Education
U. of Iowa to study options for new art museum
The University of Iowa received permission Wednesday to develop plans for a new museum to store its premier collection of fine art, which has largely been stored off-campus since a 2008 flood. The university said it will study a range of potential sites for the museum near its campus in ...
Saudi remains behind bars after $2M bond posted
Ziyad Abid was a Missouri college student aspiring to become a pilot like his father back home in Saudi Arabia when he was accused of paying his roommate to kill a local bar owner. The judge set bond at $2 million, completely out of reach for his family — but ...
'Internship' film focuses on Google's good side
This scene isn't in the movie, but it might have been fitting if "The Internship" had ended with stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson wearing ruby red shoes while clicking their heels and dreamily whispering, "There's no place like Google; there's no place like Google." The new comedy depicts Google ...
What do Spike Lee and Bob Saget have in common?
Some of the film industry's most illustrious talents got early confirmation they were on the right track when they won Student Academy Awards. Spike Lee, Robert Zemeckis, Pixar founder John Lasseter and "South Park" creator Trey Parker are just a few of the famous filmmakers who won honors from the ...
Boston Marathon bombing victim leaves hospital
A 29-year-old preschool teacher who lost most of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing left the hospital Monday, saying she was excited to head home to the Baltimore area so she could hug loved ones, eat steamed crabs and spend time with her students. "I just want to ...
Solving the puzzle of expanding kids' taste buds
Some may grimace at the thought of eating Brussels sprouts, but not Jamie Hansen. The Parkview Elementary School fourth grader didn't shy away from trying the vegetable when it was offered at her school a couple months ago as part of the "Harvest of the Month" food sampling that Plymouth ...
Duncan: Options possible for funding pre-K plan
The Obama administration is open to considering more than one option to pay for a national expansion of early learning programs and will work with Congress and states to find the money necessary, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday. Duncan was in Atlanta to promote President Barack Obama's proposal ...
Arvind Mahankali, 13, wins National Spelling Bee
After years of heartbreakingly close calls, Arvind Mahankali conquered his nemesis, German, to become the champion speller in the English language. The 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, N.Y., correctly spelled "knaidel," a word for a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. ...
Notable words from the National Spelling Bee
A look at some unusual, difficult or otherwise noteworthy words from the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee. — KNAIDEL — a small mass of leavened dough cooked by boiling or steaming. The winning word for 2013 was from German-derived Yiddish, a source of much amusement to champion Arvind Mahankali, 13, ...
After 1st vocab test, Spelling Bee gets a champion
A spelling bee week that began with curiosity and angst over a new vocabulary test neared an end the familiar way Thursday night, with bright kids spelling difficult words under the bright lights of prime-time television. The 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee inched toward a conclusion with 11 finalists being ...
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