Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.
The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the…
Has Broadway lost its way?
It seems like no one on Broadway is happy.Actors are buckling under the weight of the eight-show week, producers aren't…
Testosterone is all the rage. But what’s the science behind it?
If you’re a guy – or even just friends with a guy – and on the Internet, you may have…
Why more than 400,000 kids are on waitlists for federal childcare assistance
The Child Care and Development Fund, the U.S. government's main source of funding to help low-income families pay for childcare,…
Elbridge who? How the name of a forgotten founder lives on in the word ‘gerrymander’
Elbridge Gerry was an important early figure in the American Revolution, but his decision to approve a "gerrymandered" state legislative…
U.S. delays 50% tariff on Canadian imports. And, takeaways from Florida’s primaries
President Trump has announced that the U.S. is delaying a 50% tariff on Canadian imports after reaching a deal. And,…
15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here’s where, and why
There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal…
Striking hospital employees sound alarm over workplace violence
In addition to pay, striking hospital workers say patient violence is an issue. Hospital workers are seven times more likely…
How India’s blocking of a film exposing real-life police abuses backfired
When Indian authorities scrubbed the biopic of activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, local villagers and activists turned its censorship into a…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts
Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed…