Gun goes off inside Newark charter school, injures staff member in hallway incident
NEWARK, Del. — A school employee was injured Thursday morning in an accidental shooting at ASPIRA Charter High School in Newark, prompting an active investigation by Delaware State Police. Key Points Accidental…
Philadelphia Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Near Charter School
Philadelphia, PA – Phillip Gillard, a 46-year-old resident of Philadelphia, has been convicted on federal charges of drug trafficking and firearm offenses. The conviction was secured on February 16, 2024, following a…
Russia says four survive charter jet crash in Afghanistan, condition of two others unclear
KABUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s aviation watchdog said on Sunday four people survived the crash of a charter plane bound for Moscow in northern Afghanistan, citing the Russian embassy there, and it said the…
Nearly 1,000 U.S. citizens, family have departed Israel with government help
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 1,000 U.S. citizens and family members have departed Israel on State Department-sponsored charter flights and other transport options since Friday for Europe, a department spokesperson told…
Qualcomm enters new Wi-Fi router market in deals with Charter, EE
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Qualcomm on Wednesday said it was getting into a new market for Wi-Fi routers and that Charter Communications and the UK’s EE will be among its first…
Analysis-Disney, Charter deal reshapes media landscape -executives
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Thirty-one years ago, cable TV pioneer John Malone predicted customers would have as many as 500 channels in their living rooms. Charter, the cable company in which…
US entertainment shares slide as Disney, Charter squabble over cable fees
By Chibuike Oguh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of several U.S. entertainment companies including Fox Corp and Warner Brothers Discovery Inc were dragged down on Friday by a…
Charter Communications says Disney declined distribution proposal
(Reuters) – Charter Communications said on Friday Walt Disney Co declined its proposal for a distribution agreement and pulled video channels from its cable service, in a move that will impact the…
Jet charter firm Wheels Up in talks with lenders amid cash crunch -WSJ
(Reuters) -Private jet company Wheels Up Experience is in talks with lenders about a debt restructuring while exploring other options to avoid bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The company,…
Charter pilot cited in Boston near-miss with JetBlue plane – NTSB
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday cited the failure of a charter pilot to get a takeoff clearance in a February incident in Boston that…
Supreme Court Leaves In Place Ruling Banning Charter School From Forcing Girls To Wear Skirts
Supreme Court Leaves In Place Ruling Banning Charter School From Forcing Girls To Wear Skirts Kate Anderson on June 26, 2023 The Supreme Court declined Monday to review a decision by a…
Biden Official Bankrolls Group Claiming Charter Schools Teaching ‘Classics’ Are ‘Far-Right’ Ideologues
Biden Official Bankrolls Group Claiming Charter Schools Teaching ‘Classics’ Are ‘Far-Right’ Ideologues Reagan Reese on June 12, 2023 A Biden administration official is a major donor to an organization that characterized Christian…
Oklahoma Approves Nation’s First Religious Charter School
Oklahoma Approves Nation’s First Religious Charter School Katelynn Richardson on June 5, 2023 Oklahoma approved the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school during a Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board (OSVCSB) meeting…
Nation’s First-Ever Religious Charter School Denied By State
Nation’s First-Ever Religious Charter School Denied By State Kate Anderson on April 12, 2023 The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board (OSVCSB) voted on Tuesday to deny an application by a Catholic…
Newark Charter High School Student Arrested for Terroristic Threatening
NEWARK, DE – Newark Police School Resource Officers (SRO) were alerted by the administration of Newark Charter High School, located at 200 McIntire Drive, of a possible threat made against the school.…
‘Gonna Blow Up’: Oklahoma Seeks To Open First-Of-Its-Kind Religious Virtual Charter School As Court Cases Loom
‘Gonna Blow Up’: Oklahoma Seeks To Open First-Of-Its-Kind Religious Virtual Charter School As Court Cases Loom Reagan Reese on March 12, 2023 The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board is currently considering…
Jersey Shore charter school managers indicted after steering $115k to founder’s side business
EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ – The owner of an Egg Harbor charter school has been indicted after allegedly diverting funds to his own private business. According to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin,…
Governor ‘Troubled’ By Oklahoma Attorney General’s Opinion On Religious Charter Schools
Governor ‘Troubled’ By Oklahoma Attorney General’s Opinion On Religious Charter Schools Kate Anderson on February 27, 2023 Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma sent a letter to Attorney General Gentner Drummond Monday…
’State-Funded Religion:’ Attorney General Says Faith-Based Charter Schools Violate Oklahoma Constitution
’State-Funded Religion:’ Attorney General Says Faith-Based Charter Schools Violate Oklahoma Constitution Kate Anderson on February 23, 2023 Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond rescinded his predecessor’s decision to allow publicly funded religious charter…
Governor Hochul Proposes Plan To Open More Charter Schools
Reagan Reese on February 2, 2023 Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a plan to keep the state’s hundreds of charter schools open while adding more, according to the state budget.…
Federal Jury Finds President Of Yacht Charter Brokerage Company Guilty Of Obstruction Of A Federal Agency Proceeding
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Patrick Dines (74, St. Petersburg) guilty of endeavoring to obstruct a proceeding pending before the United…
Seabrook man charged with operating illegal charter cruise business
GALVESTON, Texas – A 65-year-old has been taken into custody on violation of captain of the port order, making a false statement, obstruction of a proper compliance inspection and forgery of ships…
Former Charter School Board President Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Embezzlement and Wire Fraud
MIAMI – U.S. Federal District Court Judge Rodney Smith has sentenced Jimika Williams to 40 months in prison for embezzling federal funds. A jury convicted Williams (also known as Jimika Mason) in…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tramples U.N. charter: Japan PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as destabilising the international order to its core and said the…
Charter must pay murder victim’s family $1.15 billion, Texas judge rules
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Charter Communications must pay $1.15 billion to the family of an 83-year-old woman who was murdered by one of its off-duty cable technicians, a Texas judge has…
Russia’s Ukraine invasion violates U.N.’s 1945 charter, Biden to say
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will try to rally the world against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a speech to the United Nations General…
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