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Tech workers said they saw unusually high numbers of men in a monster line for a career expo at a tech conference aimed at elevating women and nonbinary workers.

'You could feel the cutthroatness': Droves of men took over this women's tech fair

Organizers of the Grace Hopper Celebration said some men lied about their gender to gain access to a space designed to help women and nonbinary tech workers meet with hiring managers.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 5.

Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions

The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.

The city of San Diego seal is shown outside city hall in San Diego, Calif. Jan. 24, 2023.

San Diego leaders head to Washington, DC, for 3-day conference

A group of more than 170 San Diego business and civic leaders to Washington, D.C. for a three-day conference.

The science is clear that teens can benefit from later school start times, but in Nashville and other communities, it's politically difficult to make the change.

Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later?

Reasearch shows teens don't get sleepy until 10:45 or 11 p.m. But high school classes in Nashville still start at 7:05 a.m. "It's not a badge of honor," says the mayor.

Security guards stand outside the entrance to the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday. Jack Teixeira, 21, an employee of the U.S. Air Force National Guard, appeared at the federal court on Friday,

Suspected leaker of secret Pentagon documents arraigned in Massachusetts

A federal judge in Boston has ordered Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, to remain in custody until his detention hearing next week.

Seniors use computers at the Gary & Mary West Senior Wellness Center in downtown San Diego on July 13, 2021.

FCC grants $230K to help San Diego County residents get online

A grant from the FCC will help the San Diego Housing Commission expand affordable, quality and reliable broadband internet service to low-income families.

Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25.

House and Senate on a collision course toward a government shutdown (again)

Some House GOP hard-liners say Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouldn't rule out a shutdown to achieve spending cuts and social policy changes sought by the far right of his party.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the Presidio Tunnel Tops before the signing of a new climate agreement in San Francisco on Oct. 6, 2022.

California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to increase the amount of minimum sick days for workers from three days to five.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the U.S. federal courthouse in New York City to submit his not guilty plea on March 30, 2023. Bankman-Fried faced this week tough questioning from prosecutors who sought to paint him as the mastermind behind a massive fraud at FTX.

Sam Bankman-Fried took a big risk by testifying in his own trial. It did not go well

The former FTX CEO was keen to convince jurors he did not intend to commit any crimes — but he stumbled frequently under withering questioning by the prosecution.

Supporters for a pro-abortion ballot measure cheer as they watch election results come in on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio.

Democrats — and abortion rights — dominated the 2023 elections. Here are 5 takeaways

Voters mobilized for abortion rights, from approving an amendment in Ohio to reelecting Kentucky's Democratic governor. Plus, Black candidates made history in Rhode Island and Philadelphia.

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