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Students socialize during lunch at Sutter Middle School in Folsom on Thursday. The school has banned cell phones during school hours, including lunch, since 2022.

This California middle school restricted cellphone use on campus. Was it successful?

Students socialize during lunch at Sutter Middle School in Folsom on Thursday. The school has banned cell phones during school hours, including lunch, since 2022.

October 20, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

One of the biggest issues administrators at Sutter Middle School in Folsom faced coming back to campus after COVID-19 shutdowns was the prevalence of cellphone use on campus. Online bullying was a daily challenge and tween students — who are in the primetime of their lives for play and relationship… Read story

People attend a Zumba exercise class at Sunshine Adult Day Center in Bergenfield, N.J., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

Adult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color

People attend a Zumba exercise class at Sunshine Adult Day Center in Bergenfield, N.J., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

October 20, 2024, 6:00am Health

At Sunshine Adult Day Center, every morning starts with a parade around the room. Read story

An environmental cleanup crew removes oily sand at Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County in May 2015 after a massive spill from a ruptured pipeline.

Nearly 10 years after California oil spill, plan to reactivate pipeline sparks anger

An environmental cleanup crew removes oily sand at Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County in May 2015 after a massive spill from a ruptured pipeline.

October 20, 2024, 5:38am Business

LOS ANGELES -- Nine years ago, when an aging oil pipeline ruptured near the coast of Santa Barbara County, an inky darkness spread over the waters. The massive slick of oil engulfed and killed hundreds of marine animals, including, seals, dolphins and pelicans. And the acrid smell of petroleum polluted… Read story

A search for sex-crime victims on cruise ships as Florida travelers line up to sue

October 20, 2024, 5:31am Business

Two young sisters and their mom boarded Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas in Fort Lauderdale on a February afternoon for an eight-day family vacation, eager for an escape to Aruba’s pristine beaches and Curacao’s crystal clear water. Read story

Turner Station resident Marquis Neal looks toward garbage that has piled up on a pier at Fleming Park in Turner Station, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.

A historically Black community grapples with lasting impacts after Baltimore bridge collapse

Turner Station resident Marquis Neal looks toward garbage that has piled up on a pier at Fleming Park in Turner Station, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.

October 19, 2024, 6:52pm Latest News

As the dust settled after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, as the initial shock wore off and the breaking news coverage subsided, residents of this tiny peninsula found themselves facing an uncertain future. Read story

This drone image provided by Kairat Kassymbekov shows flooding from Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Hurricane Milton flooded areas miles from Gulf Coast. What made the rain worse?

This drone image provided by Kairat Kassymbekov shows flooding from Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

October 19, 2024, 2:49pm Latest News

Water did much of Hurricane Milton’s damage in Florida — but unlike Helene just two weeks earlier, it wasn’t just from the record storm surge that swept over Gulf Coast beaches and communities. Read story

National Guards cordon off an area where a corpse lies on a street in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

In the heartland of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, the old ways have changed and violence rages

National Guards cordon off an area where a corpse lies on a street in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

October 19, 2024, 12:02pm Nation & World

Cellphone chats have become death sentences in the continuing, bloody factional war inside Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel. Read story

1 in 5 voters ready to use mail-in ballots. Is the Postal Service prepared?

October 19, 2024, 6:05am Business

Roughly a fifth of voters are expected to vote by mail in the 2024 election, according to recent polls, meaning millions of ballots will be in the hands of postal workers. Read story

Gender rolls to key spot in presidential campaign

October 19, 2024, 6:02am Nation & World

Attention, American men: Donald Trump and his allies want you to believe your vote says big things about your masculinity. Read story

FILE- The north entrance of the Trump International is seen in Washington, March 11, 2019.

Trump hotel attracted would-be judges, ambassadors, pardon-seekers, House Democrats say

FILE- The north entrance of the Trump International is seen in Washington, March 11, 2019.

October 19, 2024, 6:01am Nation & World

Judges seeking appointments to the federal bench. Wealthy Republicans hoping for ambassadorships. Criminals who wanted pardons. Read story