Theyre outraged, furious, incredulous and deeply worried. The case of the Redwood City father whos suing because his son was dropped from a class for cheating has struck a nerve with readers, who have emailed, phoned and posted their discontent online. Jack Berghouses lawsuit against the Sequoia Union High School District has disturbed peoples sense [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia A massive street rally demanding electoral reforms in Malaysia raised questions Sunday about whether the long-ruling coalition government will delay calling elections in the face of such a strong show of force by the opposition. Police used tear gas and chemical-laced water Saturday against some 50,000 people and arrested more than 450 [...]
CBC Canada staff monitor their reports in Montreal, Saturday, April 28, 2012.Photograph by: Robert J. Galbraith / THE GAZETTE MONTREAL – After 11 weeks of demonstrations, picket lines and other acts of civil disobedience, the debate over rising tuition fees has spread beyond Quebec and onto the international stage. News of Quebec’s rising tide of [...]
4 days ago LONDON (AP) — Investors brushed aside more grim Spanish financial news and lower-than-anticipated U.S. economic growth figures, helping stocks to rally at the end of what has turned out to be a solid week for markets. Over the past couple of weeks, investors have grown increasingly jittery over Europe’s debt crisis as [...]
(CBS News) Will we ever see presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney follow in President Obamas footsteps and slow jam the news? Maybe, Romney senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom said on Saturday, but not at the risk of making light of the struggles of youth voters – a bloc with which the Romney campaign is trying to [...]
(CBS News) WASHINGTON – Nearly a year after Navy SEALs killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden at his hideout in Pakistan, US-Pakistan relations are cratering. CBS New correspondent Whit Johnson is watching developments. The latest high-level talks to repair the battered relationship between the US and Pakistan failed after two days, putting more strain [...]
(CBS News) LONDON — From the moment she said I do, Kate Middleton has charmed Britain and the world. And the monarchy now seems more popular. Kate – now formally known as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, married Prince William a year ago Sunday. And a new survey shows they — and she in particular — [...]
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As the Feds move to close more than 16,000 deportation cases nationwide, experts say not everyone who deserves a reprieve is getting one. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced last week that it has reviewed nearly 220,000 cases at the request of President Obama, who wants to focus on deporting people with criminal records. ICE is [...]
PLUS: As ominous as Crosbys continued absence has been, he is in good spirits behind the scenes and feeling much better than he did after he was initially concussed in January. There is no timetable for his return. The Penguins have to be prudent, but they havent come close to ruling him out for the [...]