Michigan will implement a statewide policy banning smartphone use in classrooms starting in the 2026-27 school year. The new law requires school districts to create policies prohibiting phone use ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation Feb. 10 that limits smartphone use among K-12 students during instructional time. This has been a top priority for Michigan Education Association ...

Can anything compete with the Winter Olympics this February? Not really. Peacock’s Winter Games from Milano Cortina, Italy, will be the biggest streaming spectacle of the month, and many rival ...

The Stark Law, also known as the Physician Self‑Referral Law, prohibits physicians from referring Medicare patients for designated health services (DHS) to entities with which they or their immediate ...

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, foreground, and Justices Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett attend President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in March.

Beginning Jan. 1, Ohio's minimum wage will increase to $11 an hour for most workers. For tipped employees, the minimum wage will rise to $5.50 an hour. The increase is automatic and tied to inflation ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several housing bills in 2025 that will roll out in 2026. The new laws include updates to eviction rules, limits on security deposits and new responsibilities for landlords ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 5, 2025) A study published this month in Environmental Pollution analyzes the role of neonicotinoid insecticide exposure on bird populations, finding a significant ...

The new South Carolina bill would repeal exceptions for rape and incest ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty A new bill, the "Unborn Child Protection Action,” would make it a felony to receive an abortion, ...

GameStop will hold its first Take Anything Day on Dec. 6. Customers will get a store credit for items accepted. Yes, there are some exceptions to the "anything." See the list. Get ready for some ...

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...