National Courts
RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal judge ordered a North Carolina school to admit a 14-year-old high school student suspended for wearing a nose piercing she says is part of her religion, and the teenager was headed to science class Friday afternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has ruled that California illegally classified interns as "highly qualified" teachers and assigned them to schools in low-income and minority areas.
HIGH POINT, N.C. - High Point University says seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will serve as its commencement speaker in the spring.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by descendants of the Apache warrior Geronimo, who claimed some of his remains were stolen in 1918 by a student society at Yale University.
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
