The Detroit Public School system hopes to convert dozens of schools into charters in the next year or so in a last-ditch effort to cut costs and stop plummeting enrollment. The plan faces tremendous skepticism from a generation of parents and teachers frustrated from previous reform efforts.
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This 5th event of 2011 was started after the playing of the National Anthem at 5:50 am.
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She’s always had a punk rock attitude, and Avril Lavigne let a few f-bombs fly during her gig at Tropicana Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida.
The “Complicated” songstress had a microphone glitch early in the set which prompted the crowd to boo.
In response, Avril ranted about the technical difficulties to the audience, noting the sound problem “f**king happens on a baseball…
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John Bryson, 67, is a former chairman and CEO of Edison International, a California-based energy company, and has an extensive background in environmental issues. If confirmed by the Senate, he would replace outgoing Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.
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A 14-year-old is charged in connection with the death of an 84-year-old woman who was found stabbed to death in her La Marque home, officials say.
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Workers at Gatti’s Pizzeria in the Northshore neighborhood believe the same man has robbed them twice in three weeks.
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She recently placed atop Maxim’s 2011 Hot 100 List, and Rosie Huntington Whiteley proved why she deserved the accolade during a beach outing in Mexico over the Memorial Day weekend.
The 24-year-old English beauty was the picture of perfection as she strolled the shoreline in a skimpy bikini while accompanied by a guy pal – as her boyfriend Jason Statham is currently in…
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Some of the people left homeless by the Joplin tornado could be placed in rental homes nearly an hour’s drive away, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday it will consider bringing in trailers.
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