New laws in Albania show one approach to dealing with disinformation – and highlight some pitfalls of selective regulation.
A longtime White House reporter describes what's lost when the relationship between the press and the president is bad…
This reorganization may provide roadmaps for other nonprofits to follow if they face abuse allegations in the #MeToo era.
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A peace deal with the Taliban could be signed as soon as Feb. 29, 2020. But rebuilding Afghanistan after three decades of…
The Trump administration's budget for healthcare proposes significant cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable…
Because most people want to be perceived as generous, sometimes monetary incentives for doing a good deed are counterproductive.
New research shows that low-income students who qualify for the federal Pell Grant tend to go to non-selective colleges…
An ugly spat involving some supporters of Bernie Sanders harkens back to old tropes about the labor movement. But the Culinary…
Letters of recommendation have grown supersized and one-sided in their praise. In one study, only 1-2% of letters fell below…
People everywhere have always had a sweet tooth for the unreal, enthralled by what should be taken as too good to be true.…
A new study takes an innovative approach to reducing fine particle air pollution and spotlights key sources: factories that…
The confidentiality agreements are back in the news after Bloomberg's use of them was brought up at the Nevada Democratic…
Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia all punish blasphemy harshly – even with death. Such laws have political as well as religious…
Pathogens rapidly evolve resistance to antibiotics. AI could keep us a step ahead of deadly infections.
Four out of 5 Americans live in cities, so urban planning can make a big difference in our lifestyles – especially if…
For more than half a century, service members who got hurt while on active duty but not in combat – like being hit by…
The tremendous costs of COVID-19 show why the world needs to do a better job preventing epidemics from occurring – or…