Prince William schools see drop in students learning English The Examiner MANASSAS, Va. (Map, News) - The Prince William County school board says hundreds of students learning English as a second language have left in the middle of the academic year. | School board members say the loss of 630 students in the English for Speakers of Other Languages program illustrates that...
President's day: Andrew Sorensen's farewell to students The State | Seven down and seven to go, Andrew Sorensen said Thursday afternoon as he made a mental inventory of the final commencement events in which he would participate as University of South Carolina president. | In the process, he will shake about 4,500 ...
Rocket hits BBC bureau in Baghdad The State | BAGHDAD -- | Shiite militants launched rockets toward the fortified Green Zone on Friday, taking advantage of a sandstorm that gave cover from attacks by U.S. aircraft. Some rockets fell short, including one that damaged the British Broadcasting Co...
USC graduation: 3 sisters had long road to finish line The State | Michelle and Morgan Toole learned early that when life gives you lemons, you better learn to make lemonade. | As they were nearing the end of high school and anticipating going to college, their father, Mike Toole, died, leaving their widowed mothe...
Election 2008: Hillary Clinton in the news Newsday Video Photos | Stories | Photos | Stories | • | • | • Newsday reports Select Candidate ------------ Hillary Clinton John Edwards Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee Dennis Kucinich John McCain Barack Obama Ron Paul ...
75 students arrested in San Diego State University drug bust The State | SAN DIEGO -- | Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday...
Turnout heavy in Indiana and North Carolina International Herald Tribune | Election officials in Indiana and North Carolina reported unusually high turnouts in the Democratic primary voting there on Tuesday, with Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton making a last-minute round of pitches in these critical state...
University anticipates over 3,000 graduating Reflector | East Carolina University will hold its annual commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. | Thomas J. Spaulding Jr., head of the nonprofit organization Up With People, and an East Carolina alum, will deliver the keynote add...
Staley pledges to rebuild South Carolina women's basketball Knox News | COLUMBIA, S.C. â€" Dawn Staley walked onto South Carolina's campus Saturday and pledged to make women's basketball significant. | The former WNBA all-star and Olympic gold medalist was hired this week to take over a Gamecocks team that has struggled in the SEC. | "My vision is to bring a national prominence to the University of South Carolina," S...
CCTV no help in solving British crime Sydney Morning Herald | A HUGE investment in closed-circuit TV cameras to cut crime in Britain has failed to have a significant impact, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. | Only 3 per cent of street robberies in London were solved using the images, despite Britain having more of the cameras than any other country in Europe. | The warning comes f...
