Trash, Accusations Pile Up After NYC Snow Job

Jan 3rd 2011 – 1:50 PM |AOL News

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Tourists visiting New York City have been treated to a different sort of snow-blanketed vision: trash mountains. The city's Sanitation Department resumed residential garbage pickup this morning for...

EEOC Accuses Kaplan Higher Ed of Race Discrimination

Dec 22nd 2010 – 1:01 PM |AOL News

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Kaplan Higher Education, a division of The Washington Post Co., claiming the company has violated the Civil Rights Act since at least...

'Pants' Up, 'Trousers' Down on Google's Ngram Viewer

Dec 17th 2010 – 2:33 PM |AOL News

Google Ngram Viewer

(Dec. 17) -- Never one to be caught resting on its laurels, Google has released a massive, searchable database that will give linguists and historians a new tool for quantitatively understanding how...

Obamas Pledge School Meals Will Be More Nutritious

Dec 13th 2010 – 4:30 PM |AOL News

AP

(Dec. 13) -- It takes a mere 6 cents per meal to increase the number of fruits and vegetables on the lunch menus of the nation's public schools, according to advocates of the Healthy, Hunger-Free...

Why Are Chinese Students Walloping US Kids on Test?

Dec 7th 2010 – 2:55 PM |AOL News

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(Dec. 7) -- China has dropped an educational bomb on the United States, according to the results of an international test of 15-year-olds from more than 65 countries and educational systems. The...

Cheating in Atlanta Schools May Lead to Criminal Charges

Dec 1st 2010 – 1:05 PM |AOL News

myfoxatlanta.com

(Dec. 1) -- An investigation into accusations of widespread cheating on standardized tests in 58 Atlanta public schools appears to be headed toward criminal prosecutions, The Atlanta...

Study: High School Dropout Rates Dropping Off

Nov 30th 2010 – 2:26 PM |AOL News

(Nov. 30) -- Finally, a positive piece of news in the often gloomy world of education in the United States: A study released today suggests that the nation's fight to reduce the number of high school...

Live Ammo Found in Seat Back Pocket of Southwest Flight

Nov 24th 2010 – 11:11 AM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 24) -- In preparation for landing, please bring your seat backs and tray tables to the upright position, stow away all carry-on luggage, and remove any live ammunition from the seat back pocket...

Memorial Service for F-22 Pilot Scheduled for Monday Afternoon

Nov 22nd 2010 – 9:15 AM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 22) -- A memorial service for Capt. Jeffrey Haney, the F-22 Raptor pilot whose plane crashed in the Alaskan wilderness on Tuesday, will be held this afternoon at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson...

Search for F-22 Pilot Continues in Alaskan Wilderness

Nov 19th 2010 – 1:14 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 19) -- The search for the pilot of an Air Force F-22 Raptor continues today deep in the Alaskan wilderness where rescuers are battling frigid temperatures and snowstorms. The missing pilot,...

Air Force Searching for Missing F-22 Fighter Jet and Pilot in Alaska [VIDEO]

Nov 17th 2010 – 2:37 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 17) -- The Air Force is searching today for a missing F-22 fighter jet that lost contact with its Alaskan base during a training mission. The plane, which is based at Joint Base...

Kite Surfer Flies Over Brighton Pier in England [VIDEO]

Nov 12th 2010 – 3:32 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 12) -- Thursday, professional kite surfer Lewis Crathern pulled off a feat that would have made Icarus proud: He harnessed the power of 60 mph winds on his kite board, found a respectably giant...

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