R. Kelly finally convicted of sex trafficking
Singer R Kelly was convicted Monday of 8 counts of sex trafficking and 1 count of racketeering. He faces life in prison.
1st Amendment protects Instagram post about Covid
Can a student post about Covid without fear of retaliation by well-meaning police officers who claim they're acting in the community's best interests?
Obit: Ruth Sullivan; autism advocate, IDEA co-author
A pioneer in autism diagnosis and treatment is remembered for the impact she had on autism services and quality of life for people with autism.
Study finds increasing suicide rates among Black girls
Why are Black adolescent girls committing suicide at increasingly higher rates in the US? Could it be an effect of racism and prejudice?
On the day front pages changed forever
We honor first responders of 9/11/2001 and military and civilian soldiers who defended this nation afterwards with a personal account of how national journalism changed that horrible day.
Florida district court reinstates mask mandate ban
in Fla., the governor has banned mask mandates by local school boards, claiming that he is fighting for parents' rights.
Sex ed still poor after research, student, popular pleas
How can sex ed be improved in today's world where movie stars and politicians have trouble with the rules?
IL dist. to pay $35K to student over gun speech
An IL student who opposed stronger gun laws following the school shooting at a Fla. HS will be compensated for unfair treatment.
IL students can soon take ‘mental health’ days
Students in Ill. will be able to take a few days off each year to look after their own mental health, based on a new law signed last month.
800 students quarantined in Baltimore County
Several hundred students and staff in Baltimore Co. Public Schools are quarantining after close contact with Covid-positive people.