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Yuma School District One
Castle Dome Middle School has earned a Heart Safe School designation through Project ADAM after months of staff training, emergency drills and expanded access to automated external defibrillators.
Capitol Media Services file photo by Howard Fischer.
(Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)
(Capitol Media Services 2026 file photo by Howard Fischer)
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The censure vote drew bipartisan support, and followed an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into allegations of sexual harassment against two young female staff members. -
In Australia, the queen of country music, Dolly Parton, is being remembered for her work in advancing children's literacy, particularly in Indigenous communities.
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The jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother charged with murdering her three children, said it's not yet come to an unanimous decision. The judge has urged them to keep trying.
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With just a few weeks to spare, the House approved legislation extending funding through mid-December. -
Cameras could help alleviate some concerns about ICE transparency and accountability after immigration officers were involved in over two dozen shootings under the Trump administration. -
Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer. -
Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck explains the separation-of-powers questions raised by the Supreme Court's decision on the White House ballroom. -
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed. -
GE Appliances is leaning heavily into artificial intelligence to improve quality and efficiency on the factory floor. -
A new model in Vermont emphasizes hands-on learning while stripping away frills like gyms and meal plans that increase costs. Other newly created institutions are also reimagining college. -
Democrats and Republicans in Troy, N.Y., took on a national Catholic health system and kept the county's last birthing center open. -
Spiking prices and rental bidding wars are raising fears of more displacement in a city where previous tech booms and a housing shortage have already driven out many.
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