Trump says Tom Homan will be his ‘border czar’
The president-elect is said to have tapped a former ICE acting director to be his new 'border czar.'
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U.S. Gasoline Prices, 2009-2024
High gas prices often result in presidents shouldering the lion's share of the blame. But actually, they deserve almost none of it.
2 La. H.S. students complete an ‘impossible’ proof
Two students discovered a new way to prove the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians once thought was impossible.
S.F. cracks down on deepfake websites
Lawyers in Calif. are trying to stop AI sites from deepfaking images in which a middle or high school girl is on a nude body.
A banned author addresses the book-ban agenda
3rd in a series at City High in Iowa City, the student newspaper talks with an award-winning author whose books were once banned in several schools.
Can we just cooperate? Children can.
In games, children can cooperate when they focus on collective good rather than self-interest. Could this help solve issues bigger than games?
Harris accepts Democratic nomination for president
Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president, becoming the first woman of color to be so nominated.
Child neglect (& abuse) may be worse than thought
Child neglect can have terrible consequences for adults, but new research suggests the harmful effects may have been underestimated.
Pope Francis: studying literature is valuable
The pope's letter entitled "On the Role of Literature in Formation" addresses the important role novels and poetry can play in our emotional maturity.
Perseids meteor shower at its peak Sunday night
One of the most spectacular meteor showers peaks Sunday night: between 50-100 shooting stars per hour under optimal viewing conditions.