At 16, out of love with the sport, Liu stepped away. Controlling her career, after years of oversight from her father, was the only way she could return. More

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A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences. More

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Eight skiers were killed and one other was presumed dead in the deadliest snow disaster in modern California history. Six were found alive. More