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Va. students build disorientation chair for NASA
Brandon Hogan smiled broadly on Thursday as he sat in a chair at NASA's Langley Research Center that spun around and around, intentionally making himself dizzy. But the high school senior in blue jeans and a green T-shirt wasn't goofing off on a facility tour: He was testing out a ...
Embattled Toronto mayor fires chief of staff
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, caught up in a scandal over a video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine, fired his chief of staff on Thursday. A statement from the mayor's office gave no reason for Mark Towhey's dismissal. Towhey, who was escorted from City Hall by security, would only say ...
McDonald's can't shake criticism about nutrition
McDonald's once again faced criticism that it's a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday. The world's biggest hamburger chain has been looking to keep up with changing tastes as people increasingly opt for foods they feel are fresh or healthy. Customers can ...
Taveras: graduation test a "questionable" gauge
The mayor of Providence says he is concerned about using a standardized test to determine whether high school students are ready to graduate. Mayor Angel Taveras (tuh-VEHR'-us) said Thursday that the New England Common Assessment Program tests were never intended to be a graduation requirement and are a "questionable" measurement ...
McDonald's can't shake criticism about nutrition
McDonald's once again faced criticism that it's a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday. The world's biggest hamburger chain has been looking to keep up with changing tastes as people increasingly opt for foods they feel are fresh or healthy. Customers can ...
New Victory Theater offers Bob Marley, Shakespeare
A new musical featuring the songs of Bob Marley, the world premiere of William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" by the innovative Fiasco Theater company and an Australian take on "Peter Pan" are among next season's offerings at The New Victory Theater. A total of 15 productions from seven countries are ...
Financial literacy program aimed at Neb. schools
High school teachers throughout Nebraska will have a new tool this fall to help students learn about credit cards, student loans, savings and taxes. The program will offer financial lessons through video, animation, 3-D gaming and social media to both public and private high schools. It's part of a five-year ...
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona, ...
Lisa Ling discusses new motherhood, baby Jett
Lisa Ling is feeling unstoppable. The only thing standing in her way at the moment is an elusive battery cover on a Fisher-Price mobile gym. Three screwdrivers later and she still can't figure out how to insert the batteries. But everything else in Ling's zen-like home, a stone's throw from ...
Neb. student suspended over vandalism of yearbook
A Lincoln middle school student has been suspended from school for marring the photo of another student by labeling it with an offensive three-letter acronym. Now, school officials are asking students and parents to "immediately mark out these letters" next to the seventh-grade Irving Middle School student's photo in the ...
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