American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis brings jazz music, message of unity to young Cubans

Wynton Marsalis brings music, message to Cuba

Brazil judge rules college must compensate student expelled for wearing mini-dress

Brazil college to pay for mini-dress expulsion

RI’s Brown University names hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean visiting fellow in Africana studies

Wyclef Jean named fellow at RI’s Brown University

Report says poor countries face education crisis; Somalia and Haiti rated worst for students

Report: Poor countries face education crisis

Puerto Rican teachers start school year with one-day strike, stranding thousands of students

Puerto Rican teachers strike over staff, funding

Former Colombian President Uribe accepts scholar post at Georgetown University

Colombian ex-president to teach at Georgetown U

Guyana sets campaign to attract more men to teaching, saying students need male role models

Guyana seeks more male teachers as role models

Former UNM assistant football coach sues Locksley, school over altercation last year

Former UNM asst. coach sues over altercation

Former UNM assistant football coach files civil rights lawsuit against Locksley, regents

Former UNM asst. coach sues current coach, regents

Brazil rethinks spanking: Bill asks parents to avoid corporal punishment or undergo counseling

Brazil kids’ bill would outlaw parental spankings

Big change in little Chinatown: Cuba’s Chinese enjoy small but unprecedented freedoms

In Havana’s Chinatown, rare droplets of freedom

New complaint alleges Ohio psychologist had role in Guantanamo detainee abuse

Ohio psychologist faces Guantanamo abuse claim

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad

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Illegal immigrant families leave Arizona and its tough new law for other parts of US

Immigrant families leave Arizona and tough new law

Students ratify pact ending strike against fee hikes, budget cuts at Puerto Rico university

Students ratify pact to end strike in Puerto Rico

Officials: Undocumented Harvard student no longer faces deportation to Mexico

Officials: Harvard student will not be deported

Negotiators reach agreement to end 8-week strike at University of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico students to vote on ending strike

Republican no more, independent Crist standing with Obama, embracing Democratic priorities

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Undocumented Harvard student says he faces deportation to Mexico after trying to board plane

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Conn. senator says Machu Picchu artifacts held by Yale belong to people of Peru

Senator: Artifacts held by Yale belong to Peru

Mexico takes aim at junk food in schools in fight against childhood obesity

Mexico to ban junk food from schools to fight fat

Final answer about Haiti helps Florida boy win National Geographic Bee in DC

Haiti knowledge helps Fla. boy wins geography bee

Judge blocks Wyo. newspapers stories involving college president’s trip to Costa Rica

Wyoming judge blocks news stories on college trip

US, Mexican first ladies join students for gym, lunch at award-winning Md. elementary school

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Development bank seeks $2 billion to overhaul ruined Haiti schools after earthquake

$2 billion sought to overhaul ruined Haiti schools

Rock star Sting, on fundraising tour for education, says teachers deserve higher pay

Rock star Sting says teachers should be paid more

2 Mexican schools halt University of Arizona student-exchange programs over immigration law

Mexican schools halt exchange programs over AZ law

Panama police find arsenal of assault rifles, grenades at sociology professor’s house

Panama finds rifles, grenades at professor’s house

Colombia’s quirky and cerebral anti-politician is suddenly a leading presidential contender

Colombia anti-politician a contender for president

A 2nd garbage patch: Plastic soup resembling Pacific blight found floating in North Atlantic

A 2nd garbage patch: Plastic soup seen in Atlantic

In interview, Mrs. Obama says jobs, education will help keep young people away from drug trade

U.S. President Barack Obama

Mexico’s House OKs law mandating schools hold daily exercise for kids, and not sell junk food

Mexico’s House OKs anti-obesity plan for schools

As Obama seeks to boost number of US college graduates, 1 man helps show the way

President Barack Obama

Police: Notre Dame recruit ‘drunk and belligerent’ in fatal fall off Florida hotel balcony

Police: Notre Dame recruit ‘drunk’ on fatal fall

NYC program that pays the poor for good habits has no effect on school, job retention

Report: Money for good habits doesn’t change lives

Program that pays the poor for good habits makes some strides, but has no effect on school

NYC pays poor for good conduct, with mixed results

Obama gives away $1.4 million in Nobel prize money to charities

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Peru withdraws fraud, conspiracy claims against Yale in lawsuit over Machu Picchu artifacts

Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale

Mexican woman says she had 2 children with scandal-tainted priest who founded religious order

Mexican woman: 2 kids with scandal-tainted priest

6 Haitian orphans resume journey to US homes, board airplane bound for Miami

6 Haitian orphans resume trip to US homes

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The director of an orphanage in Haiti says six children are boarding a Miami-bound airplane four days after Haitian officials seized them at the airport.

US Marines seize Taliban headquarters, push insurgents into corner of Marjah

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22 high schoolers in Puerto Rico fall ill; 8 hospitalized as investigation initiated

Puerto Rico high schoolers fall ill in classroom

Brazilian woman, expelled from school for short miniskirt, emerges as Rio Carnival star

Disgraced in skirt scandal, woman is Carnival star

Brazilian woman expelled from school for short miniskirt transforms into Rio Carnival star

Woman in miniskirt scandal turns Rio Carnival star

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Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

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Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

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Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

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Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

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AP Top News at 2:14 p.m. EST

Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

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Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town