Children and young adults with physical and developmental disabilities had the chance to hug alpacas, rams and goats at a petting zoo set up in Bonita Creek Park Thursday. Some, like 12-year-old Dominick Gomez, ran their fingers through the soft coats of animals that had been brought to Orange County…
A Stanford University study showed that learning loss suffered by students during pandemic restrictions could result in lower incomes throughout their lifetime. “The pandemic has had devastating effects in many areas, but none are as potentially severe as those on education,” the study’s author, Eric A. Hanushek, wrote in its…
Twitter has always been somewhat chaotic, but new CEO Elon Musk is taking it to a whole new level. He’s been making dramatic changes since he bought the company for $44 billion on Oct. 27, including laying off half the staff; changing moderation and verification policies; and unbanning extremist accounts. Here’s the most recent…
From Rihanna’s baby announcement to Wednesday Addams’ goth dance, our favorite bright spots from another rough year It’s rough to cover the news these days. Each time Slack dings with another assignment, there’s a good chance that it could be a mass shooting, a devastating ruling, a loss of rights…
Republican Doug Ducey, right, is sworn in as Arizona governor by Scott Bales, the Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, left, as Doug’s wife Angela Ducey, second from right, holds the bible as sons Jack Ducey, middle, Sam Ducey, third from left, and Joe Ducey, second from left, all…
For nearly 20 years, Larry Nassar used his role as a physician employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics to, under the guise of performing medical treatment, sexually assault female athletes, most of whom were gymnasts and many who were minors when the abuse began. Among the hundreds of……
Nick Cannon had three kids with three women in 2022, and is expecting another in the coming year. He’s said he carries “a backpack full of guilt” about spending insufficient time with his kids. Experts say he can effectively parent across so many households, but it will take a lot…
ADAGOM, Nigeria—When they arrived outside her home dressed in matching blue jeans and white T-shirts, Agnes*, 16, had no idea that these two men had come to destroy her life. How could she? After all, her aunt was expecting them. Their leather shoes were caked in mud from the narrow…
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The two victims fatally shot in Monday’s mass shooting in the Ninth Ward have been identified. One of them was a student at Southern University in Baton Rouge. The Orleans Parish Coroners office identified the teens as 19-year-old Kyron Peters and 19-year-old Courtney Hughes. Hughes was…
Serena Williams is taking her parenting to a new level. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) Serena Williams doesn’t need a reason to celebrate her daughter. The 41-year-old took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a carousel of photos taken during a party…