The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on ...

Google today announced that has added a new passkey set-up option to its Advanced Protection Program, allowing Pixel and iPhone owners to use their device's biometric authentication instead of ...

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The feature, which will be screened for buyers, will focus on the bipartisan congressional effort to uncover government knowledge about UFOs/UAPs. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter As the ...

Parents in La Mesa and Spring Valley have been getting support for their kids’ behavioral challenges through a public school program. But as KPBS education reporter Katie Anastas explains, the Trump ...

Federal funding for a critical food assistance program, used by 42 million Americans, including nearly 3 million New Yorkers, is set to run dry as the U.S. government shutdown stretches on. Funding ...

112 consumer advocacy groups wrote a letter to the US Department of Education on Sept. 19, imploring the department to extend the program. The Department of Education’s Fresh Start program is ...