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 eventual crackdown on the Occupy Wall Street protests in late 2011 brought with it charges of police brutality. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office recently announced it will not prosecute NYPD Deputy Inspector Johnny Cardona for throwing a punch at Occupy Wall Street protester Felix Rivera-Pitre in October 2011, among other incidents. (Photo/screen grab via […]
The eventual crackdown on the Occupy Wall Street protests in late 2011 brought with it charges of police brutality. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office recently announced it will not prosecute NYPD Deputy Inspector Johnny Cardona for throwing a punch at Occupy Wall Street protester Felix Rivera-Pitre in October 2011, among other incidents. (Photo/screen grab via […]
In this Friday, April 19, 2013 photo taken by the Massachusetts State Police, federal agents check Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for explosives and give him medical attention after he was apprehended in Watertown, Mass. (AP Photo/Massachusetts State Police) BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged in his hospital room Monday […]
In this Friday, April 19, 2013 photo taken by the Massachusetts State Police, federal agents check Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for explosives and give him medical attention after he was apprehended in Watertown, Mass. (AP Photo/Massachusetts State Police) BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged in his hospital room Monday […]
A United plane prepares to land in Newark, N.J. Commercial airline flights moved smoothly throughout most of the country on Sunday, April 21, 2013, the first day air traffic controllers were subject to furloughs resulting from government spending cuts, though some delays appeared in the late evening in and around New York. The real test, […]
A United plane prepares to land in Newark, N.J. Commercial airline flights moved smoothly throughout most of the country on Sunday, April 21, 2013, the first day air traffic controllers were subject to furloughs resulting from government spending cuts, though some delays appeared in the late evening in and around New York. The real test, […]
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 […]
A stack of bills is shown in the Jan. 24, 2012 picture. (Photo by 401 (K) 2012 via Flickr) 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 […]
A stack of bills is shown in the Jan. 24, 2012 picture. (Photo by 401 (K) 2012 via Flickr) 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 […]
