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Seattle Police Department implements new ruse policy to improve public trust November 01, 2023 07:38 AM (The Center Square) – The Seattle Police Department is implementing a new policy that establishes clearer guardrails for the use of ruses. Under the new policy, patrol ruses – which are defined as statements an officer knows is not

University tuition may freeze for more state support after all November 01, 2023 07:36 AM (The Center Square) – The state House agreed Tuesday to boost support of Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities in exchange for a tuition freeze in the 2024-25 academic year. Penn State University, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, and Lincoln University

Deploying eCourts has developer, sheriffs, others in litigation November 01, 2023 07:33 AM (The Center Square) – Less than three weeks after the North Carolina Judicial Branch said things were “running smoothly” with the rollout of an electric court record system in Mecklenburg County, a new court filing suggests otherwise. An amended lawsuit filed in

Cruz targets Hamas, regimes that use human shields in new legislation November 01, 2023 07:30 AM (The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced legislation that would impose sanctions on members of the terrorist organization Hamas, its affiliates, and countries that provide funding and safe harbor for them. “The United States should use

One might expect astronomers to have found all the near-Earth asteroids and comets already. But that’s not the case. Some lurk in orbital spots that are hard to see, because discovering them requires looking straight into the sun. One such object, dubbed Kamo’oalewa, evaded detection until seven years ago—and its origin has always been mysterious.

When Fortnite video game creator Epic Games sued Google in 2020 over the monopoly held by its official Google Play Android app store, its allegations that the company was unfairly restricting competition immediately resonated with developer Hans-Christoph Steiner. Like Microsoft, Amazon, Samsung, and a few other tech companies, he oversees a rival app marketplace that

November to Remember: District attorney races focus on spike in crime and prison versus reform November 01, 2023 06:00 AM The 2023 elections may not have the fireworks of 2024, but there is still plenty up for grabs. In this “off year,” most of which takes place on Nov. 7, Virginia will be keenly watched, particularly

Democrats launch attack ads against vulnerable Republicans over election of Speaker Johnson November 01, 2023 06:00 AM EXCLUSIVE — House Democrats are targeting vulnerable Republicans over their decision to elect Mike Johnson (R-LA) as their newest speaker, accusing GOP lawmakers of appointing a “MAGA Republican extremist” to the highest position in the lower chamber for

Social Security update: Direct payment worth $914 arrives today November 01, 2023 06:00 AM Millions of Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries received November’s only SSI installment from the Social Security Administration on Wednesday, marking the first of such payments since September. The payments are worth up to $914 for individual filers and normally go out on

Ukraine aid could be Biden’s first big battle with Johnson November 01, 2023 05:16 AM President Joe Biden’s first showdown with the new speaker of the House has already begun. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has rejected Biden’s $106 billion supplemental funding request, which would have tied money for Israel to money for Ukraine, in favor