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Massive tornado rips through Moore, Okla.
A devastating, mile-wide tornado touched down near Oklahoma City on Monday, killing dozens of people—including children—decimating homes, businesses and a pair of elementary schools in the suburb of Moore, the…
Tornado devastates Okla. elementary school
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs May 20, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire,…
Schoolgirl tries science experiment, arrested for felony
Who among us hasn't -- just once in our lives -- put a couple of things in a test tube, a bottle, or our mouths and wondered what might happen?…
Will Google Glass face adoption challenges due to privacy concerns?
A ZDNet debate: Are the privacy concerns about Google Glass any different than cameras on smartphones?…
Education data: Privacy backlash begins
As increasing amounts of student, class and school data are captured and analyzed, some people have started to sound alarms about potential privacy violations and other kinds of misuse, InformationWeek…
In shift, White House favors incentives for optional cybersecurity measures for companies
The White House has backed away from its push for mandatory cybersecurity standards in favor of an approach that would combine voluntary measures with incentives for companies to comply with…
Back at college, suspect called Boston bombs “crazy”: classmate
Working out at the gym at their sleepy New England college, two students chatted about how "crazy" it was that bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon. Three days later, one…
Criminalizing children at school
The New York Times Editorial Board writes that the National Rifle Association and President Obama responded to the Newtown, Conn., shootings by recommending that more police officers be placed in…
A Missouri school trains its teachers to carry guns, and most parents approve
At 8:30 on a cloudy, frigid morning late last month in this folksy Ozark town, the superintendent of an area school strolled through the glass doors of the local newspaper…