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A Florida teacher is under fire for asking two female fifth grade students if they were in a relationship in front of class, leading one of the students to withdraw from school. Jezinia Gambino, the mother of one of the Read more
A New Jersey school district is investigating a student’s complaint that a middle school teacher allegedly made the sounds of a cracking whip and kicked students’ feet during a lesson on slavery. The complaint was brought against Lawrence Cuneo, an Read more
Two police officers were wounded while trying to arrest a suspect, who was killed in the confrontation in Baltimore on Wednesday, authorities said. Gunfire erupted at about noon in the 5900 block of Radecke Avenue, near Cedonia Avenue, about 6 Read more
A Catholic priest in Rhode Island who barred state lawmakers who supported an abortion rights bill from receiving communion at his church has doubled down on his stance, saying abortion is worse than pedophilia. The Rev. Richard Bucci of Sacred Read more
Willie O’Ree is hopeful that one day sports will be free of racism and bigotry, yet thinks it’s still a long way off. The 84-year-old O’Ree, the first black player in the NHL, took part in the league’s Black History Read more
Throw on some sweatpants, eat a tub of ice cream, queue up a “chick flick” and cry. That’s the stereotype of post-breakup women pop culture has been peddling for decades, with its sole alternative being the image of a girl Read more
An Australian woman recently woke up after nearly two months in a coma to learn that her husband and daughter died in the volcano eruption that nearly killed her, family members said. Lisa Dallow, 48, suffered burns on about 60 Read more