans on spring break or studying abroad, posed for selfies in front […]
North Korea test-fires 2 more missiles as US sends … SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Fighter jets roared off the USS Nimitz as the nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier and its battle group began exercises with South Korean warships on Monday, hours after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles in an apparent protest of the allies’ expanding drills. The seventh missile test this month underscored […]
Is the David porn? Come see, Italians tell Florida … ROME (AP) — The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign. Florence Mayor Dario Nardella also tweeted an invitation for the principal to visit so he can personally […]
Is the David porn? See for yourself, Italy ask Fla. … The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David is inviting parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign.
Swarm of quakes at Alaska volcano could mean eruption … ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication of an impending eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the alert level to advisory status for Tanaga Volcano late Tuesday after the quakes became very vigorous. […]
US, Russia hold highest-level talks since Ukraine … NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked briefly Thursday in the highest-level in-person talks between the two countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But there was no indication of any movement toward easing the intense tensions between their two nations. The short encounter came as […]
Iran’s president orders probe of poisoning at girls’ … DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president on Wednesday ordered authorities to investigate a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have sickened students at girls’ schools, which some officials suspect are attacks targeting women’s education. Hundreds of girls at around 30 schools have been sickened since November, with some winding up in hospital […]
