Marietta City Schools Board of Education met Monday night and gave the report card overview, staffing updates, and the presentation of the Focused & Firece awards to four students, two staff members and one community member. From left to right, Mary Schaeffer, superintendent and Cody Parman, ...
In 2026, Americans have been handed two lemons: a warming climate and an artificial intelligence data-center boom straining the nation's electricity and water systems. Maybe it's time to squeeze them together and make lemonade. First lemon: Temperatures are rising around the world. Western Europe suffered a record heat wave this summer. Spain, for example, recorded 61 heat wave days, with Barcelona hitting 105 F, the hottest temperature since measurements began over a century ago. Researchers suspect rapid glacial melting and unusually warm conditions contributed to a catastrophic ...
One of the primary tenets of the American legal system is the importance of precedent; the common law doctrine of "stare decisis" means "to stand by things decided." The purpose of law in such a system is to provide stability and predictability, so that people can conform their conduct to the law's requirements. Another way of describing this is "the rule of law." At its core, the rule of law in this country means that all individuals and entities, including the government, are subject to the same laws, which will be applied fairly, consistently and uniformly. This principle is at the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series sweep. After Ryan O'Hearn led off with a single to center, Flores sent a slider from Nate ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams threw seven shutout innings, Jo Adell had an RBI infield single and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 1-0 Sunday to remain atop the AL Central. Steven Kwan added three hits for Cleveland, which posted its seventh series sweep of the season and ...
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Joey Logano won the Cup Series race Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, while the driver he passed for the win stole the show with old-school NASCAR feuding and fisticuffs. Carson Hocevar, a brash 23-year-old who has earned the ire of veterans with his aggressive ...
