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School board member resigns after governor’s education order

Associated Press

Hogan adds waiver details on starting school after Labor Day

Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, and Republican presidential candidate Donal Trump in these 2016 file photos. Young people across racial and ethnic lines are more likely to say they trust Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump to handle instances of police violence against African-Americans. But young whites are more likely to say they trust Trump to handle violence committed against the police. (AP Photo)

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton turn to battleground states in the South

By Steve Peoples and Ken Thomas - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at University of South Florida in Tampa, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton sprint toward November

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Aug. 7, 2016, photo, Chicago police investigate a scene in Chicago where gunfire at a birthday party left a man dead and a woman injured. The city's police department said Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, Chicago recorded 90 homicides in August, its highest monthly death toll in two decades. (Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Chicago cracks 500 homicides for the year after violent holiday weekend

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in these 2016 file photos. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have a near-encounter in battle for Ohio

By Ken Thomas and Steve Peoples - Associated Press

Illustration on Labor Day and the rights of workers by M. Ryder/Tribune Content Agency

Celebrating the Employee Rights Act on Labor DAy

By Richard Berman

Illustration on the changing nature of Labor Day by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Labor Day: What do we really think?

By Renee Garfinkel

Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly appears at a Donald Trump rally in Missouri earlier this year. (associated press)

Phyllis Schlafly sees Donald Trump conservative revolution

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Labor Day collage concepts

Labor Day: Balance work with healthy lifestyle

By Dr. Nina Radcliff

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) ** FILE **

Larry Hogan, Maryland governor, directs public schools to open after Labor Day, beginning 2017

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

Illustration on breaking through growing NLRB/Big Labor collusion by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RICHARD BERMAN: Labor board abuses demand a Labor Day fix

By Richard Berman

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at Laborfest 2014 at Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Obama’s tax-paid total for Labor Day flights? $1.5M-plus

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama walks past a portrait of former President Jimmy Carter, right, in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, as he headed to the East Room for a news conference the day after the midterm elections. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

EDITORIAL: Another ‘Recovery Summer’ vanishes

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Vice President Joe Biden visits with customers at the Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company where he had a cup of coffee and something to eat following his speech before the start of the Labor Day Parade at the site of old Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Daniel Mears, Pool)

VP Biden says workers deserve ‘fair share’

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

Traffic is at a stand-still after the I-495 bridge closed on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 near Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Robert Craig)

‘Terrible Traffic Tuesday’ looms for motorists after Labor Day weekend

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Labor Day Americana Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

DIBACCO: Labor Day, a misnamed holiday

By Thomas V. DiBacco