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  • What you need to know about AI scams

    You’ve probably heard about the amazing things artificial intelligence (AI) can do, from quickly creating written content and images to making videos that appear real, even when they’re fake. Unfortunately, this easily accessible technology is also used by fraudsters to fool people into sharing personal information, investing in fake...
  • Informe: El 20 % de los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria se preocupan por la seguridad en la escuela.

    Una nueva encuesta realizada a estudiantes de California y de todo el país revela una ansiedad generalizada en torno a la seguridad general y la preparación ante desastres. La organización sin fines de lucro YouthTruth, con sede en San Francisco, encuestó a casi 200 000 estudiantes y 20 000...
  • Report: 20% of K-12 students worry about safety in school

    A new survey of students in California and across the country finds widespread anxiety around general safety and disaster preparedness. The San Francisco-based nonprofit YouthTruth surveyed almost 200,000 students and 20,000 educators last school year. It found one in five middle and high school students and one in four elementary school...
  • What You Need to Know About 2026 Taxes

    The 2026 tax season has officially begun. Millions of taxpayers are preparing to file their federal income tax returns for the 2025 tax year. Paying taxes is important for many reasons. Taxes fund essential public services: roads, bridges, schools, public hospitals, firefighters, police, transportation, health programs, and social assistance....
  • Learn about the changes to the SNAP program in 2026

    One of the main results of the federal government’s reopening agreement was the extension of full benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) until September 30, 2026. Currently, some 42 million people are enrolled in the program, 16% of whom are of Latino origin, which is around 6.7...
  • Learn about the thorny path to peace in the Middle East

    The images were dazzling and moving: the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas, and in response, Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Almost simultaneously, the “first phase” of a peace plan brokered by the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey was signed, intended to end one...
  • Cough Not Going Away? Learn These Top Facts About Bronchiectasis

    Getting the correct treatment for bronchiectasis, a chronic lung condition affecting 350,000 to 500,000 adults nationwide, is necessary to slow disease progression and help prevent further damage to the airways. The American Lung Association, with support from Boehringer Ingelheim, is raising awareness about the need for early diagnosis and...
  • Se puede hacer algo al respecto”: Un nuevo plan para acabar con los abusos sexuales en las escuelas de California

    Matt Drange CalMatters Un querido profesor detenido por prostitución de menores. Un entrenador condenado por abusos sexuales. Un distrito escolar condenado por un jurado a pagar varios millones de dólares por no proteger a sus alumnos. El constante bombardeo de historias en los últimos años sobre el abuso sexual...
  • ‘Something can be done about this’: New plan aims to stop sex abuse in California schools

    Matt Drange CalMatters A beloved teacher arrested for soliciting a minor. A coach convicted of sexual abuse. A school district hit with a multi-million-dollar jury verdict for failing to protect students. The steady drumbeat of stories in recent years about educator sexual abuse in K-12 school districts across California...
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