The U-S Secretary of Education says if Congress doesn’t reauthorize No Child Left Behind…he’ll deal with schools directly. Matt Laslo reports that the announcement has ruffled some feathers in Virginia.
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From NPR News- British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says May 24, 2013As Lee Rigby's family struggles with grief, they're speaking about the young man's love of life. He was killed Wednesday. Witnesses heard — and recorded — the attackers saying that they were angry about the deaths of Muslims during the wars in Iran and Afghanistan.
- Developing: Explosion, Gunfire In Kabul May 24, 2013Witnesses say the blast happened in the late afternoon and that the sound of shots followed. There's no word yet on casualties.
- Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says May 24, 2013Russia and the U.S. have been trying to set up talks aimed at ending more than two years of brutal fighting in Syria. What's still unclear, however, is who would speak for the opponents of President Bashar Assad's regime.
- Tornado In Moore, Okla.: Friday's Developments May 24, 2013Residents can now get into their devastated neighborhoods without passing through police checkpoints. Meanwhile, there's word that insurance policies may cover less of the cost of damages than in past disasters.
- Book News: Judge's Comments Bruising To Apple's Price-Fixing Case May 24, 2013Also: Mary Karr on addiction and David Foster Wallace; Maria Semple calls Jonathan Franzen her "big daddy."
- British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says May 24, 2013
- From BBC News
- Wife expected soldier 'to be safe' May 24, 2013The wife of a soldier murdered in London says she expected her husband to be safe in the UK.
- Two held after plane alert over UK May 24, 2013Two people are arrested after RAF Typhoon jets were launched to investigate an incident involving a passenger plane from Pakistan within UK airspace.
- Bercow's McAlpine tweet libellous May 24, 2013Sally Bercow says she is "surprised and disappointed" after the High Court rules a tweet she published about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous.
- Plane 'fire' closed Heathrow runway May 24, 2013British Airways cancels its short-haul flights to and from Heathrow after one of its planes makes an emergency landing.
- BBC abandons £100m digital project May 24, 2013The BBC is to close its Digital Media Initiative, with director general Tony Hall saying it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money".
- Wife expected soldier 'to be safe' May 24, 2013
