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By EDNA TARIGAN JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia freed and deported an American man Tuesday after he spent 11 years in prison for the premeditated murder of his then-girlfriend’s mother on the tourist island of Bali. Related Articles Mexico sends second aid package to Cuba as US tightens energy blockade The home of the ‘Mona…
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Cal State Fullerton students, as well as faculty, staff and visitors, now have access to a comprehensive digital resource that can connect them to emergency assistance, mental health support and many other key campus services, thanks to the release of the new TitanSafety mobile application. In addition to police support, TitanSafety furnishes access to the…
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By VALERIE GONZALEZ McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Legal advocates filed a motion Tuesday seeking to stop U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents from urging immigrant children entering the country without their parents to voluntarily deport themselves under a federal policy introduced last year. Border agents who arrest unaccompanied immigrant children who enter the country illegally…
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By Caleigh Wells If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what’s local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don’t travel as far. It doesn’t get more local, organic and in-season than a backyard vegetable garden. At this time of year,…
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By JASON DEAREN and JIM MUSTIAN The Department of Homeland Security would be barred from using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP under a new bill introduced in the House on Wednesday. The “Full Body Restraint Prohibition Act,” sponsored by U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., would prohibit future purchases of the device and create…
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LOS ANGELES — This is the Donovan Dent that Mick Cronin had in mind all along. This was the guy who was an honorable mention All-America selection and the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year last season at New Mexico, before opting to return home to Southern California to play his senior year. This was the…
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By MAKIYA SEMINERA, AP Education Writer For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office. With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has begun screening children’s literacy skills starting at age 3 during pediatrician…
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When Beth Pinsker’s mother became too ill to manage her own finances, she and her brother stepped in to pay bills and monitor accounts on her behalf. Related Articles US futures rise as investors turn from Trump’s State of the Union speech to Nvidia’s latest results 1 in 10 Cal State students face homelessness. This…
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By SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER PARIS (AP) — The home of the “Mona Lisa” is getting a new boss. Art historian Christophe Leribault, a veteran museum director, is taking over at the Louvre, shouldering the challenge of getting the world’s largest museum out of crisis after the brazen heist in October of the French…
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No one listens to me. Even though they should. I’ve been around long enough to remember ashtrays in hospitals. I know stuff. A lot of stuff. Which I’m happy to share with others. But, still — tragically for them — no one listens. Oh, they pretend to listen, while they’re looking down at their crotch…
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