Examples of Acellus modules posted online include suggestive language such as “sweetie lips” and a controversial image in a lesson on Harriet Tubman.
Author: Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY
‘Living in a mega-fire era’: Dry lightning could bring new threat as 14,000 firefighters battle more than 625 wildfires in California
The weather for Tuesday was forecast to be warm and dry, with highs in the low 90s in the San Francisco Bay Area, and erratic winds up to 65 mph.
Friday to bring hot, dry forecast as ‘hard to predict’ Lake Fire grows in Southern California
The Lake Fire is burning between Lakes Hughes and Castaic, about 65 miles north of Los Angeles. It had grown to about 17 square miles Thursday night.
California authorities recover 2,000 to 3,000 roosters in raid of alleged illegal cockfighting ring
Cockfighting is a sport in which two roosters specifically bred to fight are placed in a small ring and encouraged to fight to the death.
‘Complete failure’: ACT test website crashes when registration opens after canceled exams
The ACT opened registration Monday for September and October tests, but shut down its registration site shortly after opening it “due to high demand.”
Back to school? Despite CDC recommendations, most major schools going online as COVID-19 cases spike
Start dates for going back to school are quickly approaching, and most major U.S. school districts choose to reopen in the fall with online learning.
Fire, explosion on USS Bonhomme Richard sends 21 people to hospitals, fills San Diego skies with dark smoke
An amphibious assault ship caught fire on Sunday at Naval Base San Diego, injuring 17 sailors and four civilians, officials said.
Tropical Storm Fay forms off North Carolina coast, likely to make landfall Friday
The sixth named tropical storm in the already busy hurricane season will bring heavy rain and flooding to the mid-Atlantic coast and the Northeast.
Transgender murders are ‘rampant’ in 2020: Human Rights Campaign counts 21 so far, nearly matching total of a year ago
At least four transgender people have been murdered in the past week, bringing the yearly count to 21 — nearly matching 2019’s total of 27.
University of California names first Black president in system’s 152-year-history: Michael V. Drake to succeed Janet Napolitano
Dr. Michael V. Drake was selected Tuesday as the first Black president in the 152-year history of the University of California system.