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2 teens killed in Calif. school shooting; attack came on suspect’s birthday, officials say

2 teens killed in Calif. school shooting; attack came on suspect’s birthday, officials say

MCT Campus November 14, 2019

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Two students were killed and three other teens were wounded in a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita on Thursday morning, authorities said. Shots rang out just after...

How do wildfires get their names?

How do wildfires get their names?

MCT Campus October 31, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Their names are seared into the collective consciousness of California: The Griffith Park fire of 1933. The Bel-Air fire of 1961. The Tunnel fire of 1991. The Camp fire of 2018. Spurred...

Northeast gets ranked as #16 of most affordable colleges nationally

Northeast gets ranked as #16 of most affordable colleges nationally

Wash Kirkland October 17, 2019

SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher founded in 2004, has just released their 2020 rankings for the best online colleges. Northeast Community College was listed as #16. The company...

Impeach Trump? An America filled with anger and animosity digs in

Impeach Trump? An America filled with anger and animosity digs in

MCT Campus September 26, 2019

DUBUQUE, Iowa — It was a day like many across the divided states of America, brimming with anger, resentment and festering grudges. For just the fourth time in history, the House of Representatives...

Alexa, don’t store this recording: California bill targets smart home speakers

Alexa, don’t store this recording: California bill targets smart home speakers

June 25, 2019

A bill making its way through the California Legislature would prohibit makers of smart home speakers from saving or storing recordings without users’ explicit consent. The Anti-Eavesdropping Act, which...

Responding to college scandal, California lawmakers propose sweeping reforms

Responding to college scandal, California lawmakers propose sweeping reforms

April 2, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Reacting to widespread allegations of cheating in the college admissions process, California lawmakers Thursday proposed a sweeping package of bills aimed at closing loopholes that...

Think Trump can’t use emergency powers to build the border wall? Here’s why he could

Think Trump can’t use emergency powers to build the border wall? Here’s why he could

Special to the Viewpoint, Reporter January 10, 2019

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump intensified threats Thursday to invoke his “emergency powers” to build his border wall if Democrats don’t cooperate, saying his lawyers have looked into the...

Northeast named one of the most affordable colleges in the country

Northeast named one of the most affordable colleges in the country

Special to the Viewpoint, Reporter October 25, 2018

SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher founded in 2004, has just unveiled their 2019 rankings on GuidetoOnlineSchools.com. The new best online colleges lists are the first to offer...

Peter Thiel

Big Peter Thiel donation shows he’s still with Trump

October 17, 2018

Tech billionaire investor Peter Thiel has again put his money where his mouth is: He’s still with Trump. With $250,000, Thiel was the biggest donor to the Trump Victory Committee in the most recent...

US News

College endowments hit record values — and maybe the ire of lawmakers

October 17, 2018

NEW YORK — Harvard University’s $39.2 billion endowment has reached a record value. So did Yale. And Brown. And Dartmouth. As many wealthy U.S. universities report bulging assets and strong investment...

The mushroom dream of a long-haired hippie could help save the worlds bees

The mushroom dream of a ‘long-haired hippie’ could help save the world’s bees

October 9, 2018

SEATTLE—The epiphany that mushrooms could help save the world’s ailing bee colonies struck Paul Stamets while he was in bed. “I love waking dreams,” he said. “It’s a time when you’re just...

Apple

Apple to U.S. lawmakers: China did not hack us, as reported

October 9, 2018

Apple is strongly denying to Congress an explosive report that its products have been compromised by the Chinese government. Apple’s top security officer told lawmakers the company has found no evidence...

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