The district and the teachers union disagreed on issues including salaries and special education reforms and staffing before reaching a deal, which still has to be ratified.

Tenant Melody Frazier alleged in a lawsuit that the property owner has repeatedly broken the law with unlawful rent hikes, hazardous living conditions and retaliation.

With a rich, dextrous and soulful voice, singer Michael Mayo is a quickly rising jazz performer and prominent mentor of emerging jazz vocalists.

Wilson, whose deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss.