The number of men married to each other who have children is rising following legal rulings about marriage equality.ShutterstockKentucky family court judge W. Mitchell Nance says he refuses to hold hearings on same-sex couples’ adoptions “as a matter of conscience.”
He’s not the only authority defying the 2015 Supreme Court...
A student learns to operate a mill in an advanced precision machining class. AP Photo/Carlos OsorioThe Trump administration has some ambitious goals that include trillions in tax cuts, a significant military buildup and a fresh investment in infrastructure.
The White House released details of how it plans to pay for it all in its full budget...
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'Gift' via www.shutterstock.comGraduation season is upon us, and for many graduates, it’s a moment they’ll want to remember for the rest of their lives.
Yet families often wonder about the best way to mark this special occasion. The graduation gift, of course, is one way. But then comes the tough part: deciding on the gift.
I recently...
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Opening up data and materials helps with research transparency.REDPIXEL.PL via Shutterstock.comWhat is “open science”?
Open science is a set of practices designed to make scientific processes and results more transparent and accessible to people outside the research team. It includes making complete research materials, data and lab...
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Where are all the data going?nmedia via shutterstock.comOur mobile phones can reveal a lot about ourselves: where we live and work; who our family, friends and acquaintances are; how (and even what) we communicate with them; and our personal habits. With all the information stored on them, it isn’t surprising that mobile device users take...
Read more: 7 in 10 smartphone apps share your data with third-party services
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is pushing for stricter sentencing in criminal cases.AP Photo/Frank Franklin IIToday, the United States is a world leader in incarceration, but this has not always been the case.
For most of the 20th century, the U.S. incarcerated about 100 people per 100,000 residents – below the current world average. However,...
Taking care of your kids can mean taking care of yourself, too.ShutterstockEditor’s note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This article is the third in a series exploring how research into adverse childhood experiences – or ACEs – is helping researchers, therapists, parents, educators and the medical community better...
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Coyote at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado.USFWS/Flickr, CC BYFew Americans probably know that their tax dollars paid to kill 76,859 coyotes in 2016. The responsible agency was Wildlife Services (WS), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Its mission is to “resolve wildlife conflicts to allow people and...
The University of California-Mexico Initiative Education Working Group created Project SOL, an online curriculum program that teaches students in their native language.University of California, RiversideLast week, officials from the U.S. and Mexico revitalized their commitment to fight cross-border smuggling of drugs, arms and money. U.S....
Mourners embrace at a vigil for Richard Collins III, who was stabbed to death in College Park, Maryland.AP Photo/Brian WitteThe murder in College Park, Maryland of Richard Collins III, an African-American student who had recently been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and was days away from his graduation from Bowie State...