Will Detroit's public schools open Tuesday?
All but three of Detroit's 97 public schools were closed on Monday after more than 1,500 teachers called out sick in protest, school district spokeswoman Michelle A. Zdrodowski said.The union which represents many of them, the Detroit Federation of Teachers, told its members they don't expect them to show up for work Tuesday either. (Detroit parents -- the public school system said on its Facebook page that they usually can confirm if school will open between 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.)Here's why.Detroit'..>> view originalEx-49er Dana Stubblefield charged with rape of 'developmentally delayed' woman
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield was charged Monday with the rape of a "developmentally delayed" woman, prosecutors announced.The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said Stubblefield, a former defensive lineman for the 49ers and Oakland Raiders, allegedly assaulted the woman on April 9, 2015, at his Morgan Hill home after interviewing her for a baby-sitting job. He is charged with five felony counts and faces a "substantial prison sentence" if convicted...>> view originalDOJ report slams South Dakota's reliance on nursing homes to provide disability services
May 02, 2016 DOJ report slams South Dakota's reliance on nursing homes to provide disability services A new report from the U.S. Department of Justice asserts that South Dakota “unnecessarily” relies on nursing facilities to provide services and supports to people with disabilities, leaving them without home- or community-based care options. The report, released Monday, found that thousands of people who rely on state-run services must live in nursing facilities in order to receive needed servi..>> view originalEyewitness Report: Costa Mesa Trump Rally Felt Like an NFL Playoff Game
RUSH: We've got a guy from Coronado, California, who was actually at the Trump rally in Costa Mesa, which is where all the rioters were. This is Bob. Bob, it's great to have you call. I'm glad you got through today. How are you? CALLER: Oh, good, thank you. I was just gonna give you my observations for both inside the rally and outside the rally. You know, inside it was electrifying. I've been to many NFL playoff games and so forth. This was beyond anything I've -- RUSH: Oh, come on. ..>> view originalMarine Corps investigating photo of iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima
U.S. Marines raise the flag atop Mount Suribachi on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima in World War II on Feb. 23, 1945. Strategically located only 660 miles from Tokyo, the Pacific island became the site of one of the bloodiest, most famous battles of World War II against Japan. (Joe Rosenthal/Associated Press) The Marine Corps has opened an investigation into whether it misidentified one of the six men shown raising an American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima in February 1945, the Associ..>> view originalFormer FBI agent admits to stealing money seized in drug probes to buy cars and plastic surgery
Nearly two weeks before he was to go on trial, a former FBI agent pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $136,000 in cash that had been seized during drug investigations.Former special agent Scott M. Bowman admitted to using the cash to fund a lavish spending spree on items including plastic surgery and cars. The plea deal draws to a close a case that has led prosecutors to drop criminal charges against more than a dozen defendants in a case Bowman had investigated. In a Riverside courtroo..>> view originalFlorida man charged with plotting to blow up synagogue during Passover, compared his plan to Sept. 11 attacks
A Florida man was busted for a twisted terrorist bombing against a synagogue, which he wanted to be on the scale of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's month-long sting operation against James Gonzalo Medina, 40, ended with the ...>> view originalTargeting GOP senators, Obama takes Supreme Court battle to local TV
President Obama joins his Supreme Court nominee, federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, during the nomination announcement the Rose Garden of the White House March 16.(Photo: SAUL LOEB, AFP/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Obama took his campaign for a Supreme Court justice straight to the constituents of recalcitrant Republican senators Monday, giving interviews to local television stations in an effort to jump-start Judge Merrick Garland's stalled nomination.The strategy behind the in..>> view originalSupreme Court to let $15 minimum wage stand
"The Supreme Court's action makes clear that the courts are not going to step in to block the raises that America's workers need," said Paul Sonn, general counsel and program director of the group that advocates for employment rights for lower-wage workers. New York's law is being challenged in state court in a similar lawsuit brought by the fast-food industry. Employers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have filed several legal challenges after the city of SeaTac, Washington, passed the ..>> view originalDonald Trump's Foes Fear Indiana Primary Could Be Decisive Blow
Republican strategists opposed to Mr. Trump acknowledge that losing Indiana could break the back of the organized resistance to his candidacy and relegate Mr. Cruz to the role of a symbolic dissenter on the right. Mr. Trump has said that a victory in Indiana on Tuesday would effectively resolve the race in his favor.At a concert hall in Carmel, near Indianapolis, on Monday, Mr. Trump again said that winning the state would end the Republican race, and interspersed his mockery of Mr. Cruz with h..>> view original
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