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Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools
MSNBC.com | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:36 GMT
The Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.
Behind the scenes, crafting the U.S. no-fly list
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:39:50 GMT
It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home. It ends when a person is forbidden to board an airplane.
U.S. lays out set of common school standards
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:19:15 GMT
New educational standards say 4th graders should know the difference between poetry and prose, 8th graders must be able to prove Pythagoras’ theorem.
Female WWII aviators honored with medal
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:34:56 GMT
A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
Officials: Ex-TSA worker tried to sabotage computers
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:33 GMT
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources.
Study: Law officers struggle to adjust after war
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:14 GMT
Many law enforcement officers called up to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding it difficult to readjust to their jobs once home.
Once-revered lawmaker freezes to death alone
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:55:20 GMT
When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer. Three decades later, she froze to death at age 75.
Boy, 7, who rescued family thanks 911 dispatcher
MSNBC.com | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:57:07 GMT
“They have guns. Can you come really fast? And bring soldiers, too.” That was the urgent message a Southern California boy gave a 911 operator he dialed from a bathroom when three armed robbers threatened his parents. A sheriff credited the boy with averting a tragedy.
Toyota luring buyers back with incentives
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:34:27 GMT
A high-ranking Toyota executive says the auto company's North American sales spiked around 50 percent the first eight days of March as incentives helped lure customers.
'Extreme' 2010 hurricane season possible
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:54:26 GMT
Five hurricanes, two or three of them major, are expected to strike the U.S. coast this season, private forecaster AccuWeather.com said Wednesday.
Mass. court upholds state gun-lock requirement
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:47:15 GMT
The highest court in Massachusetts upholds the constitutionality of a state law that requires gun owners to lock weapons in their homes in a ruling applauded by gun-control advocates.
Wife of Rep. Conyers gets 3 years for bribes
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:03:05 GMT
A federal judge has denied ex-Detroit councilwoman Monica Conyers' request to withdraw her guilty plea in a corruption case and sentenced her to three years and one month in prison.
Bad blood detailed in Maine ‘lobster wars’ trial
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:57 GMT
Even under the rough-and-tumble rules of the sea that Maine lobstermen live by, staring down the barrel of a .12-gauge shotgun is extreme.
Drug arrests latest problem for R.I. police force
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:17:53 GMT
After three Providence police officers were arrested last week in a cocaine-peddling sting, Chief Dean Esserman called it a "hard day" for the department.
School prom off after lesbian’s date request
MSNBC.com | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:04:27 GMT
The prom's off at a northern Mississippi school after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend.
Police: Calif. robber holds up 11 people, gets $6
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:43:27 GMT
They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did — but not much.
Ex-Marine sues Calif. city to get back police job
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:59:58 GMT
An ex-Marine acquitted on charges of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees sued the city of Riverside Wednesday over not being rehired as a police officer.
Minority babies set to become majority in 2010
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:50:34 GMT
Demographers say this year could be the "tipping point" when the number of babies born to minorities outnumbers that of babies born to whites.
Actor Corey Haim dies at age 38
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:34:00 GMT
Haim had flulike symptoms before he died and was getting over-the-counter and prescription medications, Police Sgt. William Mann said.
Female teacher in teen sex case appears in court
MSNBC.com | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:49:30 GMT
A California middle school teacher who's reportedly wracked with guilt over an affair with a 14-year-old boy has been returned to jail following a brief court appearance.
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