US supreme court blocks California privacy protections for trans students
State laws had limited sharing of information with parents about gender identity of trans students in public schools
· Abene Clayton
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An 11-year-old girl stabbed a 12-year-old boy inside their Bronx middle school Monday – minutes before a pre-teen unleashed pepper spray in his Queens school’s cafeteria, sending two kids to the hospital, cops and sources said.
· Larry Celona, Amanda Woods
Groundbreaking Aussie test 'picked up 100 per cent of early ovarian cancers'
Queensland researchers are developing a potentially world-changing screening test for ovarian cancer, one of the most serious cancers affecting women.Currently, less than half of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will be alive five years later, and there is no screening program despite survival rates being much hi…
· Rebecca Masters
US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says
Secretary of state says Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliation after Israeli attack
· Chris Stein
New details of Colorado QB Dominiq Ponder’s deadly Tesla crash revealed in new audio
Heart-pounding emergency dispatch audio reveal the moment that first-responders got on the scene of the fiery Tesla crash that killed University of Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Dominiq Ponder early Sunday.
· Georgia Worrell
New details of Colorado QB Dominiq Ponder’s deadly Tesla crash revealed in new audio
Heart-pounding emergency dispatch audio reveal the moment that first-responders got on the scene of the fiery Tesla crash that killed University of Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Dominiq Ponder early Sunday.
· Georgia Worrell
Supreme Court blocks California from enforcing rules to restrict schools from telling parents when their kid comes out as transgender
The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a law that prevents California schools from telling parents if their child comes out as transgender, after granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.
· Anthony Blair
Australia's new $2,300 visa price increase and more key changes
The government has announced that the application fee for the 485 graduate visa would be doubled from $2,300 to $4,600. Source: Getty / FatCamera
· Sbsaustralia
What to know about the deadly Austin bar shooting
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· Jim Vertuno
Supreme Court blocks California schools' transgender policy
The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
· Lindsay Whitehurst
Investors lock onto NPC as markets seek policy lift amid AI jitters
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· Zhang Shidong
Mystery men arrive at $1.6M home of missing LAUSD boss Alberto Carvalho amid corruption probe
Mystery guests were seen arriving at LA schools’ chief Alberto Carvalho’s house Monday amid an FBI probe into the LAUSD boss’ alleged fraud.
· Anthony Blair
Trump's past comments on Iran come back to haunt him
Throughout his political career, Donald Trump campaigned on a simple foreign policy agenda - that he would stop America getting involved in wars overseas.It was a central and specific claim that motivated many dithering voters to choose the Republican.Trump repeatedly accused his Democratic rivals of moving towards …
· Nick Pearson
Outreach to foreign students cements Hong Kong’s education hub status
Cosmopolitan campuses in Hong Kong are to the benefit of local students as well as those from abroad and the mainland
· SCMP Editorial
Melania Trump urges protecting children’s education at UN after Iran school strike
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· Joseph Gedeon
No-hitter after perfect game in softball makes one-of-a-kind day for Elon
This photo provided by Elon University shows Elon baseball players dumping water on pitcher Aidan Stieglitz (42) after winning a NCAA college baseball game against Charleston Southern, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Elon, N.C. (Matthew Lewyn/Elon University via AP)
· Eric Olson
Epstein’s lawyer in teen sex 2008 conviction maintained personal ties with perv — then got hired by Columbia Univ.: docs
The lawyer who repped Jeffrey Epstein in his 2008 teen-prostitution plea deal maintained personal ties with him, newly unsealed files show — and was later hired by Columbia University to fight the White House.
· Carl Campanile
This is the massive Queens development that Mamdani pitched to Trump — 6 times the size of Hudson Yards
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· Emily Davis
The US-Israel war on Iran: Letters to the Editor — March 3, 2026
President Trump will be remembered as the greatest foreign-policy president in American history (“Fury unleashed on the Ayatollah,” March 1).
· Post readers
RBA governor says 'too early to say' how Middle East war will impact Australia
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· Gareth Hutchens
Closed-door superintendent evaluation deepens LAUSD mess as new acting leader takes power
The Los Angeles United School District’s leadership meltdown spilled into public view Monday as the school board huddled in a closed-door special meeting — but not before the district’s new chief delivered a message of calm amid the chaos.
· Jamie Paige
School friends shocked after 20yo Perth man charged with terror attack offences
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· Daryna Zadvirna
French court slashes prison terms for 3 people involved in 2020 teacher beheading
Samuel Paty was murdered by radical Islamist teenager Abdoullakh Anzorov after showing a class cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed
· Agence France-Presse
What the war on Iran changes for everyone
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
· RT
Jury to deliberate father's fate in Georgia school shooting case
Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray, listens during his trial, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at the Barrow County Courthouse in Winder, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
· Jeff Martin
Hollywood stars’ sicko piano teacher slapped with nine years prison for child sex abuse
A glitzy piano teacher to Hollywood stars who tried to flee the country after being convicted of horrific sex crimes against a child has been handed a stiff prison sentence.
· Ben Chapman
Married HS gym teacher charged with sexually assaulting student: ‘Can’t believe I’m going to do this’
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· Patrick Reilly
Final Michigan high school girls hoops poll for season
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Judge suspends 7-day notice for lawmakers to visit ICE facilities
Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks at the border with Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
· Michael Kunzelman
Missing children, budget cuts and injuries: Inside ACT's after-school care sector
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· Lois Maskiell
Antonian Kaushika scores 168 against St. Peter’s Bambalapitiya - DailyNews
Antonian Kaushika Kumarasinghe scored 168 runs in 124 deliveries with 12 boundaries and 8 sixes against St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya in their fixture of the under 19 two-day inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Janashakthi Life extends support to rural students of post-cyclone Ditwah - DailyNews
Janashakthi Life, a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group), recently concluded a community-focused Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative led by its Life Operations team, extending support to students of Maho/Bakmeewewa Primary School, a rural interior school impacted by the Ditwah Cyclone.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Funds allocated for development of infrastructure in provincial schools - PM - DailyNews
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya stated that the necessary financial allocations for the development of infrastructure in provincial schools have been provided to all provinces. She emphasised that these funds must be utilised effectively for school development and requested that relevant authorities submit proposa…
· Gayan Abeykoon
School districts can set aside prayer time under a new Texas law. Few have done so.
Texas stare Reps. David Spiller, left, and Terry M. Wilson, right, listen to U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, center, as he gives testimony during a hearing on redistricting at the Texas Capitol, July 24, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file)
Accused sex abuser school counselor collected $70K on paid leave after charges and arrest
A Sacramento elementary school counselor charged earlier this year with sexually abusing children has earned about $70,000 while on paid leave and remains employed by the local school after being arrested for the disgusting crimes.
· Ben Chapman
Northern Cheyenne Tribe reclaims cultural belongings from the University of Montana
Inside the University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, Donovan Taylor stretched his arms across a wooden conference table holding his phone, which was recording, up to two gray speakers. He furrowed his brow and closed his eyes as he listened to a 1968 recording of a Cheyenne love song.
Ira y confusión en el mundo en medio de conflicto con Irán
El primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, habla con estudiantes y personal en el Walbottle Academy Campus en Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Inglaterra, el jueves 26 de febrero de 2026. (Scott Heppell/PA via AP)
· Foster Klug
South African probes sanitary product suppliers over health risks
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s consumer regulatory authority is investigating nine sanitary pad suppliers after a local university study detected potentially harmful chemicals in some menstrual products they sell to women in the country.
· Michelle Gumede
U-M ends ties with program that helped diversify PhDs, after federal threat
The University of Michigan was the site of a program in the 1990s that became a model for the PhD Project, a national effort to increase the number of minority business faculty members at universities across the country.
· Kim Kozlowski Bridge Michigan
Hoppers review – fun Pixar flick about a teen trying to talk to the animals and save them from an evil developer
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· Peterbradshaw
ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools
ProPublica has sued the U.S. Department of Education in federal court in New York, accusing it of withholding public records about how it’s enforcing civil rights protections for millions of American students.
· Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen
Starmer says UK will not join ‘regime change from the skies’ on Iran
PM defends use of UK bases for defensive action but says Britain has learned lessons from Iraq on need for ‘thought-through plan’
· Jessica Elgot, Dan Sabbagh
Iran demands international action after attacks impact hospitals, schools
Authorities in Tehran have called for international action and solidarity after several hospitals and schools were impacted by United States and Israeli air strikes on the country as Iran continues to fire missiles and drones across the region.
· Al Jazeera Staff
First victim of Austin mass shooting identified as Texas Tech student
A Texas college student has been identified as one of the two victims fatally gunned down by a suspected terrorist at a popular Austin nightlife spot Sunday.
· Chris Nesi
US Department of Education hangs Charlie Kirk banner outside DC building
Banner has sparked criticism as Kirk was a polarizing figure who made incendiary and often racist and sexist comments
· Anna Betts
General Trias City rallies behind student athletes
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· Dennis Abrina
For USC football, 5 questions entering spring practice
You may have seen the billboard near USC’s campus.
· Ben Bolch
World leaders react to US and Israeli strikes on Iran
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks with students and staff, during a visit to the Walbottle Academy Campus in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Scott Heppell/PA via AP)
· Foster Klug
HKUST may reserve 20% of new medical school inaugural intake for non-locals
School to welcome first batch of 50 students in 2028-29, with most non-locals expected to be from mainland China
· William Yiu
Angara rallies business sector to speed up classroom construction, modernize public schools
EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara urged the private sector to play a central role in helping the government address the country’s 165,000-classroom shortage and modernize public schools, warning that delays in infrastructure and digital access continue to limit learning opportunities for millions of Filipino students.
· The Manila Times