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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to ask state lawmakers to approve more than $1 billion in additional aid to combat the state's growing homelessness problem.

California Governor Pushes $1.4 Billion Plan To Tackle Homelessness

As the state's homelessness crisis grows, Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan to subsidize rent and build more affordable housing. The Trump administration has said state leaders are not doing enough.

Ric Ocasek of The Cars, performing at the group's induction ceremony into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Ocasek died Sunday.

Ric Ocasek, Frontman Of The Cars, Has Died

The lead singer of The Cars — the offbeat Boston rock band that became a mainstay of radio in the 1980s — died Sunday afternoon in Manhattan.

A video posted by Never Again Action shows a truck driving toward protesters outside the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, R.I.

VIDEO: Vehicle Drives Into Crowd Of ICE Protesters Outside Detention Facility

"The driver stepped on the gas and revved up and started plowing forward," said a protest organizer. A correctional officer from the facility has been placed on leave.

A rescue worker searches the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed near Tehran on Wednesday, killing all on board. Iran says the plane was shot down in an "unforgivable mistake."

Iran Says It Shot Down Ukrainian Jetliner By Mistake

After initial denials, Iranian officials now say "missiles fired due to human error" caused the crash of the Ukrainian plane Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., who is leading the Senate's investigation into Russia's election attack, said Thursday he has long believed that Moscow used social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to intervene in the 2016 election.

Facebook's Russia Ads Could Be 'Tip Of The Iceberg,' Warns Senate Intel Dem

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said he believes there could be more to the story following Facebook's acknowledgement that it sold some ads tied to Russian influence operations.

Sen. Clarie McCaskill, D-Mo., speaks to the media after the closed briefing on Capitol Hill with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday.

Deputy Attorney General Knew Comey Was Out Before Writing Critical Memo, Senators Say

After a closed meeting with Rod Rosenstein, senators say the deputy attorney general "answered a lot of questions but declined to answer a lot, as well" about the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Eanes ISD Approves Sports and Community Complex (Update)

Update: The Eanes School Board last night approved an agreement with a private contractor to build a 60-70,000 square foot facility next to Westlake High…

Are Common Core and Texas Teaching Standards Really That Different?

Elgin Middle School sixth grader Allison Graves sits at a computer in math class, using a program called Think Through Math to practice fractions.“Your…

Eddie Ramirez, 15, outside his mobile home in Snow Hill, N.C. He's been working in tobacco fields during the summer for several years.

Too Young To Smoke, But Not To Pick Tobacco

Minors can't buy cigarettes in the U.S., but they can farm tobacco. A new Human Rights Watch report says the practice is hazardous; cigarette makers say there are some safe roles for kids on farms.

Eric Shinseki resigned as the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday, in what President Obama said was a decision spurred by a desire to not distract from efforts to fix the agency's problems. Earlier Friday, Shinseki spoke at a conference in Washington.

VA Chief Eric Shinseki Resigns Post, Obama Announces

Shinseki has resigned his post, President Obama says, hours after the embattled head of Veterans Affairs said he would work to fix "systemic" problems in the VA's health care network.

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