Nonprofit tackles challenges of special needs education amid pandemic
While more than 7 million public school students in the U.S. receive special education, only 20% of those students received the support they were entitled to during the pandemic.
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Maine warns of potential coronavirus exposure at airport
People who were at the airport between 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday might have been exposed, the Maine CDC said.
House may vote on bill to fund government through December
Republicans have slammed the bill for not including funds to assist farmers.
Climate Clock in New York City counts down to global deadline
"We need for everyone in the world to 'synchronize our watches'" in the fight against climate change, say the activists behind the display.
NFL issues $1 million in fines after coaches don't wear masks
The Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks were hit with a $250,000 fine – but that's not all.
"Broken" health care workers share huge mental toll of COVID-19
"I close my eyes and I see the patient that I took care of last. I see the image… just images of suffering," a nurse said. "I think that's gonna scar me for life."
Decision to speed up 2020 census not made by Census Bureau, internal report says
The Department of Commerce's inspector general warned the shortened schedule "increases the risks to the accuracy of the 2020 Census."
Judge extends deadline for absentee ballots to be received in Wisconsin
The ruling, which says absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day can be counted if received up to six days after Election Day, will almost certainly be appealed.
Execution looms for ex-soldier who blamed witchcraft for killing
William Emmett LeCroy would be the sixth federal inmate executed by lethal injection this year at the U.S. prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Beta weakens to tropical depression, stalls over Texas coast
Tropical storm made landfall late Monday and is expected to stay put over Lone Star State most of the day.
Fire sparked by gender-reveal device killed Hotshot crew boss
Charlie Morton's father posted a photo of his son with the caption "end of watch."
Party City store in Virginia was carrying Confederate costumes
Mother of two young adopted black girls says she was shocked. The chain says it's removing the items from its shelves
California wildfire now "bigger than the city of Denver"
The fire was fueled by vegetation that hadn't burned in decades and pushed by erratic winds
Michigan tourism businesses worry about cold weather and COVID spikes
One restaurant owner said she's had trouble lately getting people to comply with orders to wear masks."People are just starting to get sick of it, and it's getting kind of hard again," Heidi Gesiakowski said.
Headstones spray painted in historically Black cemetery in Austin
"This is not just a random act of vandalism, there is a purpose, there is a purpose behind this," says family member of several people buried there.
3 children, 1 teacher killed in Oregon school shooting, police say
Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting"
"Flying cars are real": Musk debuts the new Tesla Roadster
White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran
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Trump calls off plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution
White House's Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam
