Q&A: Expert says all’s not right for endangered right whales

In this April 23, 2017 photo provided by the Center for Coastal Studies, a right whale side-feeds just below the surface of Cape Cod Bay off shore from Wellfleet, Mass. Charles "Stormy" Mayo, director of right whale ecology at center in Provincetown, said ominous signs suggest the global population of 500 animals is slowly declining.

Hangry in the school caf: Sharing some food is off the table

School officials in a Connecticut town are criticizing new restrictions on lunchroom "share tables," which encourage students to donate uneaten food for any classmates who may be hungry. The concept has been promoted by the U.S. Agriculture Department as a way to reduce waste, but it is up to local governments to determine what health codes will allow.

The Latest: Sheriff: Evacuation may not end until fixes made

A state school official says any school forced to close because of evacuations may be able to recover attendance funding, the main revenue source for local districts. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson says he has directed his staff to help affected school administrators to apply for waivers due to school closures.

MCAS-Yuma rescue unit could stay

Local military boosters and public safety agencies are optimistic about Marine Corps Air Station-Yuma and its lifesaving skills remaining in southwest Arizona, with its survival included in a defense appropriations bill awaiting the president's signature. The SAR unit at the base is now the last of its kind in the country, and was due to be disbanded along with another in North Carolina in 2015.

Time for people to put away anger

The elections are over, something that I'm sure most of us are happy about, but now the tough stuff starts. Will we, the American people, accept the results and go about the business of getting our country off the track that the vast majority of us disapprove of, or will the anger and/or angst of those who didn't vote for the victorious candidates continue--keeping us from achieving our potential? It won't accomplish anything for those who are pleased with the results to gloat.

The Latest: Appeals court mulls Arizona ballot count rules

A federal appeals court panel is considering whether to order Arizona to count ballots cast by voters in the wrong precinct as requested in a lawsuit by some voters and the state and national Democratic parties. A lawyer representing the voters and the party said a district court judge got it wrong when he ruled that Arizona has a valid reason not to count the ballots because local races are involved.

Teachers union, Chicago school district reach contract deal

Iain Jones second from right, holds a sign as his brother Quin Jones and mother Jennifer Jones join other families at a press conference to show support for the Chicago Public School teachers held in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood near Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Negotiators for the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools were meeting again Monday in a bid to avert a threatened teachers' strike.

Chicago teachers, district reach tentative deal; no strike

Chicago teachers and the nation's third-largest school district struck a tentative deal on a new contract late Monday, averting what would have been the second major strike since 2012 for Chicago Public Schools just hours before union members were set to hit the picket lines. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said at a news conference just before midnight Tuesday that after more than a year of negotiations, the two sides had hammered out an agreement that isn't perfect but is good for students, teachers and the city.