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A 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter died on Saturday from injuries they sustained when an Afghan national drove a ...

Of course subs get sick, and when they do, they deserve a paid sick day. Do families really want substitutes to come to work ...

Combat medic SFC Jessica Harris found her hands steadied by prayer in the heat of an Iraqi firefight, subsequently learning – ...