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Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools

March 11, 2010

The Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.

Behind the scenes, crafting the U.S. no-fly list

March 11, 2010

It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home. It ends when a person is forbidden to board an airplane.

U.S. lays out set of common school standards

March 11, 2010

New educational standards say 4th graders should know the difference between poetry and prose, 8th graders must be able to prove Pythagoras’ theorem.

Female WWII aviators honored with medal

March 11, 2010

A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Officials: Ex-TSA worker tried to sabotage computers

March 11, 2010

Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources.

Study: Law officers struggle to adjust after war

March 11, 2010

Many law enforcement officers called up to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding it difficult to readjust to their jobs once home.

Once-revered lawmaker freezes to death alone

March 11, 2010

When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer. Three decades later, she froze to death at age 75.

Boy, 7, who rescued family thanks 911 dispatcher

March 11, 2010

“They have guns. Can you come really fast? And bring soldiers, too.” That was the urgent message a Southern California boy gave a 911 operator he dialed from a bathroom when three armed robbers threatened his parents. A sheriff credited the boy with averting a tragedy.

Toyota luring buyers back with incentives

March 11, 2010

A high-ranking Toyota executive says the auto company's North American sales spiked around 50 percent the first eight days of March as incentives helped lure customers.