Chicago parents, teachers and union members who spent weeks protesting the proposed closure of 53 public schools have vowed to fight until the end, and the end is near.
Manierre Elementary, at 1420 N. Hudson Ave., in the city's Old Town neighborhood, has been removed from the list of more than 50 schools district officials proposed closing, according to published reports.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he's so sure his plan is the right one that he said not taking the action would have far greater consequences for the students he said would be robbed of a quality education.
A Florida man linked to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed by the FBI in Orlando, Fla. overnight, NBC News reported.