In Virginia Beach, when students and teachers tried logging in for their first day of classes on Tuesday, they were blocked by an issue with the cloud-based web filter that the
Jacob Blake, Rare Survivor at Center of Police Protests, Starts Telling His Own Story
A Kenosha officer, Rusten Sheskey, fired seven times on Aug. 30 at Mr. Blake, who was trying to get into a car. The shooting was captured by a neighbor on
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J35 had a calf in 2018 that died shortly after birth off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia. The mother continued to carry the calf, pushing it through the water
A Growing Number of Catholic Schools Are Shutting Down Forever
For Isabel Romero, who was supposed to complete her senior year at the Institute of Notre Dame, the news of the closure was devastating, particularly since she was looking forward to
California Wildfires: Extreme Heat Turns State Into a Furnace
Fire crews elsewhere in California were trying to contain new blazes:
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A 7,000-acre fire in San Bernardino County in Southern California that Cal Fire, the state fire agency, said was started
After Unrest, Kenosha Wrestles With What Comes Next
“The chief of police needs to resign, and so does the sheriff,” said Kejuan Goldsmith, a Black activist leader who has attended so many marches that his voice has grown hoarse.
‘Just Because I Have a Car Doesn’t Mean I Have Enough Money to Buy Food’
“I felt myself finally in the middle class,” Ms. Jones, 33, said.
Then the pandemic hit, and Logan’s closed, but not before she was allowed to take home T-bone steaks and
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Activists have called for the police officer who shot Mr. Blake to be fired; the officer is currently on administrative leave. They also want swift changes to the leadership of the
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Lucas Fonte’s first day of virtual third grade was a virtual flop. There was no exciting wait for the school bus or morning greeting from the bus driver, Mrs. Rodriguez. Instead,
The Portland Protests: What This Teenager Learned
When she posted a link to the fund-raiser in a neighborhood Facebook group, a woman confronted her. Ms. Allen was destroying the city, she said. Ms. Allen fired back, arguing that
A New Front in Coronavirus Pandemic: College Towns
With a population of roughly 75,000, Iowa City relies on the university as an economic engine. The University of Iowa is by far the community’s largest employer, and its approximately 30,000
100 Days of Protest: A Chasm Grows Between Portland and the Rest of Oregon
At Rapid Fire Arms, a gun shop along the main road in Sandy, the owner, Brian Coleman, has sold 4.5 million rounds of ammunition since March, when the arrival of the
Minivans at the Food Pantry: Meet America’s New Needy
“I felt myself finally in the middle class,” Ms. Jones, 33, said.
Then the pandemic hit, and Logan’s closed, but not before she was allowed to take home T-bone steaks and