Names, photos of Los Angeles undercover police posted online Posted April 24, 2023 The Los Angeles police chief and the department’s constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers …
New Starbucks CEO plans to work in stores monthly Posted April 23, 2023 Starbucks’ new CEO Laxman Narasimhan says he plans to work a half-day shift once a month in one of the company’s stores in an effort to stay close to its culture and customers. …
A fish can sense another’s fear, a study shows Posted April 22, 2023 Our capacity to care about others may have very, very ancient origins, a new study suggests. It might have been deep-rooted in prehistoric animals that lived millions of years …
A quarter of humanity lacks safe drinking water Posted April 21, 2023 In one suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast's port city and fast-growing economic hub, many communities find themselves without clean water amid the United Nations’ World Water Day. …
Saudi minister sees bright future in industrial sector Posted April 20, 2023 Saudi Arabia hopes that technology will push its local economy forward as the kingdom tries to reach the goals of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salma…
Mexico to use traditional medicine, more Cuban doctors Posted April 19, 2023 Health authorities in Mexico said they will use more traditional medicine and more Cuban doctors in the country’s woefully under-equipped public hospital system. …
Lifesaving skills taught to children in Australian bush Posted April 18, 2023 The closest beach is 150 kilometers (93 miles) away but [some] young children [in Australia] are being taught the same skills as their coastal friends. They are taking part in the…
Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools Posted April 17, 2023 Oregon lawmakers are aiming to make the state the second in the nation to mandate climate change lessons for K-12 public school students, further fueling U.S. culture wars in educ…
Google’s artificially intelligent ‘Bard’ set for next stage Posted April 16, 2023 Google announced it’s allowing more people to interact with “Bard,” the artificially intelligent chatbot the company is building to counter Microsoft’s early lead in a piv…
Digital literacy: Can the republic ‘survive an algorithm’? Posted April 15, 2023 Shawn Lee, a high school social studies teacher in Seattle, wants to see lessons on the internet akin to a kind of 21st-century driver’s education, an essential f…