Trisha Marczak Minnesota is taking a step away from its controversial mandated testing model, with lawmakers considering a bill that would focus more on individual students’ college preparedness rather than testing benchmarks. The bill aims to do what state educators have been calling for — a move away from a system of education that requires […]
Trisha Marczak Minnesota is taking a step away from its controversial mandated testing model, with lawmakers considering a bill that would focus more on individual students’ college preparedness rather than testing benchmarks. The bill aims to do what state educators have been calling for — a move away from a system of education that requires […]
Martin Michaels Members of the writing team for the celebrity news show on the E! channel, “Fashion Police,” have gone on strike seeking $1.5 million in unpaid overtime pay and back pay. The writers, represented by the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) filed claims against E! and Joan Rivers’ production company, Rugby Productions, which jointly employ the writing […]
Martin Michaels Members of the writing team for the celebrity news show on the E! channel, “Fashion Police,” have gone on strike seeking $1.5 million in unpaid overtime pay and back pay. The writers, represented by the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) filed claims against E! and Joan Rivers’ production company, Rugby Productions, which jointly employ the writing […]
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has decided not to prosecute two high-ranking officers for pepper spraying and punching Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters in 2011 — events OWS activists claim were acts of police brutality against non-violent protesters. Activists recorded video of the incident showing NYPD Deputy Inspectors Anthony Bologna and Johnny Cardona using pepper […]
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has decided not to prosecute two high-ranking officers for pepper spraying and punching Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters in 2011 — events OWS activists claim were acts of police brutality against non-violent protesters. Activists recorded video of the incident showing NYPD Deputy Inspectors Anthony Bologna and Johnny Cardona using pepper […]
BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged in his hospital room Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill — a crime that carries a possible death sentence. Tsarnaev, 19, was accused by federal prosecutors of conspiring with his older brother to set off the two pressure-cooker bombs that sprayed […]
BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged in his hospital room Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill — a crime that carries a possible death sentence. Tsarnaev, 19, was accused by federal prosecutors of conspiring with his older brother to set off the two pressure-cooker bombs that sprayed […]
Commercial airline flights started backing up and delayed some travelers Monday, a day after air traffic controllers started going on furlough because of government spending cuts. Information from the FAA and others showed that flying Sunday was largely uneventful, with most flights on time. There were delays in parts of Florida, but those were caused […]
Commercial airline flights started backing up and delayed some travelers Monday, a day after air traffic controllers started going on furlough because of government spending cuts. Information from the FAA and others showed that flying Sunday was largely uneventful, with most flights on time. There were delays in parts of Florida, but those were caused […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federal authorities have asked to speak with the wife of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and her lawyer said he is discussing with them how to proceed. Amato DeLuca told The Associated Press on Sunday that Katherine Russell Tsarnaev did not speak to federal officials who came to her parents’ home […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federal authorities have asked to speak with the wife of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and her lawyer said he is discussing with them how to proceed. Amato DeLuca told The Associated Press on Sunday that Katherine Russell Tsarnaev did not speak to federal officials who came to her parents’ home […]
Social Security’s disability program is overwhelmed by so many claims that judges sometimes award benefits they might otherwise deny just to keep up with the flow of cases, according to a lawsuit filed by the judges themselves. The Social Security Administration says the agency’s administrative law judges should decide 500 to 700 disability cases a […]
Social Security’s disability program is overwhelmed by so many claims that judges sometimes award benefits they might otherwise deny just to keep up with the flow of cases, according to a lawsuit filed by the judges themselves. The Social Security Administration says the agency’s administrative law judges should decide 500 to 700 disability cases a […]
