Extra school hours debated amid calendar changes
Officials weigh adding hours to the school day to replace calamity days. The plan would affect transportation, activities, and after school care while balancing safety and learning needs. Minimum hours vary by grade, with changes needing a school board vote after public hearings.
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Estrop
Washington, D.C
Education Commission On
Middletown
Hamilton
Gracie Gregory
Gregory
Butler County
Randy Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Beavercreek City
Nels
Ohio
Asiana Flight 214 Crash Probes Pilot Actions
Investigators scrutinize pilot use of automated cockpit systems after Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashed at San Francisco International Airport. Two cabin crew survived as the plane hit a seawall and slid along the runway, killing two on impact while 305 others survived. Questions focus on autothrottle programming and whether speed was correctly managed on final approach.
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San Francisco
Calif
Asiana Airlines
National Transportation Safety Board
Deborah Hersman
Heisman
San Francisco International Airport
NTSB
James Hall
Memorial honors Yarnell Hill Fire crew as brave heroes
Thousands of firefighters and officials attended a Prescott Valley memorial for 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died June 30 battling a wildfire near Yarnell. Brendan McDonough survived as lookout. Biden, Brewer, Napolitano, McCain and others praised the crew as “men of uncommon valor.” An honor guard, flags, gear sets, and a bronze statue framed the service at a minor league arena where families filled the floor.
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Prescott Valley
Ariz
Arizona
Jan Brewer
Joe Biden
Biden
Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
John McCain
Cindy
Granite Mountain Hotshots
Yarnell
Phoenix
Brendan McDonough
McDonough
Brewer
Prescott
Dan Frano
Granite Mountain
Yarnell Hill
Darrell Willis
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Storm King Mountain
Michael Chow
Arizona Republic
Air Force withdraws brochure on sexual assault prevention
Rep Louise Slaughter disclosed that the Air Force pulled a Shaw Air Force Base pamphlet after objections over victim blaming language. The Pentagon said it will review all prevention materials to curb assaults, noting up to 26,000 possible cases in 2012 and a 6 percent rise in reports to 3,374.
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Washington
Air Force
South Carolina
Louise Slaughter
D-N.y
Pentagon
Shaw Air Force Base
Jessica Wright
Defense
Slaughter
Tuesda
United States
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Rint
SF Crash Probe
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Martha Mendoza
Associated Press
Willis
Base
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