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WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Authorities are searching for the biological father of an infant who died in Mifflin County, as the child’s mother faces homicide charges. The county coroner wants to find the father's identity to make final arrangements for the deceased infant. According to charging documents, 20-year-old Jordyn Lynn Kauffman left the infant, a baby girl with brown hair and blue eyes, in her Wayne Township yard shortly after giving birth. In the affidavit, Pennsylvania State Police said Kauffman told hospital staff she did not want a child while she was pregnant, and declined post-birth services offered to her...

The question was offensive and contrary to our values of respect, inclusivity, and cultural sensitivity' A New Jersey school district apologized for offending a Muslim activist group this week after a middle school teacher featured a class quiz question naming the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, as a terror group The Wayne Township Public Schools superintendent’s office sent out a statement to the district expressing regret over an "inappropriate" question that was asked during a quiz at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School earlier this week. "The question was offensive and contrary to our values of respect, inclusivity, and cultural...