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Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three times a week, on average, a police car pulls up to a school in Wicomico County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. A student is brought out, handcuffed and placed inside for transport to a hospital emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation. Over the past...
YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for obstructing the investigation by destroying the wreckage, the U.S. Justice Department. Trevor...
GM's Cruise robotaxi service faces fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident's severity
California regulators are alleging a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up the severity of an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent suspension of its California license. The potential penalty...
California faculty at largest US university system launch strike for better pay
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., kicked off a series of one-day strikes starting Monday across four campuses to demand higher pay and more parental leave for thousands of professors, librarians, coaches and other...
Gloria Allred is representing the family of girl involved in Josh Giddey's case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gloria Allred is representing the family of the girl with whom Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey is accused of having an improper relationship, the famed attorney confirmed Monday. Allred has been an advocate for women in cases against powerful men and...
20 years after 'Sideways,' Paul Giamatti may finally land his first best actor Oscar nomination
NEW YORK (AP) — When Paul Giamatti made “Sideways” with Alexander Payne, he stayed in a little house in the middle of a large vineyard. At the end of a day of shooting, he would drive home in darkness, with the California hills around him. Giamatti was then a respected...
Arizona State hires former UNLV coach Marcus Arroyo as offensive coordinator
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has hired former UNLV head coach Marcus Arroyo as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Arroyo replaces Beau Baldwin, who was not retained last week. Arroyo coached at UNLV from 2020-22, going 7-23. He previously served...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. December 2, 2023. Editorial: Recipe for growth shouldn’t include tax hikes If Michigan could wave a magic wand and make the wish list from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s growth council come true, it likely would create a more pleasant state in which to live...
JuJu Watkins has 5th game of 30 points and No. 6 Southern California routs San Diego 89-58
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the fifth time in seven games, JuJu Watkins scored 30 points and the season isn't quite a month old. Watkins led No. 6 Southern California to an 89-58 rout of San Diego on Sunday. She had already broken WNBA Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie's record...
Cone hits 7 3s, scores 26, Tyson adds 21 and 11 rebounds as Cal beats Santa Clara 84-69
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Cone hit a career-best seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points and Jaylon Tyson had his third double-double of the season to help California beat Santa Clara 84-69 on Saturday and snap a four-game skid. Cone made 8 of 11 from the field and...
