Chris Field

1 week ago | san.com | Chris Field |Cole Lauterbach |Diane Duenez |Devin Pavlou

Over the past few decades, the number of families using school choice programs has increased. Hundreds of thousands of families are now using programs like vouchers, Education Savings Accounts or some type of school choice tax credit. According to EdChoice, a school choice advocacy group, more than a million U.S. students participated in private school choice programs in 2024, a record-breaking number. This is the second part of a two-part series on school choice programs across the nation.

3 weeks ago | san.com | Alex Delia |Alan Judd |Chris Field |Jack Henry

As many as 20 airplanes were approaching Denver International Airport on Monday, May 12, when the unthinkable happened. The planes’ radio communications with air traffic controllers suddenly went down, leaving the pilots, and their passengers, on their own in the crowded skies. Thankfully, no planes collided or crashed because of the radio outage.

3 weeks ago | san.com | Chris Field |Craig Nigrelli |Matt Bishop

While the COVID-19 pandemic is technically over, the fallout continues years later. A new investigation by the federal Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) found tens of thousands of cases in which loan applicants may have misrepresented their income. According to its website, the PRAC oversaw more than $5 trillion in pandemic relief programs and spending. It found “significant income discrepancies” in applications for more than $860 million worth of approved small business loans.

3 weeks ago | san.com | Brent Jabbour |Chris Field |Craig Nigrelli |Diane Duenez

Geophysicists say Earth’s weakening magnetic field, coupled with conditions in space, could impact everyday life. The changes have the potential to cause power outages, GPS disruptions and extreme weather events here on Earth. However, much remains unknown about the fluctuations that have been happening for millennia. NASA scientists are monitoring the ongoing weakening of our planet’s magnetic field.

3 weeks ago | san.com | Chris Field |Cole Lauterbach |Kalé Carey |Kaleb Gillespie

How far should society go in punishing young criminals? Recent cases have reignited the discussion over treating juveniles as adults and giving them harsher penalties for serious crimes. For decades, juvenile justice reform has been a pendulum. Three decades ago, society began viewing teens who committed violent crimes as a “new breed” of offenders. Media outlets and officials played a significant role in popularizing this narrative, with phrases like “super-predators” capturing public attention.