Examples of Acellus modules posted online include suggestive language such as “sweetie lips” and a controversial image in a lesson on Harriet Tubman.
Author: Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY
California crews battling massive wildfires get some good news: ‘The weather is really cooperating with us’
Temperatures have cooled in the region and lightning strikes that started many of the fires stopped Tuesday afternoon.
Friday to bring hot, dry forecast as ‘hard to predict’ Lake Fire grows in Southern California
The Lake Fire is burning between Lakes Hughes and Castaic, about 65 miles north of Los Angeles. It had grown to about 17 square miles Thursday night.
Campus workers sue N.C. university system, cite unsafe conditions due to pandemic
The UNC system shut down residence halls, but is reopening with some in-person classes as daily case numbers rise into the thousands.
Tropical Storm Elida forms off Mexico, forecast to become second Pacific hurricane of the season
Tropical Storm Elida is not forecast to bring danger to any land — even if it becomes a hurricane — but may create rough seas and strong rip currents.
California authorities recover 2,000 to 3,000 roosters in raid of alleged illegal cockfighting ring
Cockfighting is a sport in which two roosters specifically bred to fight are placed in a small ring and encouraged to fight to the death.
‘Complete failure’: ACT test website crashes when registration opens after canceled exams
The ACT opened registration Monday for September and October tests, but shut down its registration site shortly after opening it “due to high demand.”
Fire, explosion on USS Bonhomme Richard sends 21 people to hospitals, fills San Diego skies with dark smoke
An amphibious assault ship caught fire on Sunday at Naval Base San Diego, injuring 17 sailors and four civilians, officials said.
Fire, explosion on USS Bonhomme Richard sends 21 people to hospitals, fills San Diego skies with dark smoke
An amphibious assault ship caught fire on Sunday at Naval Base San Diego, injuring 17 sailors and four civilians, officials said.
Tropical Storm Fay forms off North Carolina coast, likely to make landfall Friday
The sixth named tropical storm in the already busy hurricane season will bring heavy rain and flooding to the mid-Atlantic coast and the Northeast.