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Jordan Brown, 17, an award-winning debater and a senior at Delores T. Arthur School for Young Men, which closed on Friday after the charter school’s board surrendered its charter. For Jordan’s last five months of high school, his parents are weighing their options, which comes down to keeping Jordan with his classmates or finding a school with an established debate program, a rarity among New Orleans public schools, as it turns out.

Top debate student couldn’t sway School Board to keep his school open

Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men closed Friday, and its students are now frantically trying to find spots to finish out the school year. Parents say that the school’s mid-year closing was a tragedy that could have been foreseen – and prevented.

Simone Biles Wins 6th U.S. Women's Gymnastics Title

After a historic triple-double flip in the floor exercise, Simone Biles collected her sixth title Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri. The Olympic champion is preparing for the 2020 games.

The Justice Department says an accused Jan. 6 rioter arrested in June near former President Barack Obama's Washington home has been indicted on six charges.

The Jan. 6 rioter arrested near Obama's home with guns and ammo is indicted

Taylor Taranto, the accused Capitol rioter arrested while looking for the Washington, D.C., home of former President Barack Obama, was indicted on felony firearms charges and four misdemeanors.

House committee investigating Jan. 6 insurrection calls Congress members to testify

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is asking fellow members of Congress to cooperate in the probe.

Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl, left, Ethan Nordean, center, and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.

Proud Boys leaders sentenced to a combined 32 years for Jan. 6 riot

Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were convicted alongside former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and other fellow members of the group.

6 facts about false noncitizen voting claims and the election

All the available evidence suggests that a miniscule number of noncitizens vote illegally in federal elections and not in numbers that would sway the outcome of any race.

Iran Air has used Boeing 747 passenger jets for years — but their purchase was arranged before 1979's revolution. One of the planes is seen here at the domestic Mehrabad airport in Tehran in 2013.

Boeing And Iran Air Sign Jetliner Contract Worth $16.6 Billion

U.S. officials approved the deal in September, months after Iran emerged from sanctions.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rips a copy of President Trump's speech after he delivered the State of the Union address at the Capitol on Tuesday.

6 Surprising And Emotional Moments From Trump's State Of The Union Address

President Trump stunned lawmakers and guests in the House chamber when he awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh in the middle of his prime-time speech.

Shalanda Young, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, says low interest rates mean the timing is right for government investment in social programs.

Biden Proposes A Huge Hike In Government Spending In A $6 Trillion Budget

The president's budget details his ambitious (and costly) plans to invest in infrastructure and the social safety net — the likes of which the country hasn't seen in decades.

Paul McCartney, shown here in 1963, says the initial rush of Beatlemania "was the fulfillment of all our dreams."

Paul McCartney knew he'd never top The Beatles — and that's just fine with him

The forthcoming documentary Get Back revisits The Beatles' final days together. McCartney says he took the band's breakup hard: "It was quite difficult, because I didn't know what to do at all."

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