School Survival

WESLEY Autrey is a hero. For once the word cheapened by overuse is the only one that is appropriate.Mr Autrey was standing on the platform of a New York subway station with his two daughters when he noticed a young man having a fit. He put a pen in the man's mouth to keep him […]

WASHINGTON - A signing statement attached to postal legislation by President Bush last month may have opened the way for the government to open mail without a warrant. The White House denies any change in policy.The law requires government agents to get warrants to open first-class letters. But when he signed the postal reform act, […]

The U.S. Army said Friday that it will apologize to the families of deceased and wounded officers that it mistakenly encouraged to re-enlist via letters sent out in late December.About 75 families of deceased officers and 200 families of wounded officers received such letters sent to more than 5,100 officers between Dec. 26 and 28, […]

A teenager was shot to death in a high school hallway Wednesday as classes resumed after the winter break, and police arrested a fellow student found wandering a neighborhood a few miles away, authorities said. Police said the suspected gunman fled the scene, CBS affiliate KIRO reports, but he was later found and taken into […]

A 10 year-old boy accidentally killed himself imitating Saddam Hussein's hanging after watching the video clip on television, the Houston Chronicle reported on Thursday.The boy tied a slipknot around his neck while on a bunk bed on New Year's eve, the paper reported.The boy's mother told police that he watched a report on Saddam's death […]

In a case fraught with ethical questions, the parents of a severely mentally and physically disabled child have stunted her growth to keep their little "pillow angel" a manageable and more portable size.Posted by: RebelnerdSource Article

Saddam Hussein is dead. The former president of Iraq was executed by hanging at around 6am local time. The execution took place in a Justice Ministry facility in northern Baghdad. The decision to execute Saddam and his fellow defendants today was apparently taken after a phone call between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal […]

In this Christmas season we have an opportunity to help support homeschoolers who are struggling in other countries. We can make a difference for the "least of these," our bothers and sisters who are faced with legal challenges and lack of finances.We have sent out information periodically on Germany. The situation, unfortunately, is not getting […]

(CBS) WHEATON, Ill. A high school student is facing criminal charges after school officials say he ejaculated into the cafeteria salad dressing.Marco Castro, 17, was charged with one count each of attempted aggravated battery and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, Wheaton police said.Castro is accused of spiking a container of cafeteria salad dressing at Wheaton North […]

Plainfield Student's Parents Say The Punishment Doesn't Make Sense(CBS) PLAINFIELD, Ill. A 13-year-old Plainfield boy and his parents are stunned and outraged after the teen found a gun in school and turned it in to authorities, who then expelled him.CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports Ryan Morgan's parents and supporters attended the school board meeting Wednesday […]