Nov 03 100 years later, the madness of daylight saving time endures By Michael Downing, The Conversation One hundred years after Congress passed the first daylight saving legislation, more and more people are doubting the wisdom of changing the clocks. Continue reading
Nov 03 Police: 3 dead, including shooter, at Florida yoga studio By Gary Fineout, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press A gunman killed two people and wounded five others at a yoga studio in Florida’s capital before killing himself Friday evening, officials said. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Trump and Obama rally voters ahead of Election Day In our news wrap Friday, both President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama are hitting the campaign trail on the final Friday before the midterm elections. Obama was in Miami to boost Democratic candidates in the state’s governor and… Continue watching
Nov 02 Supreme Court allows lawsuit over census citizenship question to move forward By Associated Press More than a dozen states and big cities, among others, have sued over Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' decision to add a citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 7:01 How polling has changed since the 2016 election Democratic Congressional candidates now hold a nine-point advantage over Republicans, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. But can polls be trusted? In 2016, polls in key states showed Hillary Clinton winning handily. Donald Trump… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 5:34 Could Harvard discrimination case change college admissions nationwide? The Harvard admissions trial in Boston concluded Friday and it could have implications for affirmative action nationwide. The case alleges that qualified Asian-American applicants were denied admission because Harvard used other, non-academic measures to keep their numbers down. William Brangham… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 7:12 This festival aims to bridge the urban-rural political divide ‘in a time of rot’ By Jeffrey Brown A food and arts festival in central Wisconsin has grand ambitions. “Fermentation Fest” celebrates art, farming and all things fermented. But in addition to serving up sauerkraut and kombucha, festival organizers from The Wormfarm Institute also hope it provides… Continue watching
Nov 02 For farmers, talking about mental health used to be taboo. Now there’s #AgTwitter By Courtney Vinopal More and more farmers are taking to #AgTwitter to discuss mental health. While the research isn’t extensive, studies have shown that most rural parts of the country lack access to mental health treatment. Continue reading
Nov 02 Opinion: The false narrative driving the Harvard affirmative action case By Natasha K. Warikoo Social science has shown us that when a group perceives a decline in status, economic or otherwise, they are likely to accept narratives that blame a different group — often a stigmatized one — for that decline. Continue reading
Nov 02 Don’t forget to fall back one hour Sunday By Associated Press Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and most of Arizona don't observe daylight saving time, so no need to change the clocks in those places. Continue reading