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By JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — It is a goal spreading among anti-tax crusaders — eliminate all property taxes on homeowners. Rising property values have inflated tax bills in many states, but ending all homeowner taxes would cost billions or even tens of billions in most states. It is unclear if lawmakers can pull it…
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Students at Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Los Alamitos honored their namesake Wednesday, Jan. 28, marking the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster with remembrances throughout the day. The day started with a moment of silence during morning announcements. There were also classroom reflections and a student-created legacy wall during lunch. Seventh graders…
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About 1,100 Teamsters are preparing to strike Feb. 17-20 at 22 California State University campuses. At issue in the unfair labor practice strike are deferred wage increases over the last year for union members who include carpenters, electricians, maintenance mechanics, metalworkers painters and plumbers. At the same time wage hikes were deferred, CSU tuition and…
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By DAVID KLEPPER and REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration soon will allow Venezuela to sell oil now subject to U.S. sanctions, with the revenue initially dedicated to basic government services such as policing and health care and subject to Washington’s oversight, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday. The…
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By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Italy’s Ladin minority settled a millennium ago in the Dolomite mountain hamlet of Anpezo — now the two-time Olympic host city of Cortina d’Ampezzo. But members of this ancient ethnolinguistic group are disappointed that the Winter Games will not spotlight their culture. Instead, Ladins will wave their flag themselves,…
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Has California housing become a buyer’s market with sellers losing control of pricing? My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a relatively new homebuying metric from Redfin that attempts to quantify the marketplace mystery: how many house hunters are looking to buy. Redfin combines the easily calculated supply number – homes listed for sale – with some statistical…
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By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team, the U.S. Education Department said Wednesday. The department offered San Jose State a deal that would resolve the case. The university, located in…
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By DAVE SKRETTA ST. LOUIS (AP) — Maxim Naumov sat silently on a chair deep inside the Enterprise Center, away from the packed crowd in the arena, the prying eyes of the TV cameras, the friends, family and strangers who had been showering him well-wishes for the better part of a year. Naumov stared at…
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Win or lose, Jessie Diggins plans to celebrate her last Olympics. Related Articles Maxim Naumov heads to Olympics, hoping to honor his parents and the others killed in airline crash Italy’s Ladins take visibility into their own hands facing minimal exposure in Olympic celebrations Captain America vs. Captain Clutch:…
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By RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. A Nicaraguan man who died at a troubled Texas detention camp days after he was detained…
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