The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. There is a new cost to hiring an international worker to fill ...

The Peloton Cross Training Bike+ improves upon its predecessor with an AI-powered camera that counts reps and provides form feedback, making it just as effective for strength training as it is for ...

Parents and teachers in Oregon have formed neighborhood groups to monitor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. It’s a system that organizers say helps alert illegal immigrants when ...

Proponents say that companies can afford the fee if they’re bringing on truly exceptional employees who will generate more than that in profit — otherwise those jobs should go to American workers. But ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A Perry man struggles to get answers after weeks of calling about expenses when his car was towed as he parked near the emergency entrance at Rochester General Hospital (RGH).

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens California’s ability to fill critical teacher shortages in special education and bilingual programs. International teachers feel unwelcome and uncertain about ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A Cranston high school teacher has been recognized as Rhode Island’s 2026 Computer Science Teacher of the Year. Aimee Duarte has been an educator for nearly 30 years and is ...

A man allegedly made an antisemitic remark before he slapped and spit on a teacher near a Jewish school on Miami Beach, police said. Slemons Graves, 33, was arrested Wednesday on charges of strongarm ...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Police said they have arrested a man accused of attacking a teacher as she walked to work near a Jewish day school in Miami Beach. Miami Beach Police said the suspect, ...

Flowers, stuffed animals, a balloon and an angel serve as a sober reminder of a life that was just lost on a quiet street in Ashburn, Virginia. 34-year-old Alyssa Kakol of Purceville, Virginia, was a ...