When a first-grader lost his tooth at school and couldn’t locate it, his principal wrote a “verification” letter for the Tooth Fairy. Last week, Landon, a student at Gillett Elementary in Wisconsin was outside playing ball during recess when his loose tooth fell out. When he noticed it was missing,…
Oct. 19, 2007 — The Blackhawks beat the Avalanche 5-3 at the United Center. Pulling up the webpage shows an ordinary early-season NHL game, but it’s quite significant for a few reasons — and not only because of Jonathan Toews’ incredible highlight-reel goal at 06:59 of the first period to…
This post will be updated. Thousands of Sacramento public school teachers are participating in a one-day strike Thursday, demanding lower class sizes and other school improvements they say the district promised but never delivered. Educators and their supporters, including students, picketed outside C.K. McClatchy High School and held signs that…
Updated below: The ruling is now final. A federal judge is leaning towards granting the Michael Jackson estate’s move to take HBO to arbitration in its dispute over the documentary “Leaving Neverland.” Judge George Wu issued a tentative ruling on Thursday in which he denied HBO’s motion to dismiss the…
A teenager in Tennessee died by suicide after a classmate posted private, explicit messages between him and another boy on Instagram and Snapchat, outing him as bisexual, said his family, who is calling for an investigation into the “social media bullying.” Channing Smith, a junior at Coffee County Central High…
An AMBER Alert that was issued in Glacier County at about 8:30 p.m. on Monday has been canceled, and the child involved has been found and is safe. The Lewis & Clark County Sheriff’s Office said at 9:07 p.m. that thanks to great teamwork and assistance from Sheriff’s deputies in…
Monday, Oct 14, 2019, 4:28 pm BY Rebecca Burns Ahead of a potential massive strike this week, Chicago teachers are pushing the limits of social justice unionism. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images) “Solving Chicago’s affordable housing crisis? What’s that got to do with a labor contract for educators?” That’s…
DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. – Officials are reporting a data breach in the Downingtown Area School District. A group of Downington East High School students allegedly hacked a student resource website, gaining “teacher-level” access to students’ addresses, ID numbers, GPAs and SAT scores. In a letter to parents, the district says the…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A group of University of Florida students had a frightening experience overseas. Study abroad students with the UF Honors program were held at gunpoint and robbed in South Africa on Monday. The incident is a reminder for parents to have safety conversations with their kids…
There’s not an atmosphere in the Big Ten as intimidating as Penn State’s whiteout under the lights at Beaver Stadium. The unbeaten Nittany Lions’ showdown vs. Michigan is the site of College GameDay’s Week 8 GameDay host Rece Davis called this Michigan’s “last stand” during the broadcast with Jim Harbaugh’s…
