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In the past few months, Fox News' critical coverage of the Obama administration has been the subject of scornful scrutiny by left-leaning pundits and political satirists. But now the White House appears to be willing to get dirt on its own hands, jumping into the fray by blasting the network's "disregard for facts" in a post on the official White House blog. Written by White House Online Programs Director Jesse Lee, the post takes issue with Fox News' coverage of the president's attempts to help the city of Chicago secure the 2016 Olympics, saying that Rupert Murdoch's cable news juggernaut,...

TAUNTON — A 14-year-old honors student was arrested at Parker Middle School for cocaine possession after students and a parent tipped off school officials.The 8th-grader was charged after school officials found cocaine in her pocketbook Thursday morning.The items included a small white straw with a white powdery residue on it. The powder tested positive for cocaine.Principal Raymond O'Malley also found a plastic baggie containing cocaine, a pink cigarette lighter and two small pills in packaging labeled Loratadine.The girl admitted that she was in possession of the cocaine and told Patrolman Helvio J. Silveira that she had gotten it from a...

<p>I am a 15-year-old sophomore at D.C. Everest Senior High School, and I am writing about the Aug. 13 editorial regarding student dress codes because my mom always told me I am not to complain if I am not willing to take action.</p>