Emma Brown

The acclaimed poet was the longtime proprietor of City Lights, the bookstore and avant-garde publishing house that catapulted the Beat Generation to fame.

Dominion is seeking more than $1.3 billion from Mike Lindell, saying he contributed to a “viral disinformation campaign” about the company’s machines.

He was a Michigan Democrat who rooted out fraud and championed the auto industry.

The Obama administration on Friday will direct schools across the nation to provide transgender students with access to suitable facilities - including bathrooms and locker rooms - that match their chosen gender identity.

A mechanic discovered and removed the explosive putty - which county Supervisor Koran Saines, D-Sterling, said was the demolition explosive C-4 - during a routine bus maintenance check Wednesday. Until then, no one noticed that it was missing.

Sexual assault has become a dominant topic on the nation's college campuses in recent years, but it has largely remained a hidden issue in elementary, middle and high schools, where parents assume their children are supervised and safe.

The regional nonprofit founded in 1971 provides resources and programs for developmentally disabled children and adults in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. On Wednesday, gunmen targeted the center, killing and wounding dozens of people inside, authorities said.

Last week, Obama named Brown to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, which advises Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the funding and administration of federal programs for Indian education.