This article explores how our understanding of the universe has evolved—from the scale of everyday experience down to the ...

The viral math problem has X users stumped - but the answer comes from lessons learned in fifth or sixth grade. The best way to go about any equation is by using the handy math acronym PEMDAS, a ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, sparked backlash on social media Monday after a video surfaced of her saying that local law enforcement’s role is only to solve crime, not prevent it. A clip from ...

The administration is sending more than 100 warning letters to companies. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday pressuring pharmaceutical companies to abide by transparency laws in ...

A justice-tech startup is harnessing AI to help people clear old arrests and convictions for low-level crimes. A lot of people are eligible to have their criminal records expunged. And there are tens ...

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The Trump administration is using decades-old laws, meant to prevent discrimination, to threaten school districts and states with cuts to vital... In April, the U.S. Department of Education used a ...

In April, the U.S. Department of Education used a landmark law intended, in part, to end racial discrimination to investigate Chicago Public Schools over a "Black Students Success Plan," after a ...

The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad. By Charlie Savage Reporting ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia GOP has called for using hand-marked paper ballots as a pilot test in this year's upcoming elections for the state Public Service Commission. A response by Charlene McGowan, the ...

A conflict has escalated between Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti and Trustee Ashley Bell Barnett. Barnett accused Falconetti of improperly using foundation funds to cover student ...