School District updates parents online. Palm Beach County parents get updates about schools online or by calling the school districts Emergency Hotline for updates about school openings.

Texas Town OKs Teachers Packing Heat. A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month, a newspaper reported.

Stay-at-home moms feeling the pinch. "I'm having 'em, so I wanna raise 'em." That's the philosophy that led Jenna Kagan to stop working when her daughter was born nine years ago.

Stock futures point to Wall St rise; Wal-Mart, data eyed. Stock futures point to a higher opening on Wall Street on Thursday, reversing some of the previous session's losses while investors await for key inflation data, as well as earnings from Wal-Mart Stores, the world's biggest retailer.

Credit jitters, surging oil hurt stocks. Stocks fell on Wednesday, as persistent concerns about the credit crisis hurt bank shares while a rebound in oil prices and weak outlooks at some retailers raised anxieties about consumer spending.

Canadian aid workers killed in ambush, one identified. Three female foreign aid workers, including two Canadians, were slain in a "senseless, heinous attack" by Taliban insurgents south of Kabul, a senior official of the aid agency said Wednesday.

Olympic golden record-breaker Bolt fastest on earth. Usain Bolt was crowned the world's fastest man when he raced to victory in the blue riband Olympic men's 100 metres final in a world record time of 9.69 sec Saturday.

Judge Upholds Texas School Program Some Consider Vouchers. T he judge said he didn't see evidence showing that giving the grants to the schools would do immediate and irreparable harm.

Many Okla. Districts Cutting Bus Routes. As Oklahoma school students prepare for another academic year, school districts across the state are trimming bus stops and routes to save money on fuel.

School vouchers no substitute for parental involvement. "We shouldn't be trying to raise our test scores above Alabama's," state Sen. Eric Johnson pointed out in a recent speech on education.

US regulators, exchanges move to squeeze insider trading. US regulators and ten stock exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, have forged a new alliance to clamp down on illegal insider trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday.

Ex-principal pleads guilty in PTA theft. A former elementary school principal accused of stealing $41,000 from the PTA and student council here has pleaded guilty.

Wall St. faces headwinds in dog days of summer. Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.

Court Rules Against Minn. Teen Writer. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Minnesota teen who was briefly held after writing a bloody essay in which a student shoots a teacher.

Questions and answers on hiring an appraiser. Questions and answers on how consumers can ensure they are getting an honest appraisal when buying or selling a home, refinancing an existing mortgage or taking out a home equity loan or line of credit:.

Texas school district allowing teachers to carry guns. A Texas school district will let teachers bring guns to class this fall, the district's superintendent said on Friday, in what experts said appeared to be a first in the United States.

Soccer player, 14, dies after practice. Authorities are trying to determine why a 14-year-old boy died after falling ill at soccer practice in suburban Philadelphia.

Judge rejects Texas teacher's group lawsuit over dropout. A judge today denied a request to bar Texas -- temporarily -- from giving state money to three nonprofit groups for a dropout recovery program.

Wall St slides as credit worries rattle financials. Stocks fell on Monday as investors fretted about the prospect of more losses from the mortgage crisis, bruising shares of the two big U.S. home finance providers and other financial companies.

Toronto stocks push into positive territory. The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index bounced into positive territory on Thursday morning, recovering from an earlier fall as resource shares trimmed losses and tech shares gained.