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Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C. West Bank sees biggest settler rampage since war in Gaza began as Israeli teen's body is ... Read More

Plans for Fayetteville's medical school are well under way. Here's what's new.

Here's what's happened since Cape Fear Valley Health and Methodist University announced that they were building a medical school in Fayetteville. Read More

World News

To lure swiftlets, whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China ... Her latest film focuses on an elementary school. Hank Silver, a timber framer based in Massachusetts, is one of a ... Read More

Inside The Collapse Of A Former Billionaire's Foundation For Low-Income Students

Throwing good money after bad and refusing to cut his losses with risky healthcare bets cost former billionaire Jack Schuler most of his fortune—and his nonprofit. Read More

Students walk out of Wilmer-Hutchins High School, protest lack of security on campus

On the first day back to school after a shooting on campus, students walked out of Wilmer-Hutchins High School on Monday morning in an apparent act of protest. Read More

Alabama student travels to UN in Switzerland to tell story of being kicked out of school

A young man who was kicked out of school in Alabama will tell his story on the world stage this week as he meets with leaders at the United Nations in Geneva. CJ was a senior at Paul Bryant High ... Read More

Wilmer-Hutchins High School students walk out of class on first day after shooting

Students are expected to return to Wilmer Hutchins High School in Dallas on Monday after a student was shot in a classroom on Friday. Read More

Back to School

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents named their top pick for NU president during their meeting Wednesday: University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Dr. Jeffrey Gold. The Union ... Read More

High school students contribute to exoplanet discovery

A group of high school students from Oakland ... with easy-to-use and increasingly accessible technology," said Dr. Dan Peluso, SETI Institute Affiliate. "In such endeavors, participants are ... Read More

High School Students

Experience the excitement of college life, take courses with world-renowned faculty, explore academic majors, and put yourself on a pathway for success! Taking online or on-campus courses during ... Read More

High School Students Thrive as Researchers

I got to speak with students at Laguna Beach High School (LBHS) recently when giving ... No such courses were offered at LBHS when I graduated there back in 1990, and I wonder how much sooner ... Read More

Longview high school students to join school board as representatives

Beginning in the fall, students from Mark Morris and R.A. Long high schools will have the opportunity to offer input — but not vote — at Longview School Board meetings as student representatives. Read More