Panamanian officials conduct raids in Columbia grad’s death probe

Investigators staged a series of raids Tuesday as they probed the death of a Columbia University alum whose lifeless body was found on a Panama hiking trail. There were still no autopsy results or cause of death for Catherine Johannet, 23, a globe-trotting Scarsdale resident who was discovered dead Sunday afternoon in a wooded stretch of Bastimentos Island.

Teachers Union Mourns ‘Sad Day for Children’

Almost as soon as Vice President Mike Pence cast the historic vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as the new education secretary, teachers unions predicted doom for the schoolchildren of America. "If she wants to work with the educators who work hard every single day - in districts as diverse as McDowell County, W.Va., Detroit, and Scarsdale, N.Y. - to provide children the opportunities they deserve, we renew our invitation to have her visit America's public schools and see the strategies that work for kids," Randi Weingarten said in a statement after the vote.

Teachers union on DeVos confirmation: ‘A sad day for children’

The president of the American Federation of Teachers is blasting Tuesday's Senate vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education, saying it is a "sad day for children." "If she wants to work with the educators who work hard every single day-in districts as diverse as McDowell County, W.Va., Detroit, and Scarsdale, N.Y.-to provide children the opportunities they deserve, we renew our invitation to have her visit America's public schools and see the strategies that work for kids," Randi Weingarten said in a statement after the vote.