SACRAMENTO — People often ask me how things have changed at the state Capitol since I began covering news there many decades ago. My latest short answer: Look at the new California Senate leader. In ...

A few years ago, I got a new license plate for my car. I chose the number 2024 as a reminder of how important that year was going to be. The fate of our nation hung in the balance — would we accept ...

So, did anything happen while I was gone? A year ago, I stepped away from Inside Higher Ed after two decades as editor and co-founder, and I spent 2025 recovering (from 20 years of overwork at IHE and ...

This was my 80-somethingth New Year’s holiday. I’m a bit older than our current president but younger than Methuselah (see Holy Bible or jump to last paragraph). But that’s a lotta welcoming of new ...

State lawmakers in Sacramento introduced 2,350 bills this past year. Gov. Gavin Newsom eventually signed 794 bills and vetoed 123. Here are a few that take effect on Jan. 1 for which you need to be ...

"I want us to return to a place where journalism means listening before speaking, where facts matter more than opinions, where stories are told to shine light, not to inflame," writes Bill Marcil Jr., ...

It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Or as writer Jonathan Edward Durham calls it, “Full Goblin Mode.” It’s a stretch when time ceases to have meaning… when you have no idea if it’s Monday ...

ST. LOUIS – American Airlines is adding two new daily flights from St. Louis to Chicago, starting in February 2026. American Airlines will add two new flights from St. Louis’ Lambert International ...

American Airlines is set to add 15 new routes in the summer of 2026. Announced this week, the routes will take passengers from major hubs like Boston, Chicago, Charlotte and Phoenix to smaller ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth-based American Airlines will add 15 new routes in 2026, including two out of DFW Airport. The airline said in a statement that the new routes, which are set to start ...

Just weeks after making its PlayStation 5 debut, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is getting a big free content update adding new quests, characters and a fresh hub, as well as an additional weapon. In a ...

The evolution of smart home technology has come with all sorts of steps forward and steps back over the past decade. In the latter category, there’s news like we got today of important smart device ...