Teacher placed on administrative leave after racist rant
A middle school teacher has been put on administrative leave after a video of her hurling racist slurs in the school's parking lot surfaced. A parent and a teacher were…
Video of Trump shooting political opponents and media surfaces, “Church of Fake News.”
According to footage obtained by The New York Times, Trump supporters attending an event hosted by a pro-Trump group, American Priority, at Trump National Doral Miami were treated to a…
Impeachment Updates: 10-13-19
What to expect this week: Monday 10/14: Three House panels will interview Fionna Hill behind closed doors. Hill served as Trump's top Russia adviser before leaving her post in August.…
Victoria Gray, the first US patient to be treated with CRISPR for a genetic disorder (sickle-cell disease). [Photo, Meredith Rizzo, NPR]
CRISPR Study in Sickle-Cell Disease
This week NPR Shots reported on the progress of a US sickle-cell patient enrolled in a clinical study to look at CRISPR's safety and efficacy in treating this disease. She's…
The Irishman: Will Gompertz reviews Martin Scorsese’s new mob movie backed by Netflix
The Irishman sees the reunion of Joe Pesci (Russell Bufalino), Robert De Niro (Frank Sheeran) and Martin Scorsese for the first time in 24 years Martin Scorsese says he couldn't…
Helicopter parents and bulldozer parents are bad for everyone — including parents
Helicopter Parents If you’re like many parents, sometime in the last month or so you gave up the better part of a weekday evening to attend back-to-school night. Perhaps you…
ISIS fighters escape Kurdish run prison camps in Syria
Hundreds of relatives of Islamic State fighters fled a Kurdish-run detention camp on Sunday morning after Turkish airstrikes hit the surrounding area, deepening the crisis prompted by the Turkish-led invasion of…
Cop shoots woman in her own Texas home after responding to a welfare call
Leaving your front door open at odd hours might get yourself killed. At least, that appears to have happened to a black woman in Fort Worth, Texas. Firing through a…
Rudy Giuliani is the real secretary of state
From the looks of things, Rudy Giuliani has been the real secretary of state from Day One of the Trump administration. From Ukraine to Turkey to Iran to Foggy Bottom, Giuliani…