Baltimore

ATLANTA - A cheating scandal is roiling Atlanta Public Schools, casting into doubt the work of hundreds of students in at least 12 of the mostly poor, mostly minority district's elementary and middle schools.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Virginia women's lacrosse team will take a break from preparing for final exams and an anticipated berth in the NCAA tournament to travel to Maryland and pay its respects to slain teammate Yeardley Love.

BALTIMORE - For 73-year-old Rosetta Handy, and the second-graders who dote on her, it's a 50/50 proposition, with winners all around.

BALTIMORE - A computer training company abruptly shut down after it said its bank accounts were frozen, telling students to contact education officials in 14 states to seek refunds and prompting an investigation by the Pennsylvania attorney general's office.