America has a physics problem. Research shows that access to physics education varies based on race, gender, sexuality and disability. Physics courses are usually standard offerings in suburban high schools, but at urban and rural schools that isn’t the case. Even in places where physics is taught, the lessons rarely highlight how physics can be […]
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Shasta supervisors shake up county elections office, pick semi-retired lawyer for top job
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday appointed as its next registrar of voters a semi-retired former prosecutor with no experience in managing an elections department, a job he described as a “critical” position with a presidential election looming in November. Thomas Toller, 62, said during his public job interview with the supervisors Tuesday […]
German dairy group DMK to shake up production
DMK, the German dairy major, is to close a domestic facility and reduce capacity at three others amid declining milk production volumes. The co-op’s site in Dargun in north-eastern Germany is to be shuttered, while facilities in Edewecht, Hohenwestedt and Everswinkel are to be scaled down. Some 150 employees will be impacted by the measures, […]
Team Biden bets an unfiltered Trump at the debate can shake up the race
In many ways, the June 27 debate can’t come quickly enough for President Joe Biden’s campaign. In a race in which Donald Trump’s criminal trial blotted out the sun for weeks, in which Biden struggled in most battleground polls for months and in which Democrats insisted potential voters have forgotten what Trump’s White House years […]
State rejects health insurers’ pleas to halt plan that will shake up coverage for 1.8 million Texans
Texas officials on Thursday rejected attempts by several major insurers for needy families to cancel a proposal that would drop them from the state Medicaid program and shake up the coverage of nearly 2 million low-income Texans. At issue are some $116 billion in Medicaid contracts that Texas Health and Human Services officials are attempting […]
Wisconsin dad tells cops why he pushed superintendent off stage so he couldn’t shake daughter’s hand
A new police report details a white father’s explanation to cops for why he shoved a Black school superintendent off a Wisconsin graduation stage to stop him from shaking his graduating daughter’s hand. The scandal began on May 31, when Matthew Eddy walked onto the stage at Baraboo High School’s graduation as his daughter was […]
Earthquakes shake Japanese region, collapse 2 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake
TOKYO (AP) — Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused only minor damage. A magnitude 5.9 temblor on the northern top of the Noto Peninsula was followed minutes later by a 4.8 and then […]
Suspect kept Tri-Cities police on the run for an hour, but couldn’t shake a WSP plane
A 38-year-old suspect known to Tri-Cities police as a “habitual runner” met his match Friday thanks to a Washington State Patrol airplane. In the past, Shawn P. Stevens used stolen license plates and even painted his car different colors to avoid being arrested, said the WSP. But Friday his tricks ran out when he tried […]
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Inside a Gen Z campaign to shake up Congress
In an election year partially defined by Gen Z’s exhaustion with politics, Joe Vogel is energized by it. At 27 years old, the Democrat became the youngest Maryland state delegate in history. He won his legislative seat in 2022, replacing a 16-year incumbent who retired. Now, Vogel has his eyes set on Capitol Hill and […]
Stocks try to rebound as investors shake off Mideast tensions, focus on earnings
Homebuilder stocks fell on Monday after a closely watched housing sentiment index broke a four-month streak of gains amid high mortgage rates. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) stayed at 51 in April, unchanged from March. To be sure, any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions […]
Stocks waver as investors shake off Mideast tensions, focus on earnings
Homebuilder stocks fell on Monday after a closely watched housing sentiment index broke a four-month streak of gains amid high mortgage rates. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) stayed at 51 in April, unchanged from March. To be sure, any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions […]