Dayton, lawmakers propose overhaul of senior care oversight

Gov. Mark Dayton and a bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed major changes to the state's oversight of Minnesota's elder care facilities on Tuesday, aiming to reverse years of pervasive abuse and neglect of Minnesota's seniors that was only recently revealed. Addressing widespread abuse of seniors - and the state's lax oversight - were a top priority for officials heading into 2018, following reporting by the Star Tribune last year that exposed maltreatment and the state's struggles to keep up with complaints.

AP investigation: Justice elusive in child sex abuse on base

A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to protect or provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other children on base, an Associated Press investigation has found. Reports of assaults and rapes among kids on military bases often die on the desks of prosecutors, even when an attacker confesses.

Striking West Virginia Teachers Revive a Proud Labor Heritage

In West Virginia, striking public school teachers and staff celebrated a victory this week, inspiring educators outside their state to take action for better pay and working conditions. Their nine-day wildcat strike - the longest in recent West Virginia history - put in stark relief another national debate on teachers: President Donald Trump's plan to arm teachers with concealed firearms in the aftermath of the Valentine's Day school massacre in Parkland, Florida.

After Florida shooting, more than 600a

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School seniors Simon Hoo and Julia Bishop share their struggle with the loss of friends in the shooting and how they're rebuilding together as a 'family.' Margarita Lasalle , the budget keeper, and Joellen Berman, Guidance Data Specialist, look on at the memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as teachers and staff are allowed to return for the first time on February 23, 2018.

Six teenagers are running for governor in Kansas, and suddenly this doesn’t seem so preposterous

Four of the Kansas candidates on stage at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro: Alex Cline , Ethan Randleas, Tyler Ruzich and Dominic Scavuzzo. Four of the Kansas candidates on stage at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro: Alex Cline , Ethan Randleas, Tyler Ruzich and Dominic Scavuzzo.

Two Florida Lawmakers ‘Liked’ Tweets Insulting Parkland Survivors

Are you, perhaps, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who's sad or upset that a disturbed 18-year-old kid was able to legally buy an AR-15 rifle and kill 17 of your friends and teachers last week? Miami State Rep. Manny Diaz Jr. also has a message for you: You're actually too young and dumb to understand what happened to you, and are being used by disingenuous Leftists for political gain. They haven't actually said those messages in public.

Middle school coach admits having sex with female student

Tearful Lindsey Vonn MISSES OUT on gold in the final race of her amazing Olympic career, then hits out at the 'savage abuse' she has taken from trolls for her strong anti-Trump views REVEALED: Woman who cared for Florida shooter filed court papers demanding control of the $800,000 inheritance he was due from his mother's estate just ONE DAY after the massacre Parkland shooting survivors break down in tears in the gallery as the Florida House votes AGAINST a ban on assault rifles, just six days after an AR-15 was used to shoot 17 dead BREAKING NEWS: California cops thwart mass shooting plot at a high school after investigators find arsenal of guns and ammunition at home of a 'disgruntled' student, 17 'Both kids are not students': Florida lawmaker's aide is FIRED over claims Parkland shooting survivors were 'actors who travel to various crisis when they happen' Trump tweets for Republicans ... (more)

‘There’s Nothing Like This Across the Country’

As THON 2018 continued on into Saturday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey walked the floor of the Bryce Jordan Center talking with Four Diamonds families battling pediatric cancer and the Penn State students supporting them. "The theme of this year's event is 'Discovering Tomorrow's Wonder' and you're making that wonder possible for young children," Casey said.

Dear America, it’s time to actually start doing something about these mass shootings

How many kids have to die before America makes a change? When will people stop commenting "thoughts and prayers" on a Facebook post and actually DO something? When will we stop doing the same thing and finally decide that enough is enough? To keep doing the same things and expecting different results is insanity. The 19 year old who killed 17 people on Wednesday legally bought an AR-15 a year prior to the shooting.

Bob Dunning: Talk isn’t going to fix anything now

Early Thursday morning - 4:45 a.m., to be exact - I dropped our 15-year-old daughter off at Davis High School for a long-awaited, ag-oriented field trip deep into the San Joaquin Valley. As I walked her into the classroom where heads were being counted and last-minute instructions given, I noted there were 17 students chatting happily about the day ahead that included a 470-mile round trip by van.

Kimmel Blasts Republicans In Tearful Monologue: ‘You’re Obviously …

"Tell your buddies in Congress - tell Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell and Marco Rubio , tell all the 'family men' who care so much about their communities that what we need are laws - real laws, that do everything possible to keep assault rifles out of the hands of people who are going to shoot our kids," Kimmel said. "Tell these congressmen and lobbyists who infest that swamp you said you were going to drain, force these allegedly Christian men and women who stuff their pockets with money from the NRA year after year after year, to do something now.

The Right’s Phony Tide Pod Panic About The College Left

If you listen to conservatives , you would have to believe that college kids have whipped themselves into a politically correct frenzy. They are rampaging through America, the illicit love children of Hugo Chavez and Bernie Sanders, censoring speech in an orgy of left wing strawmen that will send us straight to full communism.