The Los Angeles Unified School District’s initiative to combat COVID-era learning loss has been met with some criticism from parents and teachers alike. According to The Los Angeles Times editorial board, the Acceleration Days initiative focused on helping students make up some instruction lost during the pandemic would add additional …

California Republican Rep. Michelle Steel has won re-election, defeating Democratic challenger Jay Chen in the state’s 45th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race at 11 p.m. ET on Monday.  Steel, a first generation Korean American, prevailed in a redrawn district comprising Orange County and areas southeast of Los …

Toy makers are stepping up to help families struggling to afford toys for their children this holiday season by unveiling a line of over 200 smaller and more affordable items priced at $10 or less. “We saw that the consumers have less money to spend with gas prices over $7 …

Police in India say the man behind a recent brutal murder of his partner may have been inspired by the U.S. crime series “Dexter.” Aftab Amin Poonawalla faces murder charges in the six-month-old murder case of Shraddha Walker, with police accusing him of killing his 28-year-old partner before chopping her …

Police in Illinois are searching for four suspects who rammed a stolen vehicle into a gun range to gain entry, then proceeded to steal more than 20 firearms. It happened around 3 a.m. Monday, according to FOX 32 Chicago. Oak Forest police responded to an alarm call at the Eagle …

A new wrinkle has been added to the ongoing battle regarding gender transitions for minors, as a group “dedicated to the health of all children” declared anyone under 18 doesn’t have the agency to decide they want a tattoo but approves of “gender-affirming care.”  The New York Times reported Sunday …

In September, an anonymous tipster reported a potential Charleston, South Carolina, sighting of a woman who may have gone missing as a baby from her home in Texas 51 years ago. Now, the family of missing Melissa Highsmith has renewed hope that she may be alive and well today — …

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported over 230,000 border encounters in October, setting an all-time record for the stat. October’s numbers show a 1.3% increase over September, according to the CBP. Nearly 20% of those apprehended this month had tried to cross the border at least once before in the …

A Georgia sheriff on Monday announced an investigation into an incident seen on security video that shows five guards swarming an inmate inside his cell and punching him multiple times in the head. Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor’s office ordered an internal investigation into the Sept. 3 incident involving five …

President Biden urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to stay in office even as Republicans appear poised to take her position as speaker Tuesday. Biden called Pelosi after midterm election results started coming in to request that she stay on for his final two years in office. Pelosi has rebuffed questions …