Democrats need to have a real debate about Israel, Gaza and the word ‘genocide’

Both centrists and progressives are misusing a word, and driving the Democratic Party apart, when discussing Israel’s brutal ...
The Hechinger Report

Did New York blow $10 million on reading instruction that doesn’t work?

A New York State course intended to help educators use phonics and the science of reading effectively doesn’t do so and could impede students’ progress, literacy experts say.

California attack survivors, who were not believed by police, get the last word against kidnapper

After their kidnapping case drew national attention because they were accused of making it up, Denise Huskins Quinn and Aaron ...
Penn Live

‘He had a whole life plan’: Rare heart problem killed high school senior in his sleep

Damarius Galarza, 18, worked hard to save up for his first car, sometimes juggling three jobs along with schoolwork and sports practices. He bought a Nissan in December and got his driver’s license ...
The Hill

Just 8 percent in US see immigration as biggest problem: Gallup

A new poll from Gallup released Wednesday shows that few Americans see immigration as the country’s biggest problem compared with other nations where more respondents say it’s an issue. Gallup found ...
Yale Environment 360

‘We’re part of a whole’: Faculty contributions to Yale’s budgeting process

As a particle physicist, Yale’s Sarah Demers is no stranger to the ways that large events — from galaxy mergers to the very formation of matter — relate to complex interactions and relationships of a ...
The Baltimore Sun

High energy bills: Exelon is part of the problem, not the solution | GUEST COMMENTARY

With no hint of irony, Exelon Corporation is promoting itself as “part of the solution” for high energy costs afflicting Maryland households, despite the principal role that the high distribution ...
The Conversation

Pedestrian deaths just reached an 18‑year high. Bull bars are part of the problem

Milad Haghani receives funding from the Australian government's Office of Road Safety. The national road trauma data for December last year was just released, which means we now have a full picture of ...
Seattle Times

Boeing warned 15 years ago about part problem at center of UPS crash

More than a decade before a deadly crash last year, Boeing warned MD-11 operators that a part securing the cargo plane’s engines to their wings had failed four times, while insisting it did not pose a ...
The Verge

Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts

Developers from Twisted Pixel Games and Sanzaru Games have posted about their studios being closed down. Developers from Twisted Pixel Games and Sanzaru Games have posted about their studios being ...
Autoblog

Plug-In Hybrids Have 80% More Problems Than Gas Cars, Consumer Reports Finds

Consumer Reports’ latest annual survey flags the most unreliable PHEVs across multiple segments, including the Mazda CX-90 and Jeep Wrangler 4xe. A plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) offers several ...