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Tania Galeana-King and her three sons at Pinedale Elementary School in Fresno on June 1, 2026. From left, Corvin Galeana, Sheldon King, Tania Galeana-King, and Evan King.

Some California schools get three times more funding than others. Here’s why

School funding in California steers a lot to wealthy districts and to those with high-needs students. Those in the middle get a lot less.

A sanitary napkin pad. Menstrual products have been subject to an 18% sales tax in Pakistan, prompting protests. That tax will end when a new budget takes effect on July 1.

Pakistan ends 'luxury tax' on menstrual products, contraceptives. Will prices drop?

In Pakistan, taxes on menstrual products can add up. Activists have long worked to change this. Now a new budget wipes out the 18% sales tax. But questions remain about the impact on prices.

FILE - Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022.

Taiwan says Chinese pressure over the island is the 'new normal'

Taiwan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said the scholars' passports and mobile phones were confiscated, and they were detained in Mombasa for more than 20 hours before being allowed to leave the country.

Clayton will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday for a confirmation hearing to be Director of National Intelligence. Above, Clayton testifies before the Senate Banking Committee during his confirmation hearing to be chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017.

Senate postpones confirmation hearing for intel chief after Trump's call to delay

Senators wanted to fast-track President Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence. But Trump now says he wants to delay until they pass voting legislation that already failed in the Senate.

For any problem in an incarcerated person's life — from not getting enough toilet paper to extreme physical abuse — the grievance system is the primary way to speak out. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR.

'Rejected': How federal prisons stonewall grievances and deny care for years

People who go to prison keep one important right — to file a grievance over their treatment: from abuse to denied medical care. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR.

Forecasters are warning that a new El Niño weather pattern could bring strong impacts to areas around the world. In this 2024 photo, dramatically low water levels are seen in a reservoir feeding the Guavio Hydroelectric Power Plant in Gachalá, in Colombia's Guavio Province, during dry conditions linked to El Niño.

El Niño is here, so what does it mean?

An El Niño has formed amid the warmer-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. Now it's a question of how intense the phenomenon will be and where effects like heat and drought will strike.

Uruguay's Agustin Canobbio cools off during a hydration break in a World Cup soccer match against Saudi Arabia in Miami Gardens, Fla., on June 15, 2026. Dangerously hot, humid weather in the area prompted an extreme heat warning from the National Weather Service earlier in the day.

FAQ: How World Cup fans and workers can stay safe in the heat

More than 1 in 3 World Cup matches face dangerously hot, humid weather. Here's how to protect yourself from heat illness.

Kevin Warsh chairs his first meeting of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate setting committee this week. With inflation at a three-year high, the committee is expected to leave its benchmark rate unchanged.

Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and hints at rate hike later this year

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rates unchanged Wednesday, and signaled its next move could be a rate increase. It's the first rate decision under the new Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh.

Rebecca (right) smiles with her mother in 2001, the year she had her surgery.

On a flight home, a stranger helped her understand what came next

Rebecca Simonitsch had just learned she might be a candidate for brain surgery. The man seated beside her on the flight home pulled out a notebook to explain what lay ahead.

Josh Lee and Fernando Delgado hold a fake trophy outside the Biergarten in Los Angeles' Koreatown before the South Korea vs. Czech Republic World Cup game on June 11.

'Coreano Hermano': Ahead of Mexico vs. South Korea, it's all love between the fans

It's an unusual sight before a World Cup match: Supporters of opposing teams partying together, calling each other "brother," some even hoping for a draw. But fans say they're far from rivals.

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