WASHINGTON — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education. The proposal, part of a budget reconciliation bill ...
BOSTON — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won't budge on "its core, legally-protected principles" over fears of retaliation. A letter from Harvard President ...
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer You're too busy to exercise, right? Your job consumes all your time. You're strapped by professional and family demands. As you get more and more responsibility, your free time shrinks. Well, these blockers don't have to be an excuse. Making time simply calls for creativity and a broader understanding of how to get in daily exercise. "The trap is thinking that exercise must be an hour in the gym," said Charles Scott, who describes himself as an executive mentor or exercise coach. His message is simple: If you have a very demanding job, you ...
By The Associated Press A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people in the U.S., and a producer is voluntarily recalling dozens of products sold to retail stores, hospitals, hotels, airports and airlines, federal officials said. The ...
By DR. CONWAY MCLEAN Pain, an unpleasant sensation, is part of the human existence. Everyone is subject to it at some point in their life. The why and where of pain naturally varies, with low back pain apparently the most common location. As to why so much discomfort is generated by this part ...
Superman already has a lot on his broad shoulders. It seems unfair to add the fate of Hollywood to his worries. But that's the kind of pressure that comes with being one of the biggest stars in the comic book universe, who is getting a grand reintroduction at a tumultuous time. Thankfully ...
