How Common Core affects uncommon schools
For students at a charter school in the Bronx, already facing a number of trials outside of class, Common Core testing presents an entirely new challenge
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10 most dangerous toys of 2014
Consumer advocacy group World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH) releases its annual list of 10 toys parents should keep their kids away from
Gunman targets students at crowded FSU library
Hundreds of Florida State University students flee, take cover after shots ring out at campus library
Bill Cosby on sexual assault allegations: "I don't talk about it"
As 3rd woman comes forward, footage from Associated Press interview earlier this month contains comedian's first comments
FAA investigating drone sightings near New York's JFK Airport
The FAA says three commercial airline pilots spotted drones while trying to land at JFK over the last few days
AG: Gun trafficking ring used Chinatown buses to smuggle weapons
Authorities say suspects smuggled guns in the luggage compartments of Florida-to-NY Chinatown buses and sold them at a quadruple markup
Judge strikes down Montana's ban on same-sex marriage
As in other states, the court ruled that laws defining marriage as exclusive to men and women violate the 14th Amendment
Massachusetts town snuffs out tobacco ban after outcry
Westminster, Mass. would have been the first town in the nation to ban all tobacco and nicotine sales, but the proposal went up in smoke
Postal workers get thanks for thwarting a predator
Three Illinois postal workers say something suspicious one day; their actions may have saved a young boy
"Historic" storm dumps nearly 6 feet of snow on upstate NY, with more coming
Storm that's killed at least 7 people expected to bring another 2-3 feet of snow to Buffalo area; frigid temps hit southern U.S.
Immigrants hope to qualify under Obama program
An expected administrative order to shield 5 million immigrants from deportation has many anxious to find way to fall under the plan
College student jailed, accused of turning F's into A's
Police say former BYU-Idaho student altered his transcript to get $7,000 in academic scholarships
Ferguson braces for grand jury report
Missouri Governor Nixon declares state of emergency ahead of grand jury decision to indict police officer Darren Wilson in shooting death of Michael Brown.
Prosecutors: Man wrongly convicted of 1978 slaying
Michael Hanline was found guilty in 1980 of first-degree murder in the 1978 death of Ventura resident J.T. McGarry
Arrest made in death of teen cancer patient
Ryan Lara, 15, was shot Nov. 8 while moving the family car; police arrested Tyler Geraud Wiley, 19
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Judge blocks construction on Trump's 250-foot arch for now
Employers added 165,000 jobs in October, soaring past expectations
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Trump signs proclamation declaring Oval Office a national monument
Newsom moves to commute all California death sentences
