Californians get hacked all the time. The state’s top cybersecurity job is vacant

You might think the home of Silicon Valley would rush to hire a cybersecurity chief, but you’d be wrong: California has left its top cybersecurity post vacant for nearly two years. Read More

Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help

A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for ... Read More

Body of missing Iowa trucker David Schultz found near site where his semi was found in November

The body of missing Wall Lake, Iowa, trucker David Schultz was found in a Sac County field Wednesday afternoon. Schultz, a married father of 10-year-old twin boys, vanished before Thanksgiving. Read More

Officials offer $20,000 reward in case of young dolphin found shot to death on Louisiana beach

A necropsy conducted by the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans found multiple bullets lodged in the dolphin’s carcass, “including in the brain, spinal cord, and heart of the dolphin,” NOAA said. Read More

National privacy standard eyed by Congress for data harvested by big tech companies

U.S. House members tasked with addressing what happens to loads of user data collected by big tech companies see a “long overdue” opportunity for a national privacy standard, ... Read More

MSU breaks ground on Gianforte Hall, new building for computer science, related fields

The Gianforte Family Foundation donated $50 million to help fund the building, which is scheduled to open in fall of 2026. Read More

New EM chief named

Redding-Geu, an Oakland resident, becomes the county’s fourth emergency manager in five years. Bang’s departure came after he accepted a job as sheriff for McPherson County, located in the Sand Hills ... Read More

Columbia's president, no stranger to complex challenges, walks tightrope on student protests

Columbia University president Minouche Shafik is no stranger to navigating complex international issues, having worked at some of the world's most prominent global financial institutions. Read More

First 7 jurors seated for Trump's hush money criminal trial after tough grilling; here’s what’s next

From an English teacher to an oncology nurse and a corporate lawyer, the first six jurors for Donald Trump’s hush money trial are now seated after an intense grilling. Read More

Mexican families searching for missing relatives unite to draw attention to their plight

Hundreds of collectives across Mexico search without official help in a country with nearly 100,000 people registered as missing. Read More