47 h. ago How to protect US students from heat in schools – and is it time to rethink summer break?

US schools were built for a cooler climate that no longer exists. Now they face record-high temperaturesAs schools are returning to session following one of the hottest summers ever recorded, districts are faced with a new problem: how to handle increasingly extreme heatwaves, both in and outside the classroom.Unbearably hot days are no longer just a summer problem. In the US districts from the north-east to the mountain west to the deep south are shortening days, delaying openings, and reworking calendars as temperatures spike during August and September, the typical back-to-school months. Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice

Legal experts say charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on first amendment rightsThe arrest of a US army veteran who protested against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has raised alarms among legal experts and fellow veterans familiar with his service in Afghanistan.Bajun Mavalwalla II – a former army sergeant who survived a roadside bomb blast on a special operations mission in Afghanistan – was charged in July with “conspiracy to impede or injure officers” after joining a demonstration against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Spokane, Washington. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Boy, 16, jumped on by cops as he brandished costume gun near Premier League game

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm after alarmed witnesses spotted him in Fulham Broadway this afternoon near a Premier League football match

Politics

1 week ago ‘Completely false’ claims of further asylum hotels ahead of protest, says leader

The leader of Perth and Kinross Council said there had been ‘misinformation’ about new asylum hotels opening up.

Events

1 week ago FACT FOCUS: Posts overestimate number of noncitizens living in US by tens of millions

The Trump administration's decision to review the visas of more than 55 million people is leading to false reports on social media for the number of noncitizens living in the U.S., with claims as high as 70 million to 100 million people

Politics

2 w. ago Privacy and civil rights groups urge US colleges to end campus surveillance to protect protesters

A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups is calling on U.S. universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection in order to protect student protesters from government retaliation

Events

3 w. ago ‘Irritating’ neighbor arrested after he’s accused of spending months blaring horns and alarms in his community

The neighbor said he needed help and he didn’t ‘know how else to cry out for it’

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3 w. ago Los Angeles schools are prepping ‘safe zones’ to keep ICE agents away as students return to classroom

Los Angeles schools are taking a number of precautions to protect students and their families from ICE agents, as classes are set to start up again on Thursday.

Politics

4 w. ago Schools are using AI surveillance to protect students. It also leads to false alarms — and arrests

Surveillance systems in American schools increasingly monitor everything students write on school accounts and devices

Events