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California firefighters make progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay

MELINA WALLING and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press — California's largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75% contained after scorching more than 22 square miles (57 square kilometers) during the weekend, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. One home was destroyed and two firefighters were injured.

Columbia faculty group votes 'no confidence' in school president over protest response

NEW YORK CITY (TND) — The Columbia University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) announced Thursday a “no confidence” vote against the school’s president Minouche Shafik. The symbolic measure holds no sway over Shafik’s position at the school, but sends a strong message to university leaders. In a statement posted to X, AAUP explained the president has made one too many missteps at the helm of the university.

New streaming, on-demand highlights May 6-12, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — It's a great week for digital releases as "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," and "Abigail" jump from theaters onto your streaming retailer of choice. I prefer "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" to "Afterlife" in that it returns to New York City (which played a major role in the atmosphere of the original films). It also introduces some new ideas that I find incredibly interesting. I also enjoyed "

Public library to become adults-only due to new Idaho law

BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) — A public library in Boise is transitioning to an "adult only" library. The Donnelly Public Library shared on its Facebook account that the change is due to the passage of HB710, legislation referred to as the "library porn" bill that enables anyone to sue the library if children are exposed to inappropriate or adult material. Donnelly Public Library says that due to its small size and the "

Why schools delay because of low wind chill

Dozens of local schools were delayed Wednesday because of below zero wind chill temperatures. “We have to use common sense. We can't delay school every day because of wind chill,” Richland School District superintendent Arnold Nadonley said. “However, the first few times we do it to get the parents on notice that, ‘hey it's time to make sure your kids are appropriately dressed and taken care of.’” Among the schools Richland and Central Cambria school districts each operated on a two-hour delay.