A second juror has been excused from Karen Read’s murder trial in Massachusetts this week. Read, a former financial analyst and former Bentley University professor, is accused of murdering her police ...

The short answer to “is vacation an excused absence from school?” is it depends. However, there’s so much more to consider in ...

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A potential juror in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York City spoke to the media shortly after she was excused from the pool, highlighting the "serious" mood inside the ...

A second juror was excused from the jury in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on Thursday after it was revealed the man was once arrested for tearing down right-leaning political ...

Our local school districts are asking families to prepare ahead of time. Duval County and St Johns County public schools are giving parents the option to keep their kids home from school on the day of ...

Q. I read your column last week on absences and was confused. If a child has a formally excused absence (medical or other) does the school still NOT get funding for one child one day because the child ...