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Winding paths to teaching for paralegal, logger, actress
SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — Lindsay Weaver used to work as a paralegal. Now she lays down the law of language for her Danville Middle School students. Alyssa Pittenger was in fashion management and visual merchandising for the Nordstrom department store in King of Prussia then in Rockville, Maryland. That was...
New cafe and enrichment center offers fuel for growing minds
MEDFORD, N.J. (AP) — In Kit Wong’s math class, there are no desks or chairs. No paper and pencils. No calculators. There’s just an open room, a dry-erase board and you. And that’s not the only way its different. If you’re hungry after class, you can just walk into the room next...
UW-Madison engineers make walking easier for 2-legged dog
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The client: A furry, 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix with a hankering for hot dogs and little ability to communicate beyond a bark. The assignment for a group of UW-Madison students: Find a way for this two-legged dog to walk more easily. An introductory engineering design course...
MIT warns foreign students of possible visits from ICE
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is warning international students that federal immigration officials may visit their work sites to verify that their employment is directly related to their studies. School officials sent a memo to faculty on Thursday saying the Department of Homeland...
New high school puts focus on environment, climate change
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new high school in New Orleans is preparing students for careers in coastal protection and restoration, anticipating a future with ongoing climate change and sea level rise. New Harmony High School opened in the fall of 2018 and currently serves about 100 south Louisiana students,...
Ex-teacher charged with taking up-skirt photos of students
OTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A former high school teacher has been charged with secretly taking indecent photos of three students and posting them online. Francis Reppert, 26, of Quakertown, was arraigned Thursday on charges of indecent exposure and invasion of privacy. He was released on $500,000 unsecured bail....
Foundation: Damage to historic copter hit by car exceeds $6M
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina aviation foundation is trying to raise money to repair a historic Vietnam War-era attack helicopter after the State Highway Patrol accused a man of crashing into it while driving drunk. The man behind the wheel was arrested for driving under the influence, a Highway...
New device in New Mexico turns back clock on astronomy
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A newly forged steel instrument that can pinpoint the path of stars and planets across the night sky using the naked eye is a throwback to the years just before the advent of telescopes, returning stargazers in the hills of northern New Mexico to the essentials of astronomy in the...
New 'Breaking Bad' store to cater to fans of the AMC series
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A store will be opening in Albuquerque that will cater to fans of the AMC-TV hit series "Breaking Bad." A co-owner of The Breaking Bad Store ABQ says local artists have been commissioned to create unique items inspired by the long-running series and its cast of characters. Edward...
Forest ecologist helps refashion Barbie dolls as scientists
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When Nalini Nadkarni was a kid, she’d run home from school, climb into one of the eight maple trees in her parents’ backyard and spend an afternoon there with an apple and a book. That time in the treetops set the tone for the rest of her life: She’s now a forest...
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