Alleged D.C. shooter was investigating ‘fake’ news
A man was arrested in connection with a shot fired at a pizzeria in Washington. No one was hurt. He was reportedly investigating a news report.
Academics
Dementia less common among the well-educated
Challenging and using your brains throughout life seems to reduce the chances you'll develop dementia in old age. Go school.
Daily clock disturbances linked to despair
Despair, feelings of hopelessness, and depression are just some of the symptoms that result from a disturbance in the circadian rhythms of mice.
We want to publish your reporting & writing
We are calling on students in Md. and IL to send us reports, written for potential publication on our site, from your communities and schools.
New elements, up to 118 now, get names
It's official: The 7th row in the Periodic Table is now complete, and all the elements have names, as of Wednesday.
On flag-burning & a free and independent press
Can the president throw someone out of the country for burning the flag? Can he throw someone in jail for doing that?
Practice tests may help info retrieval under stress
When you're under stress, like taking a test, you don't retrieve info as efficiently from your brain. Practice tests can help with that.
We can use genetics to clean the Chesapeake
A group of Md. students noticed that genetically engineered bacteria could eat plastic trash. Hmm. How could we use that here?
Teacher awarded $200k in due process claim
In a case of possible age discrimination against a teacher, a jury and judge in Indiana skirt the issue, ruling on a due process claim instead.
Trump settles fraud suit over his university
Trump U. settled a case in which it was alleged that the Trump organization made fraudulent claims to convince people to pay thousands of dollars.