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NBC closed out Thursday's edition of Nightly News with an over-the-top tribute to President Barack Obama where they dubbed him 'father-in-chief.' " President Obama prepares to leave the White House, he's written a letter to the American people thanking them for making him, quote 'a better man,' " touted anchor Lester Holt, " In the past, he's also said the presidency has made him a better dad.
A suite of Mickalene Thomas's lush, glittering photos and paintings of women went on display at the Newcomb Art Museum on the Tulane University campus on Wednesday evening . Thomas's career is especially resonant on the eve of Inauguration Day 2017, because her art had a role in the inauguration of the current president.
Democratic senators hammered Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Education Department, during Tuesday's confirmation hearing, claiming she is not qualified to lead the nation's education system. DeVos stood firm in her long held beliefs that parents - not the government - should be able to choose where to send children to school, pledging to push voucher programs should she be confirmed to lead the nation's education system.
Can school vouchers give kids a shot at a better education? Education nominee Betsy DeVos faces her first Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jO8Zme President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos.
Michelle Obama has said packing up to leave the White House has been "surprisingly emotional" as she reflected on her eight years in the spotlight. When asked by host Jimmy Fallon if preparing to leave the White House for good had been emotional, she said: "It is.
Many Democrats applauded, while Republicans offered a degree of support for the project. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who had pushed for free tuition at all state colleges during his presidential campaign, endorsed the project by appearing next to the governor when he announced the plan at LaGuardia Community College on Jan. 3. A spokesman for the Republican majority on New York's state Senate said Republicans have long supported lowering the costs of college education for middle-class families.
In 1993, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan published a famous article titled " Defining Deviancy Down ," where he argued that behavior once considered indefensible is now mainstream. His subtitle was "How We've Become Accustomed To Alarming Levels Of Crime And Destructive Behavior."
In a farewell address to a hall filled with the activists who helped him become the first black American president, Barack Obama on Tuesday urged all Americans to unite to protect the nation's democracy, which he said is being threatened by outside forces as well as tensions within. "There have been moments throughout our history that threatened to rupture that solidarity," the president said.
The Department of Agriculture says the estimated cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or as much as almost $14,000 annually. That's the average for a middle-income couple with two children.
He didn't have long. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. took office in March 2016 after President Obama's long-serving Secretary, Arne Duncan, stepped down at the end of 2015.
If you believe liberal writers and pundits apocalyptic post-election musings, "Donald Trump's America" is no place to raise a child. The latest of these was in Elle magazine last week .
David Beattie of Denver in the Dec. 28 Gazette chastises the Christians of the Springs, implying most are not helping the needy. He laments the cancellation of the Miracle of Tejon Street, which was a holiday meal provided by the former Old Chicago downtown restaurant.
Crews combing Lake Erie for a plane carrying six people that disappeared overnight shortly after takeoff from a Cleveland airport along the shore are still hopeful that the occupants could be found alive, a Coast Guard official said Friday. Authorities have "faint hints" but no strong pulse from an emergency locating transmitter, a beacon that could help find the plane, which is carrying three children and three adults, said Capt.
For most people, a Christmas Eve phone call with the first lady of the United States is an unexpected surprise. But Austin was holding out for someone else.
Joyer was among a dozen 7-Eleven customers selected for deliveries in a Reno neighborhood last month in a partnership between the convenience store chain and the Nevada-based Flirtey's commercial drone service. The 77 packages Flirtey flew to homes in November was the first full-fledged operation of its kind in a busy, populated area, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported.
Around Marine Corps installations this time of year, the man in the bright red campaign hat can be seen handing out candy canes and maintaining Christmas cheer for all. Last week, Gunny Claus came out to greet families waiting for the return of Cherry Point-based Marines coming home for Christmas after a six month deployment to the Mediterranean with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The Obama Administration is releasing new guidelines concerning the use of campus-based police officers across the country's more than 95,000 public schools. The push for national reform comes in the wake of a more than a year-long NBC Bay Area investigation, which exposed how the misuse of school police officers can leave children with criminal records for what some describe as just childish misbehavior.
In the weeks since Donald Trump's presidential victory, Sandra Dimas has struggled with a heightened mix of anxiety and anger over how and when the president-elect will follow through on a central promise of his campaign: cracking down on illegal immigration. "A lot of people are scared," said the 42-year-old mother of three.