Category: State News

Apple Unveils ‘Vision Pro’ Virtual Reality Headset

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination. After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of the sleek goggles—dubbed “Vision Pro”—at…


3 Bodies Recovered in Iowa Building Collapse; Lawsuit Accuses City and Owners of Negligence

The bodies of three men have been removed from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, about a week after part of the century-old structure tumbled to the ground, the city’s police chief announced Monday. “We don’t have any other information at this time that there are any additional people missing,”…


3 Killed in Iowa Building Collapse; Lawsuits Say Owner Didn’t Warn Residents of Danger

DAVENPORT, Iowa—The bodies of three Iowa men have been removed from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building about a week after part of the century-old structure tumbled to the ground, the city of Davenport’s police chief announced Monday. “We don’t have any other information at this time that there are any additional people…


Pennsylvania Democrats Move Forward 11 Resolutions Without a Single Republican Vote

The Pennsylvania Legislature is not getting much done. Since the start of the session in January, the 253 full-time elected members have gotten just one non-controversial bill passed: a measure requiring insurance companies to provide screenings for breast cancer. Pennsylvania has a Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, a Republican majority 50-member Senate, and a newly Democrat-led…


NYC Mayor Plans to House Illegal Immigrants in Houses of Worship, Private Homes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, announced a plan on Monday to house illegal immigrants in houses of worship and private homes as the city struggles to cope with arrivals from the southern border. With Republican governors in Southern border states sending illegal immigrants north to sanctuary cities like New York, Adams has…


NYC Mayor Plans to House Illegal Immigrants in Churches, Private Homes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, announced a plan on Monday to house illegal immigrants in houses of worship and private homes as the city struggles to cope with arrivals from the southern border. With Republican governors in Southern border states sending illegal immigrants north to sanctuary cities like New York, Adams has…


California Spends Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on K–12 Education Without Getting Results: Experts

California’s public school children continue to struggle academically, reports show, even as the state has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on K–12 education in recent years, and the governor’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year maintains such numbers. State funding reached a record-high $110.6 billion for the 2021–22 fiscal year and $110.4 billion for the…


California Spending Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on K–12 Education Without Getting Results: Experts

In recent years, California has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on K–12 education, and the governor’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year maintains such numbers—but despite the state’s high education spending, reports show that its children are still struggling academically. The state’s funding reached a record-high $110.6 billion for the 2021–22 fiscal year and…


When Do Political Campaign Donations Between Politicians Become Controversial?

Commentary An Orange County Register article recently reported that House of Representatives member Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) donated $275,000 to the GOP campaign organization, as well as $2,000 each to 18 fellow Republicans. One of the beneficiaries of that $2,000 was Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), who represents the 45th Congressional District here in Southern California. The…


Santa Monica Residents Push Back Against Outdoor Needle Distribution Site for Homeless

Some residents in Santa Monica, an idyllic beach town in Southern California, are pushing for an outdoor county-operated program, which distributes clean syringes weekly to homeless drug users near the city’s parks, to be moved indoors to a county-owned facility. The “overdose prevention program”—which is overseen by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s…