Today: May 18, 2024
Today: May 18, 2024

Education

Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers

The school system in Topeka, Kansas, was at the center of the landmark Brown v

Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers

Police take back building from protesters at University of California, Irvine

By Daniel Trotta and Mike Blake IRVINE, California (Reuters) -Police on Wednesday took back a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for hours occupied the building at the University of

Police take back building from protesters at University of California, Irvine

Indigenous groups claim stake in sunken Spanish ship, cargo off Colombia

Members of three South American indigenous communities have asked Spain and UNESCO to declare a Spanish galleon that sank 300 years ago with a bountiful cargo as "

Indigenous groups claim stake in sunken Spanish ship, cargo off Colombia

US charges two brothers with novel $25 million cryptocurrency heist

Two brothers who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were arrested on Wednesday on U.S. charges that they carried out a cutting-edge scheme to

US charges two brothers with novel $25 million cryptocurrency heist

Italian judge throws out defamation case brought by Meloni ally

A Rome university professor was acquitted on Wednesday of slandering Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida for comparing him to a Nazi governor.

Italian judge throws out defamation case brought by Meloni ally

Northwestern attacker Izzy Scane breaks NCAA record for career women’s lacrosse goals

Northwestern attacker Izzy Scane has broken the Division I record for women’s lacrosse goals

Northwestern attacker Izzy Scane breaks NCAA record for career women’s lacrosse goals

Kansas governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a measure that could have earmarked up to $5 million for certain gun-detection software in schools

Kansas governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology

Rising food costs leave hungry Americans $33 billion behind, report says

Hungry people in the U.S. faced a $33.1 billion shortfall in funds for basic food needs in 2022, but nearly half of them will not qualify for aid, according to a report by

Rising food costs leave hungry Americans $33 billion behind, report says

Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend in which he congratulated the women receiving degrees, but then said most were probably more excited to get married and have children

Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood

Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College's commencement

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism, but he received a standing ovation at the May 11 commencement ceremony at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas

Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College's commencement

Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92

Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and travails of small-town women in her

Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92

Biden blames China, Japan and India's economic woes on 'xenophobia'

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that "xenophobia" from China to Japan and India is hobbling their growth, as he argued that migration has been good for

Biden blames China, Japan and India's economic woes on 'xenophobia'

A greasy, monumental ritual at the Naval Academy ends after more than 2 hours

A first-year U.S. Naval Academy student has stood victorious on classmates' shoulders and placed an upperclassman’s cap atop the Herndon Monument after a grueling, slippery struggle

A greasy, monumental ritual at the Naval Academy ends after more than 2 hours

Voice-cloning technology bringing a key Supreme Court moment to 'life'

The use of a voice-cloning technology marrying old audio clips to an actor's narration is bringing an historic U.S. Supreme Court decision to life

Voice-cloning technology bringing a key Supreme Court moment to 'life'

Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America

As students across the nation consider jobs that play a role in solving the climate crisis, they’re looking for meaningful climate training

Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America

NY Fed survey finds general expectations of higher inflation

By Michael S.

NY Fed survey finds general expectations of higher inflation

More Fed officials ready to say goodbye to low-rate world

By Michael S.

More Fed officials ready to say goodbye to low-rate world

Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians are marking 76 years of dispossession, commemorating their mass expulsion from what is today Israel as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor

Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia

United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor

5 thoughts for new college grads seeking to find the right balance between meaningful work and making money

A philosopher and a psychologist break down the challenges of finding purposeful work that also pays well.

5 thoughts for new college grads seeking to find the right balance between meaningful work and making money

Canadian historian Michael Ignatieff wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences

Organizers of Spain’s Princess of Asturias Awards have awarded the prize for the social sciences to Canadian historian and writer Michael Ignatieff

Canadian historian Michael Ignatieff wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences

Georgia's pro-EU Generation Z spearheads 'foreign agent' protests

For 20-year-old Georgian student Irakli, the almost nightly trip to protest outside parliament is part of a wider struggle where he and his generation have a special

Georgia's pro-EU Generation Z spearheads 'foreign agent' protests

Amsterdam university cancels classes after violence erupted at a pro-Palestinian rally

The University of Amsterdam has canceled classes and shut buildings for two days after the latest demonstrations over the war in Gaza turned destructive

Amsterdam university cancels classes after violence erupted at a pro-Palestinian rally

Surprise pick as Russia’s defence minister is tough-talking economist and Putin ally

By Guy Faulconbridge, Darya Korsunskaya and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) -With zero military experience, Andrei Belousov, a wiry white-haired economist and Orthodox churchgoer who enjoys rock

Surprise pick as Russia’s defence minister is tough-talking economist and Putin ally

70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't

Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional

70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't
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