Health Nov 28 Texas reports possible local transmission of Zika virus “We knew it was only a matter of time before we saw a Zika case spread by a mosquito in Texas,” said Dr. John Hellerstedt, Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner.
Nation Nov 16 Columbia sidelines wrestling team over racist, sexist group messages The conversations, in the app GroupMe for the Class of 2017, showed homophobic, racist and misogynistic comments going back as far as 2014, Bwog reported.
Nation Nov 15 Facebook, Google take aim at fake news by blocking ad revenue Facebook and Google banned fake news sites from collecting funds via their advertising networks on Monday.
Science Nov 12 An epic supermoon is on the horizon Look up early next week, and you will see a supermoon at its closest in a generation.
Nation Nov 07 After ‘scouting report’ scandal, second Harvard men’s team found rating female athletes’ looks Harvard’s male cross country team used spreadsheets to discuss members of the women’s cross country team, sometimes using sexually explicit language, the school's newspaper discovered.
Nation Nov 04 Harvard cancels men’s soccer season after players sexually rated female athletes Harvard University's men’s soccer team, which currently sits in first place of the Ivy League, will forfeit the rest of its games this season.
Nation Nov 04 New York City defied national trends, cut incarceration rate in half, study finds New York City’s incarceration rate fell by more than 50 percent over the last two decades, even as the national incarceration rate rose, a new study reports.
Nation Nov 02 Airbnb discrimination case cannot be tried by jury, judge rules The judge said the company’s Terms of Service require all disputes between user and owner be decided in arbitration, rather than in court.
World Oct 31 One in seven of world’s children breathe toxic air, UNICEF reports Using satellite imagery, the children’s aid organization determined that 300 million children worldwide breathe air six times more polluted than the World Health Organization’s recommended limit.
Nation Oct 27 World Series puts Cleveland’s controversial mascot on the national stage Cleveland's historic appearance in the World Series is bringing lots of attention to its controversial logo that critics say is racist.