A 57-year-old man has been in jail without bond for more than six weeks for allegedly trying to kidnap a toddler at a Walmart ...

University of Michigan’s President Santa Ono made a major announcement about his future, saying he’s been tapped for the same ...

The move will specifically target research grant funding and will not impact federal Pell Grants or student loan funding at this time, a senior administration official said, and is estimated to impact ...

Palantir CEO Alex Karp offered up another batch of colorful commentary to investors as the company posted another strong ...

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A handful of state lawmakers and Silicon Valley leaders are calling on the Santa Clara County Office of Education to reverse the layoffs of hundreds of teachers serving low-income preschoolers, ...

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Berkeley faculty said it was important to call for a UC system-wide commitment to push back against the Trump administration ...