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He said police field calls such as kids fighting over the remote or not eating their mashed potatoes. 

Just the word “voucher” touched off a scuffle between the two Congressional candidates.

Prices for in-state tuition at public, four-year universities rose nearly 5 percent in the past year--all while higher education researchers and officials say there could be a decline in student financial aid.A new report released Wednesday from the education advocacy group the College Board shows t

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy used his time at a police budget hearing Wednesday to push for a new state gun law.

How much do you know about your judges, and other elected officials in lower positions?

Barnes & Noble Inc. said Wednesday that the tampering of devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards in 63 of its stores was a "sophisticated criminal effort" to steal information, and reiterated it's working with federal law enforcement authorities.

Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said Wednesday that he is standing by his statement that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape "that's something God intended." He says some people have twisted the meaning of his comment.