Star Spangled Fourth at Lake Tahoe Largest synchronized fireworks display west of the Mississippi. Starts at 9:45 p.m. The simultaneous music broadcast can be heard on local stations KRLT-FM 93.9 and KOWL_AM 1490.
College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.
In a stunning reversal of its own ruling, a California court says it's O.K. for uncredentialed parents to homeschool their kids. But regulatory questions remain
The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, it's still getting harder to make ends meet.
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