Supreme Court: defendants don’t have ‘right’ to DNA testing
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/19scotus.html The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Thursday, 5-4, that defendants don’t have…
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Reed College admits different students to get more money
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/10reed.html Reed College in Oregon, just minutes from downtown Portland, is known for its academic rigor…
Common Core State Standards Initiative leaves out 4 states
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-06-01-state-standards_N.htm Only four states (Alaska, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas) have yet to sign on with…
President announces new emissions, fuel-efficiency standards
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/19emissions.html President Obama announced on Tuesday that the US would impose tougher emissions and fuel-efficiency standards,…
Mom who let daughter drive without license to pay $1 million
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/05/14/news/doc4a0b448bf397a365112252.txt The Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph is reporting that the mother of a girl who ran over a…
Movie review: 17 Again
Release date (wide): April 17, 2009 … Overall: B- … Teens: B … Story: C+. The…
Community college students often turn failure into success
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-04-06-college-all-stars_N.htm USA Today is featuring the 20 American 2-year college students named to the All-USA Community…
Movie review: 12 Rounds (D+, D, D)
Release date (wide): March 27, 2009 … Overall: D+ … Teens: D … Story: D. The…
Child prostitution crackdown yields 44 Chicago-area arrests
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1445414,44-arrested-child-prostitution-NA022309.article The Chicago Sun-Times News Group is reporting that officials in DuPage, Cook, Will, and Lake…
Teens from Oswego, Geneva reported missing
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1430141,Oswego-police-look-missing-teen-AU021309.article Police Oswego are looking for William Montnez Jr, who occasionally goes by the name Joey…