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The board also approved plans to eliminate nine departments through mergers and to downgrade the School of Journalism and Media Studies to a department. Former president Carolyn Meyers resigned last year, days after trustees intervened in Jackson State finances, citing dwindling cash reserves.

The utility's Stephen Winters said an outside company sends payment reminder emails to customers before their account is drafted. Winters said he doesn't know how many customers may get emails with incorrect service charges, but the company is sending out apology messages.

House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello has been negotiating with the governor and state Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, all Democrats, over their competing priorities and how to balance a higher-than-expected budget shortfall for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

Check out exclusive portraits of late night hosts Samantha Bee, Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah. Read original story Late Night Hosts Samantha Bee, Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers Portraits (Exclusive Photos) At TheWrap

(AP) — After paying tens of thousands of dollars for commercial pilot training, students at a Connecticut flight school say they were left in the lurch when the academy closed following two fatal plane crashes within five months. Some students who came from overseas to train at the Hartford-based American Flight Academy are also having to return to their home countries immediately because they say the school canceled their student visas — putting their dreams of becoming pilots on indefinite hold. Читать дальше...

Bill Cosby's spokesman says a jury's struggle to reach a verdict in the comedian's sexual assault trial shows it has doubts about the accuser's story. Cosby's spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, says the impasse shows that jurors are "conflicted about the inconsistencies" in accuser Andrea Constand's account. Jurors in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial have told a judge they're deadlocked on charges the comedian drugged and molested a woman in 2004. Cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault. Читать дальше...

U-shaped memory foam travel pillows hang around many a carry-on bag, but do you really like dragging those around? [...] they push your head uncomfortably forward when you try to lean back, leaving some travelers with more neck pain then they may have started out with. Sea to Summit Aeros Premium Traveler Pillow The inflatable pillow packed into its carrying case takes up much less space in your carry-on. When the airplane cabin is dead silent and you’re blowing up your neck pillow, you may feel... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois governor calls special legislative session after lawmakers unable to agree on budget for third year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the U.S. capital are seeking the arrest of a dozen Turkish security agents and two others accused of taking part in a violent attack on protesters during an official visit by Turkey's president, a melee that became a major irritant in U.S.-Turkish ties. District of Columbia Police Chief Peter Newsham joined Mayor Muriel Bowser at a news conference Thursday to announce arrest warrants issued for nine Turkish security agents, three Turkish police officers and two Canadians. Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Latest on students suing a Connecticut flight school under investigation after two fatal plane crashes in five months (all times local): A Connecticut flight school under investigation after two fatal plane crashes is denying allegations by international students who say they are being forced to return to their home countries without finishing the training that they paid tens of thousands of dollars for. The students say they paid $28,000 to $39,000 apiece for commercial pilot training... Читать дальше...

Kassidat — Father’s Day Edition Poetry reading with James Ellis, Bear, Global Val, Tongo, Richard Sanderell, Kim Shuck, Windwong. 4 p.m. Adobe Books 3130 24th St., S.F. (415) 864-3936. www.adobebooks.com. Michael Krasny, Jane Smiley “Golden Age.” 4:30 p.m. Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 390 Morris St., Sebastopol. www.seb.org. 2 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. (415) 586-3733. www.birdbeckett.com. Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times. Gene Editing... Читать дальше...

Legislation is in place to trigger budget cuts if state revenues don't meet projections. Cuts triggered under the state budget bill, which will begin on July 1, include the loss of four employees from the staff of 47, closing the basement reading room and losing up to seven of its eight public access computers

In 1972 or 1973, or maybe in 1974, my mother and father hosted a dangerous New Year’s Eve party at our home in Wellpinit, Washington, on the Spokane Indian Reservation. “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” a memoir by Sherman Alexie The demon came as demons do, during the faithless hours of early morning. “Meet Me in the In-Between,” a memoir... Читать дальше...

Zucker dropped his take on the matter on Thursday amid widespread criticism surrounding Megyn Kelly’s upcoming NBC interview with Jones. When Kelly previewed an upcoming interview with Jones last Sunday night, critics immediately expressed concern that NBC is giving the conspiracy theorist a platform.  During the 97-second preview, Jones calls the attacks of Sept. 11 an “inside job,” questions the legitimacy of the shootings at Sandy Hook and says, 30 years ago, they began creating animal-human hybrids. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says it's using artificial intelligence to help it combat terrorists' use of its platform. The company's announcement comes as it faces growing pressure from government leaders to identify and prevent the spread of content from terrorist groups on its massive social network.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio lawmaker is proposing legislation that could help one of the nation's largest online charter schools delay repaying $60 million it was found to owe the state. The proposal introduced by Republican Rep. Bill Seitz, of Cincinnati, would apply to certain judgments in favor of the Department of Education and halt enforcement while they're under appeal if the other party posts bond.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania man already convicted in state court for stalking Amish children near their school has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for collecting hundreds of child pornography videos and images online. U.S. District Judge Mark Hornak imposed the 11-year, three-month sentence against Lucas Klobetanz because of the "library nature" of the collection, which included categories of various types of images, notably "Boy Scouts," described by prosecutors. A... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — A German snack bar owner is preparing for the worst — or is it wurst — in a spat with authorities over the sale of sausages at a highway rest stop. German news agency dpa reported Thursday that authorities in Thuringia state are now threatening to issue Wagner with fines until she stops selling sausages.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans and Democrats join forces to pass sweeping sanctions bill targeting Iran, Russia.

Zaillian had given Ahmed the pilot script, but the actor known mostly for British indies like “Four Lions” had only the smallest inkling that his character would spend most of the series in Rikers Island jail, and no idea of the kind of changes he would undergo there. “The Night Of” turned out to be a marathon production full of stops and starts, including recasting after the death of James Gandolfini, who was originally signed to play the weary lawyer who defends Naz. In recent years, Ahmed, born in London to British-Pakistani parents... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers concerned about pollution and global warming have given a cool reception to President Donald Trump's proposal to gut federal funding for environmental programs. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appeared Thursday before a House Appropriations subcommittee.

Mel Gibson Is Mark Wahlberg’s Womanizing Dad in ‘Daddy’s Home 2’ Trailer (Video) Despite its success, critics didn’t embrace it — on Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a score of 31 percent. In the first “Daddy’s Home,” Brad’s life gets turned upside down when his wife’s ex-husband and the father of her children comes to visit and tries to one-up him in everything.

The Golden State Warriors and their fans are celebrating their second NBA Finals victory in three years in Oakland.

Roughly one year after Locol debuted on Broadway in Oakland, the original Bay Area outpost has closed.