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No children were on the yellow school bus at the time of the accident, police say. The school bus was traveling to pick up a student when the series of crashes occurred. The driver is among the dead.

Veta Christy of Peach State Public Radio reports from Atlanta on a new paging system that's being installed on school buses and alerts school children in the morning, when their bus is within a few minutes of picking them up. It's called the Bus Pal, and sends a signal from the bus to a pager in the home, alerting them that the bus is approaching. It also alerts parents or caregivers, when students are about to be dropped off after school.

In rural areas, school bus drivers may spend a couple of hours a day with the students at the end of their route. As a first-time parent, our commentator quickly learned that a good bus driver is a rare and wonderful find.

Liane speaks with NPR's David Molpus, who rode the campaign bus ith President Clinton this weekend. The President was well-received by housands of well-wishers along the way.

Commentator Kristine Holmgren tells a story about her Thanksgiving in 1965, at a particularly dark time in her life...and about the kindness of a stranger on a bus.

Critic Bob Mondello has a review of the new Spike Lee film, Get on the Bus. It's a film about the journey of twenty African-American men to the Million Man March held in Washington last year. Although Lee didn't write the screenplay, the film still reminded Mondello of his earlier work...and he says it's the sharpest Spike Lee film in years.

Prosecutors argued that the driver was talking on his cell phone and driving 20 miles over the speed limit when he crashed the bus into a tree in November 2016.

Daniel talks with Film Director Spike Lee. Lee's new movie opened this week nationwide and it's about a group of Black men who travel by Bus to the Million Man March, which was held last year in Washington D.C. The characters in the film represent, what Lee says, are all aspects of the Black community. He says it's not what you would usually see in a Hollywood film. Also, the film was financed by donations from 15 Black men. Lee turned down money offers from big studios and when the film was done, he sold the film to Columbia for a profit.

Oʻahu Transit Services is working to reach an agreement with the Teamsters, who represent Oʻahu bus drivers, ahead of the opening of the second segment of Honolulu's rail

Hamas hailed the attack without claiming responsibility, calling it a "natural response to the occupation's crimes against our people."