UC Berkeley student detained after alleged threats trigger shelter-in-place
A UC Berkeley student on Thursday was detained after they allegedly made threats that triggered a campus-wide shelter in place, a source told KTVU.
Teen with Down syndrome allowed to stay in school longer to graduate despite age
Emily Pennington, 18, desperately wanted to graduate with her class next year, but the school board wouldn’t take up her case until her parents and the community kept rallying behind her.
San Leandro teacher allegedly tells class: 'I have shot kids'
A middle school teacher in San Leandro has been removed from the classroom after allegedly directing threatening remarks at his students. The Bancroft Middle School teacher's comments in the class were apparently all recorded and posted to social media.
Berkeley High student falls and dies during lunchtime
A student at Berkeley High School has died after falling from a parking garage on Monday, according to officials.
Airlines move fast to lift mask mandate in light of federal judge's decision
Traveling is about to look a lot different. A Federal judge voided a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit. Now, airports and airlines can make their own decisions about face coverings.
Inflation causes and how consumers can fight it
The most effective thing we can do to fight inflation now is buy less, a lot less, until decreasing demand meets up with now increasing supplies.
Oakland Unified School District mask mandate ending April 25
The Oakland Unified School District will continue to require indoor masking on school campuses for another week, school officials announced Friday.
Dozens of Marin County eighth-graders return from field trip to DC with COVID
When Marin County 8th graders returned from their field trip to Washington D.C. last week, two dozen of them immediately tested positive for COVID-19, Marin County Public Health said.
Inflation: Is it close to peaking? Economists weigh in
The federal government reported, the inflation rate grew to 8.5%, the highest since more than four decades when Jimmy Carter was president. For many years, 2% inflation didn't matter to most consumers and was not a political issue. Things have changed.
USC sues YouTubers pair over 'classroom takeover pranks'
The lawsuit claims YouTubers Ernest Kanevsky and Yugo Bai took over USC classrooms on at least three occasions, including most recently at a lecture on the Holocaust.
UC Berkeley student-run newspaper secures five more years of funding
UC Berkeley students voted to pass the initiative that would fund the independent student-run newspaper for another five years.
Richmond charter school teacher arrested, charged with 29 counts of lewd acts against minors
A Richmond charter school teacher has been arrested and charged with 29 counts of lewd acts with minors, including statutory rape, officials say. Her victims were seven boys, ages 15 to 16, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's office says.
UC Berkeley student-run newspaper's fate up in the air
UC Berkeley students are voting on an initiative to fund the student-run newspaper, the Daily Cal, which would determine the fate of the newspaper.
Florida teacher arrested, accused of playing loud music to disrupt student testing, police say
A Florida middle school teacher was arrested, accused of playing loud music with the intent to disrupt the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) testing being conducted at the school.
Student loan repayments: White House to extend pandemic pause through Aug. 31
U.S. student loan payments were scheduled to resume on May 1 after being halted since early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Book bans: The 10 most challenged titles in school libraries
The American Library Association says book-ban attempts are spiking, and the most targeted titles were by or about Black or LGBTQ individuals.
UConn tops Stanford 63-58, advances to NCAA title game
Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over defending champion Stanford on Friday night.
Student assaulted while walking to Cornell Elementary School in Albany, police investigating
Students in the Albany Unified School District are being told to walk in groups after a student at Cornell Elementary School was allegedly assaulted near campus.
Students can decompress in a garden at a new East Oakland schoolyard
Until Thursday, Markham Elementary was the only elementary school in Oakland without a playground.
Customers tipping less generously since the beginning of the pandemic
Customers at restaurants and hair salons were tipping handsomely early on in the pandemic, but those tips have since become less generous. Stanford Marketing Professor Kwabenh Baah Donkor spoke to Mornings on 2 about the reasons behind that change.