Why you should stop texting your kids at school

Why you should stop texting your kids at school

[ad_1] Virginia high school teacher Joe Clement keeps track of the text messages parents have sent students sitting in his economics and government classes: — “What did you get on your test?” — “Did you get the field trip form signed?” — “Do you want chicken or hamburgers for dinner tonight?” Clement has a plea … Read more

School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders

School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders

[ad_1] When a motion detector went off overnight at Kromrey Middle School, a police dispatcher called up a digital map of the building, pinpointed the detector, clicked on a live feed from the nearest camera and relayed the intruder’s location to responding police. Within moments, they captured the culprit: a teenager, dressed in dark clothes … Read more

Ex-YouTube CEO's son dies at UC Berkeley campus, according to officials, relative

Consumer product agency issues warning on small magnetic balls linked to deaths

[ad_1] BERKELEY, Calif. — The 19-year-old son of a former YouTube executive died last week at the UC Berkeley campus where he resided, officials and a relative said. The university confirmed that Marco Troper, a Berkeley freshman, was found unresponsive Tuesday afternoon at the university’s Clark Kerr Campus. Troper was later pronounced dead by emergency … Read more

Space Shuttle Endeavour hoisted for installation in vertical display at L.A. museum

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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — NASA’s retired Space Shuttle Endeavour was carefully hoisted late Monday to be mated to a huge external fuel tank and its two solid rocket boosters at a Los Angeles museum where it will be uniquely displayed as if it is about to blast off. A massive crane delicately began lifting the … Read more