Princeton professor says MOOCs are an excuse to cut funding to state universities
‘Hiccup Girl’ to Stand Trial for Murder in Florida
Jury selection began Tuesday in the murder trial of Jennifer Mee, widely known as the “hiccup girl,” for the national attention she received for her extended bouts of hiccups.
Mee, 22, is accused with the 2010 first-degree …
Feds Raid Corrupt Congressman’s Closet
Ladies’ capes and autographed pop memorabilia are being auctioned off to repay campaign funds illegally spent by Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Rate of Uninsured Americans Steady Despite Obamacare
Data shows slight change in coverage as Affordable Care Act ramps up
Rick Warren on Son’s Suicide: “I’ll Never Forget the Agony”
Rick and Kay Warren describe how they dealt with their son’s suicide
Navy Yard Shooter Had Been Treated for Mental Health Problems, But Bought Gun Legally
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U.S. officials confirmed Tuesday morning that the gunman in yesterday’s deadly shooting had been treated for various mental health issues, including paranoia and hearing voices.
Colorado Officials Race The Clock To Reconnect Stranded Towns
Winter Is Coming
DC Doc Rails Against Gun Violence: “Put My Trauma Center Out Of Business”
The head surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, which treated the victims of yesterday’s Washington Navy Yard shooting, spoke Monday at a press conference against the “senseless trauma.”
Trendy San Francisco Is Unlikely Latecomer to the Bike Share Party
The Bay Area has finally launched a publicly subsidized bicycle rental program. What took so long?
Man Prepares Dungeon for Kids, Gets Locked Away
George Portway, 40, will be sentenced Tuesday for online chatting about eating children, and setting up a nightmarish chamber in his basement
Foreign Adoptions Plummet After Rising for Decades
Overseas adoptions drop by almost half while more black U.S. children are heading to families abroad
University of Alabama Moves to End Segregated Sorority System
After more than a century of discrimination – and a week of bad publicity – the school will allow black women to join white sororities
Ready, Fire, Aim: The Science Behind Police Shooting Bystanders
A Saturday incident in Times Square showed yet again that even highly trained police are not always accurate marksmen