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A 16-year-old student was arraigned Thursday on assault and battery charges after allegedly knocking her school’s principal unconscious and attacking another staff member, CBS Boston reports. The principal of the Boston school, Patricia Lampron, was hospitalized but later released.  Investigators said the incident began after a Henderson Upper Campus staff …

Washington — If at first you don’t succeed, make Republicans vote again. That’s the strategy Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appears to be pursuing as the New York Democrat forced another test vote Wednesday on legislation to overhaul the nation’s election laws. For the fourth time since June, Republicans blocked …

A new, more rigorous side-impact crash test from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows there’s room for improvement in the safety of small SUVS, though cars, trucks and SUVs in general are safer than ever. When the IIHS rolled out its first side crash test in 2003, only …