Carol and Jeff Starr celebrated their daughter’s wedding last month with a bit of irony: neither was wearing their own wedding rings at the ceremony. Thieves had broken into their Southern California home last spring and cleaned out a safe full of jewelry. “They hit the jackpot,” Carol Starr told CNN. The couple had locked their own rings […]
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Full Tuition Waivers Proposed for Nebraska Student Teachers
This article was originally published in Nebraska Examiner. LINCOLN — Nebraska student teachers could receive 100% tuition waivers beginning in 2025 through a legislative proposal under consideration this session. Legislative Bill 953, proposed by State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha, would support students at the University of Nebraska and Nebraska State College System seeking a […]
Airlines issue waivers, cancel over 1,000 US flights as winter storm hits the Northeast
With winter weather bearing down on the Northeast, Tuesday promises to be a travel headache at the region’s airports. New York City could get as much as eight inches of snow, with a foot or more possible in Boston. As of 6:00 a.m. ET Tuesday, airlines have canceled more than 1,011 flights, according to flight-tracking […]
ACLU, legal advocates and district court candidates question waivers
ASHEVILLE – Buncombe County District Court judge candidates, legal experts and elected officials weighed in on the technical malfunction that frequently kept defendants in jail from seeing the judge during first appearances in district court for about two years. Opinions vary on the severity of the situation and whether the current district court judges acted […]