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Newtown school officials seek waiver to testing
The school board in the Connecticut town where 20 elementary school students and six educators were killed last month is seeking an unprecedented waiver allowing the district to skip standardized test Read More -
WATCH: Te'o tells Couric 'pain' and 'sorrow' was real
Manti Te'o told Katie Couric the feelings he had for what turned out to be a fake, online girlfriend were real and reiterated he had nothing to do with the hoax. Read More -
US: North Korea nuke test plan 'provocative'
The White House says North Korea's plan to conduct a nuclear test is, quote, "needlessly provocative" and will only increase Pyongyang's isolation. Read More -
Reports: Medicare paid $120M in illegal care
Two new reports show that the taxpayer-funded Medicare program paid more than $120 million from 2009 to 2011 in violation of federal law for medical services for inmates and illegal immigrants. Read More -
Morocco to change law allowing rape marriage
Moroccan women's rights activists are welcoming a proposal by the justice minister to change a law that allows rapists to escape prosecution if they marry their underage victim. Read More -
WATCH: Panetta opens combat roles to women
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in announcing he is lifting a ban on women serving in combat. Read More -
US jobless claims drop to 5-year low of 330,000
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to the lowest level in five years, evidence that employers are cutting fewer jobs and may step up hiring. Read More -
Governor's Newtown panel meets for 1st time
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's panel charged with reviewing the deadly Newtown school shooting is meeting for the first time. Read More -
LA teacher accused of sex abuse of up to 20 kids
Los Angeles police say a fourth-grade teacher in the classroom for nearly 40 years has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing 20 students and one adult. Read More
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