March 2023

LA Students Attend Beta Leadership Summit

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LA Students Attend Beta Leadership Summit

Facebook parent Meta slashes another 10,000 jobs

(AP) — Facebook parent Meta is slashing another 10,000 jobs and will not fill 5,000 open positions as the social media pioneer cuts costs.

Biden to issue order to strengthen gun background checks

SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns, promote better and more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies are getting the most out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer.

US inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve at a delicate moment for the financial system.

EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the amount of harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water to the lowest level that tests can detect, a long-awaited protection the agency said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses, including cancer.

Viewers should ask, ‘What’s up with docs?’

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W hen the Academy Awards are handed out March 12, one of Hollywood’s most confounding contradictions will be on display. The Oscar for Best Documentary will go to a film that few Americans have seen or even heard of. Yet, at the same time, streaming audiences are embracing documentaries in unprecedented numbers, creating a boom for the misunderstood genre.

Talk to young drivers about the dangers of reckless driving

Recently, a Louisiana mother’s post on social media about a young adult’s careless driving went viral and made its way around the world. The statement made by the mother, as well as the comments from others, serves as a reminder that we might not always know what our children are doing and it is imperative that we ensure our children understand that operating a motor vehicle is a privilege, not a right.

To drive or not to drive

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A long with identifying as “Swifties,” ignoring the reported Chinese threat of bad dancing posed by TikTok, and pretending that plant-based meat is actually edible, many young people in America are engaging in another fascinating trend – not driving.

SEC announces future scheduling formats for seven sports

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Presidents and Chancellors of the Southeastern Conference approved future regular season schedule and post-season championship formats for seven Southeastern Conference sports during a meeting at the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Nashville last week. The future formats were approved in preparation for the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC beginning with the 2024-25 athletic year.

No. 14 LSU splits day, wins SEC opening series against South Carolina, 2-1

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – After dropping the first game of the day 4-2, No. 14 LSU responded with a 5-1 win over South Carolina in the nightcap to win its SEC opening series 2-1 Monday night at Carolina Softball Stadium.