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Illinois Senate approves sex education bill
A proposal that revamps sex education in Illinois public schools to include information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases has cleared the state Senate.Click to Continue »
bnd.com (9 minutes ago)
Congress Square Plaza plans get another look
In a little more than two hours, the city’s Congress Square Redesign Study Group will meet for the latest discussion of how to use that particular section of currently public space moving forward. As most people know, the owners of the Westin Harborview Hotel - the newly renovated version of ...
bangordailynews.com (9 minutes ago)
Rockland school board members to meet with public on schools’ fate
ROCKLAND, Maine - Rockland representatives to the Regional School Unit 13 Board will hold a public forum next week on the future of schools in the district. The meeting is scheduled to run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30 at Rockland City Hall. The board is in the ...
bangordailynews.com (9 minutes ago)
Senators: Does Pennsylvania welfare system weed out terrorists?
By Brad Bumsted, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHARRISBURG - Two Republican senators on Wednesday asked the director of Pennsylvania’s welfare agency to make sure people receiving public assistance aren’t on the Federal ...
triblive.com (10 minutes ago)
American Cancer Society Celebrates 100 Years of Progress
WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- The American Cancer Society, which is celebrating on Wednesday a century of fighting a disease once viewed as a death sentence, is making a pledge to put itself out of business. Since 1913, the cancer society has played a role in nearly every major cancer research breakthrough....
ivillage.com (11 minutes ago)
Fish Oil Pills Might Cut Diabetes Risk, Researchers Say
WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Fish oil supplements could help reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. The supplements, also known as omega-3 fatty acids, increase levels of a hormone called adiponectin that's linked to insulin sensitivity, Harvard researchers found. Higher levels of this...
ivillage.com (11 minutes ago)
Library kicks off summer reading program
Summer reading at Boone County Public Library kicks off 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, with games, tattoos and more for kids of all ages.
cincinnati.com (11 minutes ago)
100th birthday celebration
“All the public is invited to attend Shady Brook’s 100th Birthday Party. We want our community to celebrate with us, as we are all about giving back to the community, and this is a great way to do so,
phillyburbs.com (13 minutes ago)
Vote on Chicago school closings draws angry aldermen, parents
CPS closings blog: Get continual updates on today's board of education meeting as officials prepare to vote on a controversial plan to shut down dozens of local public schools.
chicagotribune.com (14 minutes ago)
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown says Latin 'makes you smarter than everybody
Gov. Jerry Brown , whose public remarks occasionally include a phrase or two in Latin, explained Wednesday two reasons he liked learning it.Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (14 minutes ago)
Public borrowing down to £6.3bn
Public sector borrowing dipped to £6.3 billion in April to give the Government breathing space in attempts to slash the deficit.
standard.co.uk (16 minutes ago)
Drive safely during Memorial Day weekend travel
Press release submitted by Illinois State Police D7 ILLINOIS STATE POLICE DISTRICT SEVEN WARNS MOTORING PUBLIC TO DRIVE SAFELY DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TRAVEL State Troopers to Strictly Enforce Speeding, DUI, Seatbelt
qconline.com (19 minutes ago)
Boy Scouts leaders will vote Thursday to lift ban on gay youth members
The Boy Scouts of America will vote on Thursday on whether to accept gay youth members, partially overturning a long-running ban on allowing gay people to join the organisation. The roughly 1,400 members of the BSA's national council will vote in Dallas on the proposal, which would in part overturn the scouts' 1978...
guardian.co.uk (19 minutes ago)
Eric Garcetti wins Los Angeles mayoral race
Los Angeles has elected a Jewish liberal Democrat who writes musicals in his spare time to be its next mayor, delivering a blow to public sector unions who backed his rival. Eric Garcetti, a city council member, won 54% of the vote after an expensive, acrimonious and yet uninspiring election which left most voters...
guardian.co.uk (19 minutes ago)
Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor
NEW YORK - In running for mayor, Anthony Weiner is seeking to get past the tawdry-tweeter punch line that has dogged him since his congressional career imploded two years ago. And while he's facing an uphill sprint, his campaign could help his long-term prospects even if he loses, some experts say. Weiner's mayoral...
bostonherald.com (20 minutes ago)
Multnomah County to hold second of three public budget hearings tonight in Gresham
The hearing will give members of the public a chance to weigh in on board Chairman Jeff Cogen's proposed budget.
oregonlive.com (20 minutes ago)
Nushawn Williams’ civil trial will be closed to public
A civil trial to determine whether convicted sex offender Nushawn Williams remains imprisoned will be closed to the public, a State Supreme Court judge ruled on Wednesday.The order followed a stunning claim on Tuesday that Williams, who was accused in the mid 1990s of infecting 13 young women with HIV, does not have...
buffalonews.com (21 minutes ago)
Jose Canseco accused of sexual assault in Vegas
Las Vegas - Las Vegas police are investigating a woman’s allegations that former baseball player Jose Canseco sexually assaulted her. Officer Bill Cassell said Wednesday that the 48-year-old Canseco was named as a suspect in the investigation. Cassell says the investigation isn’t complete, no charges have been filed...
sltrib.com (21 minutes ago)
Wal-Mart Hires Hill & Knowlton Executive
The company hired Dan Bartlett, who had been chief executive of the U.S. arm of the global public relations firm Hill & Knowlton, to be vice president of corporate affairs.
nytimes.com (46 minutes ago)
San Jose: Police seek help in locating 78-year-old woman
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 78-year-old Hispanic woman who has Alzheimer’s disease.
mercurynews.com (52 minutes ago)
Mick McManus: Wrestler who revelled in his status as the man the British public loved to hate
Mick McManus was one of the greatest British wrestlers. An enormously popular figure who delighted in the nicknames of "The Man You Love to Hate" and "The Dulwich Destroyer", he was renowned for pushing the rules of the sport to their limits and for deliberately turning the crowds against him for theatrical effect.
independent.co.uk (52 minutes ago)
Test results up overall; voucher schools flat
State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test scores.
shreveporttimes.com (54 minutes ago)
Pension board urged to lower travel costs - again
State lawmakers are pressuring the School Employee Retirement System board to shave another $18,000 per year off of its travel budget, saying recently-passed restrictions do not go far enough. The Ohio Retirement Study Council passed a resolution today urging the SERS board to tighten its cap on out-of-state travel...
dispatch.com (55 minutes ago)
Metro asks public to help spend $94.6 million on traffic projects; 'idiot-proof car' for...
Metro has started a month-long public comment period on how to spend $94.6 million in federal Flex Funds for regional transportation projects.
oregonlive.com (55 minutes ago)
EU tax summit backs US-led drive to tackle banking secrecy
European leaders have thrown their weight behind a gathering international crackdown on tax evasion, backing US-led efforts to develop a new global template to combat banking secrecy. Amid mounting public outrage in Britain, France, Germany and Ireland over individual and corporate tax scandals, an EU summit pledged...
guardian.co.uk (56 minutes ago)
Our View: School fees need to be paid
The Ogden School District is within its rights to bill students for “attendance credit loss” and “U-grade policy” fees before a graduating senior can participate in official graduation ceremonies. As long as notice is provided that the fees have to be paid, parents and students need to comply. The Utah Constitution...
standard.net (1 hour ago)
Knicks poll: Do you want Jason Kidd to retire or not?
Jason Kidd has played in the NBA for 19 years, and even though the Knicks brass seems to believe he'll return, the future Hall of Famer has yet to make that decision public
nj.com (1 hour ago)
LEAP scores upbeat for N.O. metro area, but students struggle with questions aligned to higher...
NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana’s top education officials released relatively upbeat standardized test results for public elementary and middle schools across the New Orleans metro area and the state on Wednesday, but added a strong note of warning about tes...
theadvocate.com (1 hour ago)
Police seek suspect in Mountville robbery attempt
Police want the public's help to identify a would-be robber who struck a Mountville convenience store on Monday.The man displayed a knife and demanded "everything" from a clerk at the Mountville Getty Mart at 302 Highland Drive at 3:20 p.m., West Hempfield Township police said.When the clerk refused...
lancasteronline.com (1 hour ago)
MCCC graduates largest class ever this Thursday
BLUE BELL- Montgomery County Community College will graduate the largest class in the college's history during its 46th Commencement exercises on May 23. For the 12th consecutive year, MCCC has topped the previous record size of its graduating class. Approximately 1,535 associate's degrees and certificates will be...
thereporteronline.com (1 hour ago)
