The overall graduation rate was the highest yet recorded since the state began calculating the figure by how many students finish on time six years ago. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson says the numbers were encouraging, particularly since the rise comes as more rigorous standards are being introduced.
The chambers are divided on how much should be allocated to combat the virus.
Wayne Rooney scored his 100th Premier League goal at Old Trafford as Louis van Gaal's men ended their campaign with three points
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Tom Cotton, a Republican senator from Arkansas, held back little in slamming the White House over the Iran nuclear deal in a Tuesday interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
He said he considers himself "public enemy No. 1" of President Barack Obama's administration.
The senator made a point of chastising Obama's deputy national-security adviser, Ben Rhodes.
He has stirred controversy in recent weeks for an unusually honest interview in which he shared... Читать дальше...
The most significant money regrets that Americans have.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Tuesday proposed legalizing gay marriage, a move that would enshrine on a national level a Supreme Court ruling last year that it was unconstitutional for states to bar same-sex couples from wedding. Speaking at an event on the International Day Against Homophobia, Pena Nieto said he signed initiatives ...
Walmart Pay expanded its reach to around 1,000 stores on Tuesday after rolling out in Texas and Arkansas.
A complaint against AJ Jackson, 16, a transgender student at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, Vt., for using the boys’ bathroom sparked a protest over the right of students like him to use the bathroom of their choice.
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Eric Fanning as the new secretary of the Army -- quietly making history by putting the first openly gay person in the post.
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Two nights ago, my 10-year-old daughter, Tish, who is a younger version of me (in every wonderful, terrifying way) sat on my bed and said with a shaky voice, "Mama, the other girls are all skinny. Why am I different?"
I stared at her and silently lost my mind. Ten is when I noticed my differentness, too. Ten is when I decided there was something wrong with me and became bulimic. My life became a total shit storm for the next 20 years. And as I sat on that bed with my baby, I swear to you I became 10 again. Читать дальше...
A big truck could mean a big write off
Syrian rebels and government forces exchanged prisoners and dead fighters Tuesday near the divided city of Aleppo, the scene of some of the country's fiercest fighting in recent months.
NEW YORK (AP) — A former teacher who laced her two young children's grape juice with windshield wiper fluid, then drowned them in a bathtub promised on Tuesday to raise awareness of postpartum depression before a judge sentenced her to eight years in prison. After this tragedy, I'll make it my mission to raise awareness about postpartum depression so that other families won't suffer through what I've suffered. Bamenga was portrayed as a model mother and dedicated third-grade teacher at Public School 58 in Carroll Gardens... Читать дальше...
General Electric stock is evolving.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NFL All-Pro linebacker Chris Spielman is joining Fox as an NFL and college football analyst.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NFL All-Pro linebacker Chris Spielman is joining Fox as an NFL and college football analyst.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NFL All-Pro linebacker Chris Spielman is joining Fox as an NFL and college football analyst.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NFL All-Pro linebacker Chris Spielman is joining Fox as an NFL and college football analyst.
Embattled Lending Club disclosed late Monday that it has received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice over issues related to the ouster of its former chief executive and chairman Renaud Laplanche on May 9. The company, which makes consumer loans over an online marketplace, disclosed the subpoena in its first-quarter earnings report, which was delayed after Laplanche’s exit. Lending Club said Laplanche resigned after an internal board review found that the company sold $22... Читать дальше...