On Monday, roughly 22, 000 residents jammed the city’s main artery for hours after they were ordered to leave. South Lake Tahoe city officials said only a handful ofresidents defied Monday’s evacuation order.... They didn’t know if they’d be lucky again.“ You worry about the things you can have some control over, ” O’Connell said.... “ We’ve no control over this.” A firefighter mops up hot spots near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Wednesday, Sept....

Andrew Challenger’s urban Chicago neighbourhood is buzzing, but not with office workers.“ I live 15 minutes’ walk from my office building, and every restaurant, every bar and gym and store is packed 100%, ” Challenger said recently.... They have to get workers in place, and if they need to offer remote work, they will, ” Challenger said.... “ Companies keep coming up with plans to come back to the office, and then they keep backing off those plans....

Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning the practice last September. Unlike California though, a Nevada price gouging prohibition signed by Gov.... Its start date limits officials from policing the issue and taking action beyond promising to monitor it.“ We hope that good merchants are not going to partake in price gouging, ” Sisolak said Tuesday in Carson City, where ash particles from the Caldor Fire rained from the sky.... Bonta’s said the information was confidential. The Caldor Fire had calmed

He said embers were being cast up to a mile out in front of the fire, creating new ignition points. The blaze was 3 miles( 5 kilometers) outside of South Lake Tahoe by Tuesday afternoon, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Henry Herrera told KGO-TV.... South Lake Tahoe city officials said only a handful of residents defied Monday’s evacuation order.... The two-bedroom they've owned for 40 years survived the Angora Fire that destroyed about 250 houses in 2007....

It’s not going to come down the hill.... Now it’s very real.” A firefighter monitors the Caldor Fire burning near homes in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Monday, Aug.... As the winds returned this week, the Caldor Fire roared over the Sierra crest and bore down on the southern end of Lake Tahoe....

Photo by Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via ReutersKey Findings Among U.S. public school teachers surveyed, those at the elementary level were more likely than those at the secondary level to indicate civic and citizenship education is integrated into all subjects taught at school.... Even after accounting for school grade level and subjects taught, female teachers more often than male teachers selected developing students' skills in conflict resolution and reducing racism as among their top ai