Community colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’
Community colleges are in trouble.
Teacher shot by 6-year-old student filing $40M lawsuit
A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student is filing a lawsuit seeking $40 million in damages from Newport News school officials.
Jury selection begins in Idaho trial of slain kids’ mother
Hundreds of people are expected to gather at an Idaho courthouse Monday morning as attorneys begin selecting jurors for the trial of a woman charged in a strange triple-murder case.
Trump faces setbacks in other probes as NY case proceeds
Former President Donald Trump faces his most urgent legal challenge in New York, where he’s set to be arraigned this week on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign.
About 25 train cars derail in Montana, no injuries reported
Authorities say about 25 train cars have derailed in northwestern Montana.
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations.
Man gets new trial in Chicago honor student’s death
A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for the man accused of gunning down a Chicago honor student just days after she had performed at Barack Obama’s 2013 presidential inauguration.
Police reform divides community where cop killed Black man
City leaders in Grand Rapids insist policing reforms and outreach to the Black community ensured protests following the killing of a Black motorist by a white police officer last April did not devolve into violence and destruction.
US Midwest, South reel from pack of tornadoes that killed 26
Residents across a wide swath of the US South and Midwest raced to assess the destruction Sunday wreaked by storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes and killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities.
States aim to boost school safety after Tennessee shooting
In the wake of a deadly elementary school shooting in Tennessee earlier this week, state lawmakers across the country are moving forward with school safety measures.