Board taps current operations head as superintendent of New Mexico’s largest school district

The Albuquerque Public Schools board named the district’s current chief operations officer as its new superintendent Monday. UTAH SCHOOL DISTRICTS RESPOND TO ALLEGATIONS THEY CONCEAL STUDENTS’ GENDER STATUS FROM PARENTS Gabriella Durán Blakey will succeed current Superintendent Scott Elder when his contract expires on June 30. Elder has led New Mexico’s largest school district for … Read more

Protests as Atlanta council adopts new rules for referendum on Cop City

Vote comes amid protests against the methodology the council adopted for signature matching on referendum petitions The Atlanta city council adopted new rules on Monday that would allow the referendum process for the public to vote on the “Cop City” project to move forward. The vote came amid protests against the methodology the council adopted … Read more

South Dakota bills criminalizing AI child porn, xylazine, head to Noem’s desk

South Dakota is poised to update its laws against child sexual abuse images to include those created by artificial intelligence, under a bill headed to Republican Gov. Kristi Noem. The bill, which is a combined effort by Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley and lawmakers, also includes deepfakes, which are images or videos manipulated to look … Read more

Heavy storms down trees and flood roads in California – video

California is being drenched by a giant atmospheric river-fuelled storm that has caused record levels of rain, dangerous flooding and violent winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. Nearly 38 million people are under flood alerts across the state and into Arizona, including about 10 million people in Los Angeles county. At least … Read more

Biden campaign co-chair knocks president and other Democrats over border: ‘Strategic mistake’

Rep. Veronica Escobar, a Texas Democrat who co-chairs Biden’s re-election campaign, had a few choice words for the president and other Democrats who waited to act on immigration and are now backing a Senate border bill that includes billions in funding for additional Customs and Border Protection personnel, asylum officers, and Immigration and Custom Enforcement workers. Escobar, … Read more