NORTHBROOK, Ill. and ENFIELD, Conn., Sept.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. and ENFIELD, Conn., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UL, a world leader in advancing safety, announced today the execution of a definitive agreement whereby UL will acquire the Quality Assurance business of STR Holdings, Inc., an Enfield, Connecticut-based company.

By POL O' MUIRI Comedian (though more correctly 'comedian') Harry Enfield is involved in a row with the Philippine government over a very tasteless sketch on his 'comedy' series in which an elderly Brit propositions a Philippine women to wiggle her backside.

By ISOLDE RAFTERY Seven years after President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law, the academic gap among students of different races and incomes persists. The law demanded that school districts test their students every year and that those scores be made public.

By Lynn Doan, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Oct. 28--For a few hours, 17-year-old Bianca Sanchez caught a glimpse of what her life might be like in five to 10 years. And it wasn't pretty. Divorced. Four children. A $2,175 monthly paycheck. A full-time and part-time job.