Actually, AI will save the liberal arts degree
Wesleyan President Michael Roth says AI may replace the lecture hall, but it will never replace a 15-person seminar.
Wesleyan President Michael Roth says AI may replace the lecture hall, but it will never replace a 15-person seminar.
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(BCN) -- The California Department of Justice took legal action Thursday against Half Moon Bay and other cities allegedly not in compliance with state housing law. The state's 2009 Housing Element Law requires every city and county to update its housing plan every eight years with how it will mee...
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Wesleyan President Michael Roth says AI may replace the lecture hall, but it will never replace a 15-person seminar.
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(BCN) -- City councilmembers in Berkeley voted to expand the use of enforcement using police dogs and helicopters at its regular meeting Tuesday but delayed a decision on rescinding a ban on the police department's use of chemical weapons. Councilmembers voted 5-4 to approve a pair of resolutions...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Our coolest day of the forecast arrives Friday before we see temperatures lifting through the rest of the weekend. Enjoy highs mostly in the 60s and 70s with only a few low 80s and just a touch of coastal fog. On Saturday, the beginnings of a high pressure ridge resurgence...
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Georgetown law professor explains what the impact of President Trump firing two key members of the election commission ahead of the midterms.
The death toll has risen to two following a tragic family outing on the San Francisco Bay earlier this week, and authorities say two people still remain missing. On Thursday afternoon, search crews recovered the body of 58-year-old Tondra Madruga of Sacramento. Madruga was one of 20 people onboar...
The San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office identified the body as 58-year-old Tondra Miller of Sacramento County.
King tides in recent weeks have led to flooding in some of the Bay Area's low-lying regions. KTVU's Tom Vacar takes a look at why these tides are resulting in more flooding and how they will affect communities in the long run.
A San Jose community is reacting with shock and concern after police announced the arrest of a suspect accused of placing a hidden camera inside a local Starbucks restroom.
Two people are still missing after the boat capsized in the cold, choppy waters of San Francisco Bay while carrying 20 family members and friends who went out to scatter the ashes of a loved one.
• Sunday sky watching: Tropical moisture from Hurricane Elida (well offshore and not a direct threat to California) combines with monsoon moisture to increase mid and high clouds Sunday into early next week. At this point, the forecast favors more clouds rather than rain, since the atmosphere sti...
With the first three episodes of "Furious" hitting Hulu on July 27, the cast and crew walked the red carpet at the new series' New York premiere in Lower Manhattan.
(KRON) -- A person who police say hid a camera in the restroom of a Bay Area Starbucks was arrested earlier this month, the San Jose Police Department announced Thursday. SJPD officers initially responded back on June 9 at 9:30 a.m. to a report of an invasion of privacy at a Starbucks located on ...
(KRON) -- In a rambling and at times disjointed address to the nation Thursday night, President Donald Trump stumbled down his well-worn path of falsely claiming the 2020 presidential election -- which he lost -- was rigged. In the address, Trump said he was releasing documents related to that el...
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More than 300,000 Californians will soon have their personal data deleted as the state's Delete Act moves toward its first enforcement deadline on Aug. 1.
A proposed $3.2 billion shipyard that supporters hoped would become a cornerstone of the California Forever development is instead headed to Texas, prompting renewed debate over whether California is doing enough to compete for major employers. The project was expected to create an estimated 10,0...
(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the suspect in a November 2025 homicide. Terrill Millhouse was shot and killed on Nov. 26, 2025, in his neighborhood on the 1700 block of 28th Avenue. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the ar...
The Trump administration announced a new immigration rule on Thursday, aimed at giving immigration officials broader authority to deny green cards to immigrants. Legal experts say the rule gives officials more power to decide whether the immigrants have received any public benefits. The policy of...
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A family staying at a San Diego Airbnb was shocked to discover a framed beach photo on the wall that appeared to feature themselves.
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Members of the California Public Utilities Commission met Thursday morning and moved an agenda item to the next meeting in August. This item was an understanding between Google and PG&E concerning a proposed 250-megawatt data center in the South Bay.
President Trump is expected to give a primetime address on election security and voting machines as he continues to push unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. The White House says he could touch on a wide range of other topics, including Iran, as the U.S. intensifies militar...
Community members have repeatedly called 311 to report the public health and safety hazard. While the city has cleaned up the area in the past, residents say they are not receiving the same response this time.
A man running after a pickup driver who had sideswiped a Jeep he and his wife were in was run over and killed by the suspect in Redwood City.
Residents in the Melrose neighborhood of East Oakland are fed up with the blight now that an encampment is directly in the route of a school, and the city hasn't responded to their requests for service.
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