A Phys Ed Teacher Battles Tight Budgets And Childhood Obesity
Mindy Przeor founded an after-school program in Mesa, Ariz., to get elementary school kids up and running.
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Unemployment Rate Falls To 5.3 Percent, But For The Wrong Reason
The economy keeps adding jobs at a steady pace, including 223,000 in June, but the Labor Department report for last month shows more people are also leaving the labor force and wages are not rising.
BP To Pay $18.7 Billion To Settle Gulf Coast Oil Spill Claims
The agreement with the U.S. government, five Gulf Coast states and more than 400 local governments comes five years after the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Police Issue 'All Clear' At Washington Navy Yard
Report of shots being fired at the site of a 2013 mass shooting brought a swarm of law enforcement personnel, emergency vehicles and reporters to the scene.
The Top Words Of Wisdom For New Graduates
Our searchable commencement app is now updated with the best speeches from 2014 and 2015.
Senators Call For VA To Explain Why It Couldn't Find Mustard-Gassed Veterans
A dozen senators have also called on the Veterans Administration to say why some of the WWII-era troops who were found by an NPR Investigation were denied benefits.
13 Emails That Stood Out From The Latest Clinton Document Dump
The thousands of new emails don't reveal a "smoking gun" from the Democratic presidential candidate's time at State, but do give insight into her daily activities — and some funny daily struggles.
For Same-Sex Marriage Opponents, The Fight Is Far From Over
Some opponents of same-sex marriage are vowing to fight on after Friday's Supreme Court ruling. The battles will likely take place in the lower courts and will involve religious liberty cases.
Jobs Report Expected To Show 'Stronger Momentum' In Economy
Economists surveyed by Reuters are predicting that employers added about 230,000 jobs to their payrolls in June. That's less than the month before but still a pretty strong showing.
Can The Candidate Move Beyond 'The Christie Show'?
This week the Christie Tracker podcast headed to Livingston High School for analysis of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's announcement that he's running for the Republican presidential nomination.