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(AP) — A new Nevada program that allows parents to claim state per-pupil education funding and use it toward private school is garnering national headlines and hundreds of applications, but its lesser-known and higher-paying cousin is off to a slow start. Organizations administering the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship, which allows businesses a tax credit if they donate toward scholarships, have collected enough donations for 47 scholarships so far. Michele Morgan-Devore, whose Las Vegas... Читать дальше...

SHANGHAI — Foreign companies have suspended operations around the Tianjin port as officials scramble to contain the toxic fallout of last week’s deadly chemical explosions, which dealt a blow to northern China’s emerging economic hub. The company has operations near the blast evacuation zone and said Monday that it had suspended three production lines, which can produce 530,000 vehicles a year. The list of name-brand companies impacted by the blast is a testament to Tianjin’s rise, but regulatory... Читать дальше...

Julian Bond, a champion of equal rights, was an inspiring and strategic voice for the civil rights movement. He fought segregation, apartheid government and was tireless in his efforts to ensure the right to vote. He called out discrimination — of the poor, the disabled, the elderly, of those of different faiths or no faith

DAMASCUS, Syria — The U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday that he is “horrified” by the attacks on civilians taking place in Syria, singling out in particular government air strikes Sunday that killed nearly 100 people in a Damascus suburb. The stark warning comes amid a surge in violence as Syrian government troops, Islamic militants and rebels carried out attacks that killed and wounded dozens Monday, including in President Bashar Assad’s coastal stronghold of Latakia. Government air raids Sunday... Читать дальше...

The bill by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson extends the disciplinary powers of community colleges to apply to sexual assaults that don't involve other students or happen off campus grounds. The University of California and California State University systems say their policies already permit punishing students for off-campus sexual assaults.

Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Tracy Morgan is set to step back into the spotlight in October when he returns to his TV roots as a guest host on “Saturday Night Live.” The “30 Rock” actor rose to fame as a regular castmember on the hit show from 1996 until 2003, and he returned to present the program in 2009. He has been recovering from a horrific car accident since last summer, when his limousine collided with a truck in New Jersey, killing his friend James ‘Jimmy Mack’ McNair and leaving Morgan with serious injuries... Читать дальше...

DONETSK, Ukraine — A night-long artillery exchange in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russia-backed rebels claimed nine lives on Monday, casting doubt on the already shaky cease-fire. The fighting between Russia-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops in the country’s industrial heartland eased after a truce was signed in February. The rebel mouthpiece Donetsk News Agency said artillery fire killed three people in a front-line town of Horlivka and two in the rebel capital of Donetsk. Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — A growing number of new teachers in Hawaii public schools seem to be staying in the profession. State Department of Education data shows that 60 percent of the 785 teachers hired in 2010-11 were still employed last school year, marking the highest retention rate in at least a decade, reported The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/1Jdl79w ). Department officials credit a mentoring program meant to provide support for beginning teachers with improving retention rates. Under the current union contract... Читать дальше...

Like most of the rest of the Sunday matinee audience, a packed house in the Theater at the Children’s Creativity Museum — full of kids between the ages of 3 and 7 — she’d watched the play in silence, except when provoked to laughter. “That’s what we’re trying to do,” says Nina Meehan, executive director of the Bay Area Children’s Theatre and director of the show. Many seemed intent on getting every cast member’s signature — in the appropriate crayon color — on a copy of the program or the book on which the show is based. Читать дальше...

[...] despite a rash of misfortune this month that included a man being fatally mauled by a grizzly bear at Yellowstone and a French couple dying of heat exhaustion at White Sands National Monument, statistics show the nation’s 408 national park sites are relatively safe spots. About 150 people die each year in a national park, according to the latest federal data, tracked between 2007 and 2013 — a relatively small number considering the parks see nearly 300 million visitors annually. The biggest causes of death... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A public charter school has announced plans to build a new high school on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The open-enrollment charter school is tuition-free and operates on an enrollment lottery system.

Ever since the fantasy drama Game of Thrones premiered on HBO in 2011, the names of the show’s most popular characters have been popping up in up-and-coming baby names lists pulling ideas from pop culture. These trend predictions always seem far-fetched — what parent would name their kid Khaleesi or Daenerys? Turns out quite a

When the stresses of work and home hit an all-time high, Marissa turned to the company’s employee assistance program (EAP), a little known and highly underutilized employee benefit designed to help employees deal with personal issues that that can adversely impact their job performance, health and well-being. “My husband and I were strapped for cash

Chef Valentina Guolo-Migotto lovingly labors over her “Brotherhood” tortellini in the Ca’ Momi test kitchen. Photo by Fabiola Rosas/Ca’ Momi Napa Valley. Since the Ca’ Momi team announced its plans for a full service restaurant in downtown Napa last September, we’ve been watching the space at First and Coombs streets, savoring thoughts of when the first bowl of tortellini en brodo would emerge steaming hot from the kitchen. Related Links Napa's Ca' Momi Enoteca launches mobile pizzeria Ca' Momi Enoteca... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A college student in Vermont is living in a 96-square-foot house he built to reduce his carbon footprint — and save money. A rocket mass heater built from a cast-iron stove insulated with a mixture of clay, sand and straw allows for cooking and heating.

(AP) — Republican Rand Paul says he has contributed $250,000 and pledged another $200,000 to pay for a proposed GOP presidential caucus in his home state of Kentucky next year. The state party's proposed switch from a primary to a caucus would allow Paul to run for president and re-election to his U.S. Senate seat simultaneously without violating a state law banning candidates from appearing on the ballot twice.

Ready for some burgers? Photo via Super Duper. Related Links SF Chefs festival rebranded as Eat Drink SF, moving to Fort Mason This week, August 17-21, as part of the festivities leading up to this year’s Eat Drink SF event at Fort Mason (August 20-23), Bay Area burger chain Super Duper will team up with local high profile chefs to offer a different specially-designed burger each day at the Kearny Street outpost. The chef’s burger will be available throughout the day at Kearny Street, with a portion of proceeds going to charity. Читать дальше...

Carly Fiorina says her fundraising has been looking up since the first Republican presidential debates when she got high marks for her performance. Fiorina took questions from a crowd of hundreds, promising to support business innovation, invest in the military and defund Planned Parenthood. During his stop at The Des Moines Register's Political Soapbox, the Republican candidate for president said he is "frustrated with the Republican leadership in Washington." Walker, who beat a 2011 recall after... Читать дальше...

Photo by Steven A Henry/Getty Images Actress Brooke Shields hobbled around at an animal rescue benefit in New York on Saturday after slicing open her foot in a mystery accident. The “Blue Lagoon” star, 50, refused to let the injury interfere with her duties as emcee of the Bow Wow Meow Ball at the Animal Rescue Fund Of The Hamptons event, and instead attended the bash with her right foot heavily bandaged and secured in a blue brace. Shields has yet to reveal the exact nature of her ailment, but on Sunday... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past quarter century or so, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Joe Biden have collaborated and competed, shared more than a dozen staffers, fought each other for a presidential nomination and then served together in the Cabinet of the man who beat them both. [...] as Biden considers challenging Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, their long and tangled relationship is being tested anew. In late 2011, when Obama's re-election looked uncertain, his advisers... Читать дальше...

Eighteen-year-old Sam Ray says the voice recognition service on his iPhone — famously named Siri — called emergency dispatchers after his truck fell on him while he tried to make repairs. Rutherford County dispatcher Christina Lee says she first thought it was a mistaken pocket-dial, but then she heard his screams for help and sent crews, who rescued him. When volunteer firefighters arrived, they raised the truck back up with a jack and pulled Ray out. Rick Miller, who is chief of trauma and... Читать дальше...

Comedienne Amy Schumer and director Judd Apatow made a newlywed couple’s day on Friday by crashing their low-key reception at a pub in Dublin and teaming up with Irish singer Glen Hansard for a sing-along. The funnywoman was in the city with Apatow to promote their new movie ‘Trainwreck” and they decided to stop for a drink at a nearby bar, where they spotted a bride and groom celebrating with friends and family and decided to join in the fun, posing for photos with guests. They even formed an unlikely trio with Hansard... Читать дальше...

Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images Jason Derulo has vowed to travel by private jet in future after he was escorted off a flight to Los Angeles over the weekend due to a dispute between his bodyguards and airport employees. The “Talk Dirty” hitmaker was preparing to take a Southwest Airlines flight from Reno, Nevada on Saturday when one of his security staff was reportedly refused preferred boarding, sparking a stand-off between the singer’s team and airline employees. The group was later escorted off the plane... Читать дальше...

Just got word that after an earlier guest tryout, former Giants third-base coach is going to do a whole bunch of work for the MLB Network over the next week. (Disclaimer: I am the Giants correspondent for the network). Here’s the schedule of his appearances (all times Pacific). Hope he brings the guitar: Tuesday: “MLB Central,” 7-10 a.m. “MLB Tonight,” 3-5 p.m. Wednesday: “MLB Tonight,” 3-6 p.m. Thursday: “The Rundown,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “MLB Tonight,” 3-4 p.m. Friday: “MLB Tonight,” 3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday... Читать дальше...

Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images Kelly Rutherford’s last-ditch legal effort to stop a court sending her children abroad was dismissed by a judge just hours after the lawsuit was filed. The “Gossip Girl” actress has been embroiled in a bitter battle with her ex-husband, German businessman Daniel Giersch, since he was awarded custody of eight-year-old Hermes and six-year-old Helena and the U.S.-born children were sent to live with him in Europe. Rutherford violated the custody order by refusing to return... Читать дальше...