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Zeus looks out of the car window as his owner picks up pet food at a Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department Drive-Thru Pet Food Bank, Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Lake Stevens Park in Miami Gardens, Fla.

A proposed bill in Florida would ban dogs from hanging their heads out of car windows

Dogs would not be able to hang their heads out of car windows under a new bill proposed in Florida. The bill would additionally ban cat declawing and cosmetic animal testing.

The Justice has released a report on sexual assault cases by guards against federal prisoners.

Guards who sexually abuse inmates haven't been punished harshly enough, DOJ memo says

The Justice Department report urges an overhaul in the way the Bureau of Prisons works to prevent and investigate sexual abuse by prison employees against women in their custody.

Teacher Linda Guerra-Adame instructs her bilingual class at Rosa Parks Elementary School in City Heights, May 4, 2023.

CA wants majority of students to be bilingual. How is San Diego Unified doing?

English learners are underrepresented in dual-language programs as California struggles to meet its goal of having majority bilingual students by 2030.

The U.S. Justice Department filed a brief in federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn a federal judge's decision that declared the government mask mandate on planes, trains and buses unlawful. Here, a sign stating that masks are required at San Francisco International Airport stands in a terminal the day the federal mask mandate was overturned.

DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate

The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."

Cobalt is an important component of lithium ion batteries, like those in many electric vehicles

In Idaho, America's first, and only, cobalt mine in decades is opening

The first cobalt mine in the United States in decades opened Friday in Idaho amid rising demand for the metal, which is a key component in electric vehicle batteries.

Delta-8 products are set for testing at Virginia Commonwealth University's forensic science lab. These products come in different forms and packaging, many of which are designed to look like candies or cereal.

States look to regulate weed alternatives like delta-8 as sales explode

Delta-8 is a hemp product designed to get users high, but misleading labels or added chemicals have caused people to get sick. And a lack of federal regulation or guidance has states stepping in.

These 7 charts show how life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) in 2022

Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation. It affected every part of our lives (and the economy) in 2022. Here are some of its highest highs and lowest lows. (It wasn't all bad news!)

In this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo, a woman walks to her room at a senior care home in Calistoga, Calif.

Q&A: What to look for in a nursing home

KPBS spoke with an expert on what to do when searching for care for a loved one.

This image shows purified particles of mpox virus, formerly called monkeypox. Viruses like these can be genetically altered in the lab in ways that might make them more dangerous.

When is it OK to make germs worse in a lab? It's a more relevant question than ever

Policymakers have long grappled with how to handle experiments that might generate potentially dangerous viruses. Now, officials are considering whether oversight needs to be expanded.

Power lines at an SDG&E facility in North Park are seen here on Sept. 26, 2017.

State relief program erases $51.3 million in overdue SDG&E utility bills

Around 113,000 customers with overdue bills have automatically received debt relief through the California Arrearage Payment Program.

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