Some policy experts say Hillary Clinton’s free-state-college plan would deliver hundreds of billions of additional dollars to schools without a clear strategy to ensure they spend it wisely and keep costs in check.
Nothing beats a good spook on All Hallow's Eve, but you have a short attention span. You need a scare that comes bite-size, and you want it to...
Rugby great Stephen Moore has sold his Canberra house for an undisclosed amount.
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Every year, countless reports on how to make prisons more rehabilitative are published by think tanks, scholars, and advocates.
Some of them rely on interviews with prisoners, while others focus on data and documents. But a new report on how Texas prisons can improve is unique: it was written solely by prisoners.
Aaron Flaherty is serving a life sentence — for his role as the getaway driver during a 1997 convenience store robbery-murder — at the Darrington Unit... Читать дальше...
The son of one of the victims of Dreamworld's ride disaster saw his mother's fatal fall when the Thunder River Rapids ride malfunctioned.
Loretta E. Lynch is the United States attorney general.
A first clue in the mystery of the missing mayor.
Vanessa Vega, 8, "is in a very tough time right now," says Palm Springs Police Sgt. William Hutchinson.
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MADISON -- Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday today announced the members of has Task Force on Opioid Abuse, and they include a La Crosse legislator and the head of La Crosse County's health department.
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio to stand trial in December on a criminal contempt charge of violating the terms of a court ruling against the controversial sheriff in a 2007 racial profiling case. The latest court order setting Arpaio's trial date for Dec. 6 means that the six-term Maricopa County sheriff will be spared from facing the contempt charge in court until well after his bid for re-election on Nov. 8. Under contempt proceedings approved by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton... Читать дальше...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's parent company is halting operations and laying off staff in a number of cities where it once hoped to bring high-speed internet access by installing new fiber-optic networks.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's parent company is halting operations and laying off staff in a number of cities where it once hoped to bring high-speed internet access by installing new fiber-optic networks.
Campaign 2016 updates: Donald Trump had a chance to talk about bad news for Obamacare. He got distracted Oct. 25, 2016, 5:23 p.m. Donald Trump spends a second day campaigning in Florida on Tuesday. Hillary Clinton also campaigns in Florida. Donald Trump held an unorthodox media event at his golf...
Two young children who were on the Dreamworld ride that killed four adults are being cared for in hospital as dozens of detectives try to work out what went so horribly wrong.
We love that wonderful weirdo.
When she came up with practical uses for maternity pants beyond pregnancy:
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When she got swept up in the Halloween spirit:
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When she got creeped out by Ross's baby talk:
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When her dream-life bled into reality:
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Mariah Carey is canceling concerts in Brazil, Argentina and Chile on her Latin America tour. According to E! News reports, the singer is citing...
Ardent Leisure shares have been hard hit by investors falling 14.89 per cent, or 35¢ to $2 a security at the start of today's trade session.
In San Francisco, shoppers waited last month for the release of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The company says the iPhone 7 Plus has been especially popular.
If we have a choice of where to look to find extraterrestrial life, a new study suggests that red dwarf stars may provide the greatest odds.
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Yes, there is a readiness crisis in the Army. Ignoring it won’t make it go away.
The Huffington Post recently ran an article by David Wood in which he disputed claims of a readiness crisis in the Army. Wood insisted that, in spite of contrary views expressed by senior civilian and military leaders in the Pentagon, the Army “is more ready for major combat that it has been at any time since 2003.”
To reach this conclusion, Wood draws primarily... Читать дальше...
Some families even thanked the staff at Caressant Care home, one of whom is alleged to have murdered eight patients
A slump in Wesfarmers following slowing sales growth at Coles is leading the sharemarket sharply lower, ahead of key inflation numbers.
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman says believes that in five years digital payments will largely be mobile. He speaks with WSJ's Christina Passariello at WSJDLive in Laguna Beach, Calif.