Opinion

CBS News recently ran a weeklong series titled “Anything for Love,” focusing on romance scams on dating sites and dating apps that turn users into victims of human trafficking. Laura Kowal, a 57-year-old widow in Galena, Illinois, was targeted on a dating site by a trafficker who coerced her into giving him money and laundering the funds of other victims for his benefit.

I wouldn’t know Taylor Swift if she sat beside me on an airplane, which is unlikely because she travels by private jet. If she were to take a commercial flight, she wouldn’t be sitting in the economy seats, which the airlines politely call coach.

Our cat, Felix, has a new home. We adopted Felix in Mexico while we were staying there.

The Biden energy transformation, joined by some states, is taking the United States dangerously close to a collapse of our electric grid. They are implementing mandates that force Americans to convert from consumer appliances that rely on fossil fuels — like natural gas furnaces, water heaters and stoves — to all-electric models.

In California, interest among high school students is increasing dramatically in what is known as career and technical education (CTE) — courses that teach the skills needed for various in-demand industries, such as the construction building trades. The most recent data show nearly 650,000 students enrolled in CTE classes in the Golden State in 2022, up from 370,000 students two years earlier.

The United States has historically been a nation divided. From the debate over slavery and the Civil War to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, political divisions and societal strife have always been omnipresent.

The price of prescription medications rose in 2023, prompting concern and outrage from patients and politicians. It’s certainly true that Americans pay more for their medicines than those in many other countries.

Mathematics proficiency is key to a workforce that can produce innovation and economic growth in the 21st century economy. Texas students, however, continue to struggle in mathematics — a reality that predates the learning disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.