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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials said last week that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a plan by California, Arizona and Nevada to voluntarily reduce water use should help keep the river basin on stable footing for the next few years. The U.S. Department of the Interior said in [...]
In some states, higher-income families may now use taxpayer money to cover private-school tuition — and more people than projected are taking the offer, which might force scrambles to shore up state budgets. It's especially an issue in states like Arizona and Iowa, where at least some families whose children were already in private school [...]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With millions of families behind on utility payments and more people seeking heating aid, many could soon see a welcome reprieve: The cost of heating a home with natural gas this winter is projected to decrease, according to the federal government. Heating with electricity is expected to remain relatively stable but [...]
For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. Teachers learned to work around and with it, said Price, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of Puget Sound. Now, however, they have [...]
LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — Donald “Don” J. Laughlin, a resort owner and the namesake of a southern Nevada town that he turned into a tourist destination, has died. He was 92. Laughlin died Sunday at his penthouse home at the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, according to Diana Fuchs, the resort’s marketing director. [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, thousands of years later — from Roman engineers who poured thick concrete sea barriers, to Maya masons who crafted plaster sculptures [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — The battle over how to teach reading has landed in court. With momentum shifting in favor of research-backed strategies known as the "science of reading," some states and school districts have been ditching once popular programs amid concerns that they aren't effective. A legal fight in Ohio centers on a state ban [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators last week approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and some top officials in West Coast states, who said it goes against the region's plans to address climate change and could pose a wildfire risk. The project, known [...]
LOUIS (AP) — The estimated future cost to clean up 19 sites contaminated by nuclear waste from the Cold War era has risen by nearly $1 billion in the past seven years, according to a report released earlier this week by the federal Government Accountability Office. The GAO report urges the Army Corps of Engineers [...]
An $11.5 million renovation of Ohio Wesleyan University’s central library and an expansion project at a Plain Township events facility are among the winners of the annual Columbus Chapter, American Institute of Architects (AIA Columbus) architecture awards. The winning entries include seven central Ohio projects and four out-of-state projects. Winners were selected from 51 entries, [...]