Nation Feb 10 Chelsea Manning to join The Guardian as an opinion writer Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief at The Guardian U.S., announced today that Chelsea Manning will join the publication as a contributing opinion writer.
Education Feb 05 How a ‘Humans of New York’ blog post inspired a principal and a $1.2 million fundraiser When was the last time you heard a principal say, “I was broken and I didn't want to go on"? Or the last time you heard a child even mention a principal's name?…
World Jan 26 Nearly 500 people in England hospitalized for female genital mutilation in November In November, 466 people were treated in English hospitals for the effects of female genital mutilation, according to a recent analysis by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
Nation Jan 22 House passes new abortion restrictions after last-minute changes The bill bars the use of federal money for abortions or for insurance plans that cover abortions.
Education Jan 16 New report shows majority of U.S. students are low-income The report measured poverty among students by the number of those that qualified for free and reduced lunch.
Nation Jan 12 UVA reinstates frat after police find no proof of rape described in Rolling Stone article The University of Virginia has reinstated Phi Kappa Psi, the fraternity at the heart of a Rolling Stone story involving an alleged gang rape, after Charlottesville police said they did not find “any substantive basis” for the allegations.
Nation Jan 02 Transgender teen’s death inspires petition against conversion therapy A petition to ban gender-conversion therapy, inspired by the death of transgender 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn, has garnered over 200,000 signatures in two days.
Education Jan 01 Winners revealed for PBS NewsHour Extra’s #MyZeitgeist competition NewsHour Extra, the NewsHour’s educational resource site for teachers, challenged students to tell the story of 2014.
Nation Dec 19 Nebraska, Oklahoma sue Colorado over legalized marijuana The two states say it is difficult for them to enforce a federal ban on marijuana with the drug entering their borders from neighboring Colorado.
Nation Dec 13 Thousands protest police killings in Washington, New York City Thousands marched in New York City and Washington, D.C. on Saturday in two of the largest protests this year against fatal shootings by police.