Google will cut off Search for schools that turn off its AI tools
Gemini, Gemini in Classroom and Search will be off by default for K-12 student accounts next year, and schools can enable each one separately.
Native American voters get boost in North Dakota
After a lengthy legal fight, state and tribal officials reach settlement over ID law
Funeral prices rose 310% since 1986 as inflation rose 193%
The share of families going into debt for funerals rose from 14% in 2024 to 37% in 2025, according to Debt.com research the report cites.
Climate disasters in 2019 cost billions, report finds
“2019 was not the new normal. The world’s weather will continue to become ever-more extreme and people around the world will continue to pay the price.”
Trump’s failed coronavirus response Part 2
There was no national response. No national standards. Governors and mayors haphazardly closed businesses and schools.
100+ lawmakers demand moratorium on utility shutoffs to ensure access to services ‘essential to...
“There is absolutely no excuse left for Congress to exclude basic human needs from the next coronavirus stimulus package, or in general,” said Food & Water Action’s Rianna Eckel.
Virgin Atlantic makes first transatlantic flight using sustainable jet fuel
“The idea that this flight somehow gets us closer to guilt-free flying is a joke."
Breonna Taylor grand jurors say police actions were ‘criminal’; never given chance to indict...
“From the very beginning, we have seen a campaign of prevarication, of dishonesty, of outright neglect of any semblance of justice for Breonna Taylor or for her family.”
Dutch court of appeals upheld aggressive greenhouse gas emissions reduction, puts government on notice
"The court of appeal's decision puts all governments on notice. They must act now, or they will be held to account."
For the Second Time, Lawmakers Failed to Fix California’s Warning System for Teacher Misconduct
California is set to launch a database for school support staff, such as bus drivers and janitors, with substantiated claims of egregious misconduct. Setting up a similar system for public school teachers, however, is proving more complicated.