2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1772+ words) Shania Collins, a 29-year-old American sprinter, was initially nervous about competing in the Enhanced Games. The competition debuting this weekend would upend a seemingly inviolable sport doctrine: the ban on performance-enhancing drugs. Substances such as steroids, amphetamines and growth hormone…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (446+ words) Florida education leaders have moved to block introductory sociology courses from counting toward general education requirements at all state colleges, escalating a growing clash with a field known for probing issues of race, gender, and inequality. Weeks ago, the State…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (400+ words) Hundreds of people rallied against President Donald Trump and the war on Iran in a protest outside the White House on Tuesday, April 7, with dozens more protests planned nationally Wednesday. Tuesday's protest was planned just hours after a social media…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (852+ words) For years, Florida officials have scrutinized sociology curriculums while carrying out efforts to transform higher education, especially its key teachings on racial inequities, gender and race. Yet critics say the state's move to bar students from taking sociology courses for…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (640+ words) WORCESTER " Demonstrations will be held in Worcester and across the nation on Saturday, March 28, in protest of the Trump administration. The demonstrations, put on by distinct volunteer networks, are associated with the "No Kings" movement that brought thousands to the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (229+ words) An immersive Anne Frank exhibit is coming to Chicago this spring, and will include items from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry announced the upcoming exhibit on its website, along with the link…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago  (633+ words) In this posthumous collection of thought-provoking essays--many never published before--Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and bestselling author David Mc Cullough affirms the value of history, how we can be guided by its lessons, and the enduring legacy of American ideals....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (384+ words) The University of California system enrolled more than 200, 000 California resident undergraduates this year, marking an increase of about 1, 700 students compared to the previous school year, according to the UC President's press release. Across graduate and undergraduate programs, 76. 8% of students are…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago  (421+ words) WASHINGTON - The Department of Education is bringing in over 40 conservative groups to launch a civic education initiative it says will renew patriotism and increase knowledge of the nation's founding principles. The department did not specify exactly what initiatives the groups…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago  (238+ words) Protesters lined the village's main streets, showing up in costumes, with signs and generating horn-honking from drivers passing by. Costumes, signs and honking horns mark village of Fairport No Kings protest The historic village of Fairport along the Erie Canal…...