Science, Medicine, & Education

Two black female students attending a charter school in Massachusetts were recently kicked off their sports teams and prohibited from attending prom all because they wore their hair in braids. The Mystic Valley Charter School in Malden, about nine miles away from Boston, enforces a strict dress code preventing students from wearing their hair in […]

CHICAGO — Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday was booed by Chicago State University students and their families during a commencement ceremony at the school, an outburst the governor called “negative feedback” while adding he’d “love to boo our system as well.” The university has been among those hit hardest by the ongoing state

University of California regents took the first steps Thursday to investigate allegations that central administrators improperly interfered with a state audit on the financial operations of the UC office of the president. In a unanimous vote at a hastily arranged special meeting, the Board of Regents authorized the hiring of an independent investigator to assist

The content of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ commencement speech at Bethune-Cookman University, a historically black college, was pretty standard: Listen to people who disagree with you, serve your country and give back. But the reception was raucous. Students booed and turned their back while President Donald Trump’s education chief spoke. The speech came after

WASHINGTON — The White House said Sunday it’s now up to the Senate to address any problems with the health care bill passed by the House last week. President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus, said on “Fox News Sunday that he is “excited where we’re at” on health care, adding that by pushing

Every graduation ceremony has — for lack of better words — a certain degree of pomp and circumstance. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is no different. Each year, a group of international students volunteer to carry the flags of their countries in an Olympic Games-style “Parade of Nations.” Public health major Kalsang Nangpa wanted to

Aaron Bulmer, a Kansas police officer, rescued a 4-year-old autistic boy from a pond in Topeka. In a press conference, Bulmer explained he was on his way to respond to another call, when he saw the toddler, Elijah, approaching a pond near the Central Park Community Center. Read: Autism Awareness: Quick Test Shows How Children

WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly passed legislation Thursday to roll back the Affordable Care Act, delivering on a yearslong campaign promise despite mounting concerns from patient advocates and health care groups that the legislation would strip protections enjoyed by millions of Americans. The tight vote, 217-213, with all Democrats opposed, underscored the limited appeal of