Trump cribs from Obama’s speech on education
President Trump adopted President Obama’s language of education being “a civil rights issue” — but in an interview with The Post, the education secretary...
Trump’s speech to Congress gets high approval rating: poll
President Trump hit a home run with his major speech Tuesday night before a Joint Session of Congress, according to a poll.Sixty-nine percent of...
Opening statements scheduled in ex-prosecutor’s retrial
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Opening statements are scheduled in the retrial of a former Illinois prosecutor charged with first-degree murder in the death of his...
Elmhurst Park District seeking input for Vision 2020
Elmhurst Park District should focus on adding more walking and biking trails along with indoor fitness facilities, according to residents who responded to a...
Batavia to spend $400K demolishing buildings for downtown project
Batavia will spend nearly $400,000 to knock down buildings to make way for the One North Washington Place apartment-and-business development at Washington Avenue and...
U-46 will not revisit transgender access policy
Three Elgin Area School District U-46 board members want to revisit the district's policy for allowing transgender students access to restrooms and locker rooms...
Head of Live Baltimore announces departure
It's an awkward announcement for a man whose job for 10 years has focused on convincing people to live in Baltimore: He's saying goodbye...
It’s a boy! The Star’s surrogacy series wraps up with the birth of baby...
It took a year of searching for a surrogate, $40,000 for eggs from an anonymous Ontario donor, IVF and expenses, $23,000 in travel and...
Former head of Motherisk program under investigation by medical regulator | Toronto Star
Dr. Gideon Koren, the founder and former director of the Hospital for Sick Children’s embattled Motherisk program, is under investigation by the province’s medical...
TTC taking all streetcars off Queen St. for the summer | Toronto Star
For the first time in the TTC’s history, there will be no streetcar service on Queen St. this summer.The transit agency is removing streetcars...
Baltimore should have control of its own police force
Last summer, following the release of the Department of Justice's report on the Baltimore Police Department, there were many who supported the need for...
Parents jailed after child found walking the streets alone
THOMASVILLE, N.C. — Police in North Carolina say they have arrested two parents after their 2-year-old child was found walking along a road alone.Local...
Students shortchanged by gaps in careers strategy: Report | Toronto Star
College or work? Gap year or victory lap? And how should a young person choose among the multitude of programs offered through universities, colleges...
For a Better Florida: Political wars cloud 2017 legislative session
TALLAHASSEE — When Gov. Rick Scott steps to the rostrum Tuesday to open the 2017 session of the Florida Legislature, the moment will also...
Webster mute when faced with tough questions
Why didn't our new congressman, Daniel Webster, answer questions from constituents at ribbon cuttings for his offices in Inverness and Brooksville last week?6 Months...
Candidates in Pasco school union election offer contrasting styles
LAND O'LAKES — Three years ago, the United School Employees of Pasco underwent a major shift: Lynne Webb, one of Florida's longest-tenured teachers union...
Merger of Cahoon Elementary, Van Buren Middle would solve several problems for Hillsborough schools<p></p>
TAMPA — With the merger of two north Tampa schools, the Hillsborough County School District is finally working to make sense of where it...
Mom found passed out in car with child, heroin paraphernalia
ROANOKE, Va. — A Virginia woman is charged with child neglect after police say officers found her and two other adults passed out in...
Tourist shot after Google Maps leads her into slums
An Argentinian tourist is fighting for her life after she, her husband and another couple visiting Rio de Janeiro tried to get to Christ...
My house is overrun by snakes and I can’t leave
A Kansas City, Mo., woman says she’s being cheated out of her lease deposit money, and she has to leave her home because it’s...