GM To Pay Record Fine Over Safety Recall
The Department of Transportation on Friday announced that it's ordering General Motors to pay a $35 million civil penalty for the handling of its ignition switch problems.
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Putting Student Data To The Test To Identify Struggling Kids
Schools collect a trove of student information, like attendance and grades. Now, more schools are mining that data to flag kids at risk of dropping out — often before anyone realizes they need help.
In Tulsa, Combining Preschool With Help For Parents
One nonprofit in Tulsa has flipped the script on preschool. The Community Action Project says its premise simple: To help kids, it says, you often have to help their parents.
Lawyer Reflects On Nation's First Gay Marriages: 'The Cage Had Been Lifted'
Ten years ago this week, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage. Attorney Mary Bonauto, one of the key drivers of the change, is a quiet, unassuming mother of two from Maine.
Online Gambling In The Garden State Gets Off To A Slow Start
New Jersey legalized online gambling in 2013, expecting a big windfall in tax revenue, but it has earned less than $8 million so far. What's gone wrong with New Jersey's big bet?
On Hill, VA Chief Shinseki Faces Hospital Death Allegations
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testified before a Senate committee Thursday, responding to allegations that dozens of veterans died during a long wait for medical treatment in the U.S.
When States Can't Control Violent Youth, Is Prison The Answer?
A Connecticut judge has approved a rare request from the state's child welfare agency: to move a transgender teen to adult prison, even though she has not been charged with a crime.
The Difficult Choices Behind Bringing Sept. 11 Museum To Life
Alice Greenwald, the director of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, talks to Melissa Block about the museum's opening.
Missing In The Housing Recovery: New Houses
Even now, five years after the crash, homebuilding is stuck at half its normal level. And a hoped-for bounce after the harsh winter hasn't materialized. Some analysts blame higher mortgage rates.
700,000 Jobs Are At Stake If The Highway Trust Fund Goes Broke
The federal gas tax that's supposed to pay for the nation's highways doesn't bring in enough money. But Congress hasn't raised the tax in more than 20 years and isn't likely to do so now.