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Teacher training – especially in California – gets poor grades

California has been trying to improve how it educates teachers for more than a decade, and some of its ideas have become a model for the rest of the country. 7 minutes ago

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KC terrorist supported plan to bomb stock exchange, FBI leader tells Congress

A Kansas City man supported a “nascent” plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, an FBI official said Tuesday at a Washington D.C. hearing. Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce said federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who is awaiting sentencing...
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Police: Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility

A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

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Authorities name casualties in Colorado fire

Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.

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United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.
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Zimmerman jury selection moving into a new phase

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial are about to move into the next phase of jury selection.
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Jurors reflect on complexities of Zimmerman case

Prosecutors and defense attorneys personally interviewed 58 potential jurors over seven days about their media exposure to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman last year in Sanford, Fla. They have asked 40 jury candidates to return...
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W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train

Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of fire is replaced...
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Search for Hoffa mystery endures for decades

Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance almost 40 years ago has been the stuff of urban legend, prompting numerous theories about what happened to the former Teamsters leader.
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Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state

A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise.