‘Bird’
WAIT FOR IT: Coming-of-age story gets it right. PHOTO COURTESY OF TIFF She’s got a thing for birds. They’re like the guardian angels she needs …
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ A government data warehouse stores personal information forever on millions of people who seek coverage under President Barack Obama’s …
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ State officials say nearly 300 Ohio nursing homes have signed up for a project that uses music to help improve the …
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Students at Minnesota’s public colleges may have to brace for a tuition bump. Tuition freezes at the state’s two postsecondary …
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Newark Liberty Airport’s aging monorail could be in for a total makeover. The Port Authority of …
By WILLIAM MARCH Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ With a week left in its planned 60-day session, a Republican civil war over health care …
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ About 15 percent of Oklahoma third graders could be held back after earning unsatisfactory marks on a state-mandated reading test. State …
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) _ The University of Evansville campus will become smoke-free starting Aug. 1. The Evansville Courier and Press reports (http://bit.ly/1ECb0W1 ) that the …
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) _ A state appellate court has ruled that Tucson Unified School District has legal immunity from a lawsuit accusing it of negligently …
SAO PAULO — It’s almost time. The day Brazilians have been anxiously waiting for has finally arrived. Brazil plays Croatia on Thursday to get the …
MIAMI (AP) — Maybe in a video game. Possibly in the pregame layup line. But shoot this way in the NBA Finals, against the two-time …
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders pressed for greater diversity in NBA front offices in a meeting with …