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Texans younger than 18 years old are impacted the most by the state’s abortion ban, according to a research paper published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study was conducted after lawmakers passed Senate Bill 8 in 2021. It compares abortion statistics from September 2020 to May 2021 to...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media For decades, U.S. public health policy has treated hepatitis B vaccination at birth as non-negotiable: every newborn, regardless of maternal risk factors, receives a first dose within 24 hours of life. The approach mirrors global guidance from the World Health Organization and has been...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters The past few years, California has been all about the ABCs, 1-2-3s and the wheels on the bus, investing more than $5 billion in early childhood education. But kindergarten, a staple of elementary schools for more than a century, remains optional. Despite nearly a half dozen...
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New California laws going into effect in 2026 are intended to bring positive change to schools on a range of issues. One bill requires schools to notify parents when immigration officers come onto a campus. Another prohibits the disclosure of student or parent data without the family’s consent unless ICE has a judicial...
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La captura de Nicolás Maduro y su esposa Cilia Flores por fuerzas estadounidenses y su traslado a Nueva York para enfrentar cargos de narcoterrorismo marca un punto de inflexión histórico con un eco inmediato en la diáspora venezolana en Estados Unidos. En enclaves del exilio como Miami y Doral,...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters Un viernes por la noche reciente, los organizadores de un festival comunitario en San Marcos estaban ocupados planeando una procesión vecinal y preparando bandejas de tamales para los invitados. Al mismo tiempo, estaban preparando a la seguridad para vigilar la actividad de ICE en el área...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters On Friday night, organizers of a community holiday festival in San Marcos were busy planning a neighborhood procession and readying trays of tamales for guests. At the same time, they were preparing security to watch for ICE activity in the largely low-income, Latino area of North...
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Sixty-four groups representing causes related to civil rights, consumer advocacy and tech accountability are banding together to fight deregulation of the artificial intelligence industry. The Tech Equity Collaborative has signed a letter to members of Congress, opposing a bill that would allow financial firms to deploy artificial intelligence without regulatory oversight or...
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Rob Reiner, the celebrated Hollywood director whose diverse filmography was loved by a broad array of audiences, was found dead on Sunday December 14 in Los Angeles. He was 78. Authorities have described the deaths of Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, as suspected homicide. Their son, Nick, has...
Texans younger than 18 years old are impacted the most by the state’s abortion ban, according to a research paper published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study was conducted after lawmakers passed Senate Bill 8 in 2021. It compares abortion statistics from September 2020 to May 2021 to...
Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media For decades, U.S. public health policy has treated hepatitis B vaccination at birth as non-negotiable: every newborn, regardless of maternal risk factors, receives a first dose within 24 hours of life. The approach mirrors global guidance from the World Health Organization and has been...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters The past few years, California has been all about the ABCs, 1-2-3s and the wheels on the bus, investing more than $5 billion in early childhood education. But kindergarten, a staple of elementary schools for more than a century, remains optional. Despite nearly a half dozen...
New California laws going into effect in 2026 are intended to bring positive change to schools on a range of issues. One bill requires schools to notify parents when immigration officers come onto a campus. Another prohibits the disclosure of student or parent data without the family’s consent unless ICE has a judicial...
La captura de Nicolás Maduro y su esposa Cilia Flores por fuerzas estadounidenses y su traslado a Nueva York para enfrentar cargos de narcoterrorismo marca un punto de inflexión histórico con un eco inmediato en la diáspora venezolana en Estados Unidos. En enclaves del exilio como Miami y Doral,...
Deborah Brennan CalMatters Un viernes por la noche reciente, los organizadores de un festival comunitario en San Marcos estaban ocupados planeando una procesión vecinal y preparando bandejas de tamales para los invitados. Al mismo tiempo, estaban preparando a la seguridad para vigilar la actividad de ICE en el área...
Deborah Brennan CalMatters On Friday night, organizers of a community holiday festival in San Marcos were busy planning a neighborhood procession and readying trays of tamales for guests. At the same time, they were preparing security to watch for ICE activity in the largely low-income, Latino area of North...
Sixty-four groups representing causes related to civil rights, consumer advocacy and tech accountability are banding together to fight deregulation of the artificial intelligence industry. The Tech Equity Collaborative has signed a letter to members of Congress, opposing a bill that would allow financial firms to deploy artificial intelligence without regulatory oversight or...
Rob Reiner, the celebrated Hollywood director whose diverse filmography was loved by a broad array of audiences, was found dead on Sunday December 14 in Los Angeles. He was 78. Authorities have described the deaths of Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, as suspected homicide. Their son, Nick, has...