2 weeks of fighting yield ground inside besieged Iraqi city
As U.S. forces took control of Baghdad's airport, British troops in southern Iraq secured their first position inside Basra on Friday, a college compound that had been used by Iraqi...
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As Baghdad goes, so goes Basra siege
It's late morning outside the gates of Basra, and Irish Guard Lance Cpl. Ryan Robinson recounts that, like clockwork, Iraqi fighters have shelled his checkpoint from somewhere beyond the walls...
Marines expect bloodier war with Iraq
The U.S. Marines afloat in the Persian Gulf are convinced that if they are sent into Iraq, what awaits them will be different from the previous war against Saddam Hussein....
Sidewalk hints at nation’s soul
A stroll along Doha's seaboard offers a view of the peoples of Qatar, as well as the city they are building. The boardwalk, as busy as the lakefront path along...
Technology helps ease troop-family separation
Where once there was a weekly mail call, a plywood cabin now stands in the desert. Inside, Marines in mottled brown camouflage hurriedly tap away at a bank of computers,...
2nd principal expected to be warned over test
A second Chicago principal is expected to receive a formal job warning Wednesday for improper test security at her school as officials continue to investigate the system's biggest cheating scandal...
Most charter schools still fall bit short
Education at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake can be idyllic at times, as 3rd and 4th graders find "magic spots" in the surrounding fields and woodlands, then write essays...
Confusion fuels test cheating
Even as Chicago Public Schools officials continue to investigate the worst standardized test cheating scandal in years, teachers and staff members throughout the system say safeguards vary widely from school...
Rats, mice targeted in 600 schools
Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan ordered rodent extermination at all 600 city schools Friday, as health inspections turned up more signs of rat infestation in school kitchens and food...
Here’s jammin’ 411 on phat new words
Many a great vocabulary battle has been fought in the family kitchen. Parents invoke crisp, clean English to make a point. And their teenage children draw upon fresh slang to...