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The Minnesota Zoo's latest dolphin addition - 1-1/2-year-old calf Taijah - has died after a sudden illness, zoo officials said Tuesday.

A Winnipeg jury heard Monday how a man accused of killing his wife laughed as he agreed it was strange she was brutally slain while heading to do grocery shopping in Selkirk.

BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mary-Brent Brown, 16, of Covington and Anne Hope Noel, 12, of Mandeville today were named Louisiana's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Mary-Brent was nominated by St. Scholastica Academy in Covington, and Anne was nominated by Our Lady ...

A man accused of killing his wife laughed when he agreed it was strange the woman was slain while heading to do grocery shopping in Selkirk, Man.

From providing first aid to dispensing medications and preventative screenings, school nurses play a vital role in a student’s education experience. “Nurses are an essential part of our School System,” said Michael Barber, assistant superintendent of Pell City schools.