RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A sweeping education proposal that would take away power from North Carolina superintendents and the State Board of Education, placing it in the hands of public school parents, is unlikely to advance this session, the House speaker said Thursday.The 26-page bill, ...
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Thursday released two human rights defenders, including one who has ties with Italy, their lawyers said, concluding two cases that drew significant international criticism and attention.The releases of Patrick George Zaki, an activist and postgraduate student in Italy, ...
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — A 20-year-old woman has been arrested after an infant and toddler in car seats were found near a trash dumpster at a suburban high school north of Detroit.The children — believed to be around 2 years old and 4 weeks old — were found alone Saturday afternoon ...
UConn has settled a lawsuit filed by a former women's soccer player who lost her scholarship for flashing her middle finger in the direction of a TV camera as the Huskies celebrated winning a conference championship in 2014.The former student athlete, Noriana Radwan, alleged that the gesture ...