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A board could face a civil penalty of up to $10,000 One key motivating factor for moving up public schools’ annual start dates was to be in sync with community college calendars for those who ...

(LM Otero / Associated Press ... MLS owners and executives have debated flipping their calendar to align it with global soccer, a potentially monumental change. But they couldn't reach an ...

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...

(AP Photo/LM Otero) Game 82 for every team in the NBA ... 39 more in the playoffs and all 116 of Villanova’s games when he was in college. His last game missed: one game because of illness ...

Today high schoolers from all across Oregon got look at their futures durring Preview day at COCC. The event brought in high ...

IOWA CITY — News of a necessary surgery with a long recovery timeline quickly dashed the excitement generated by the commitment of Mark Gronowski to Iowa for his final season of eligibility ...

High schoolers from all across Oregon got a look at their futures Friday during Preview Day at Central Oregon Community College. The event brought in high school students not just from Central Oregon ...

This special deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican” unravels what made the Council of Nicaea groundbreaking 1,700 years ago and explores how it continues to impact Christian life today.

In a draft where many top offensive linemen are college tackles who project as NFL guards, Booker is a pure interior player who can provide what Seattle needs." "I am drafting Zabel here to start ...

Leading up the NFL Draft, NewYorkJets.com will use NFL Draft analyst comments to "Make Your Case" on why certain draft prospects would be a good fit for the team. The Jets, at present, hold eight ...

(LM Otero / Associated Press ... Jori Epstein discussed the changing landscape of this time period on the NFL calendar. PSG came back to beat Villa in style, Barcelona flew bast Dortmund, and ...