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Oregon's Jeff Merkley Becomes First Senator To Endorse Bernie Sanders

4:51pm April 13, 2016

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley announced his endorsement of Bernie Sanders for president Wednesday in The New York Times. He is the first U.S. senator to endorse Sanders.

Stanford Physicist Embarks On Mission To Improve Undergraduate Teaching

4:51pm April 13, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

Research shows that some teaching methods are a lot better than others. But why aren't more colleges and universities even bothering to measure teaching effectiveness? Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, a Stanford professor, is on a mission to improve undergraduate teaching and learning.

Ethan Couch, pictured here in February, will spend nearly two years in jail.

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'Affluenza Teen' Gets Nearly 2 Years In Jail

4:23pm April 13, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Ethan Couch, whose lawyers presented an "affluenza" defense to show he wasn't responsible for a deadly drunken driving crash in 2013, has been sentenced to four consecutive terms of 180 days.

Jeff Hebert, who is leading New Orleans' efforts to adapt to rising sea levels, stands at the site of the future Mirabeau Water Garden, a federally funded project designed to absorb water in residential Gentilly.

Adapting To A More Extreme Climate, Coastal Cities Get Creative

4:12pm April 13, 2016

In preparation for sea level rise, vulnerable cities are building infrastructure to protect themselves. But as a look at New Orleans and Philadelphia shows, the strategies are unique to each city.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tries his hand at some racial humor at the 94th annual Inner Circle Dinner in New York.

When It Comes To Terms Like 'Colored People's Time,' Context Matters

3:48pm April 13, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Bill de Blasio's been getting dragged for joking about "CPT." Once more, with gusto: When it comes to terms like this, context matters. Who's saying it, where and to whom?

Brewers in North Carolina are planning to donate all of the profits from a new beer to two groups that work on behalf of the LGBT community.

'Don't Be Mean' Beer: 36 N.C. Breweries Sign Up To Sell Brew Aimed At HB2

2:59pm April 13, 2016

by Bill Chappell

North Carolina's HB2 law has sparked an ACLU lawsuit and prompted calls for boycotts. Inside the state, beer brewers say the law doesn't represent them.

'Door To Door' Reveals The Magnificent — And Maddening — Story of Traffic

2:25pm April 13, 2016

Edward Humes describes his new book as a "transportation detective story" that chronicles the hidden characters, locations and machinery driving our same-day-delivery, traffic-packed world.

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How LSD Makes Your Brain One With The Universe

12:14pm April 13, 2016

by Angus Chen

Researchers are starting to look at the therapeutic possibilities of psychedelic drugs. A sensation that the self is merging with the world could be due to changes in brain connections, a study says.

Bernie Sanders Picks Up First Endorsement From A Senate Colleague

10:48am April 13, 2016

by Sam Sanders

Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley has backed Sanders, which could help him in Oregon's May 17 primary. Hillary Clinton has far more endorsements from Congress — a big part of her superdelegate lead.

Inyan Pedersen, 34, with her son Knowledge. Doctors scheduled Pedersen to deliver her two younger children by C-sections because the closest birthing center is two hours away.

For Native Americans, Health Care Is A Long, Hard Road Away

10:44am April 13, 2016

by Misha Friedman

For American Indians on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota, getting health care can take weeks. Indians who move to the city find that access can be difficult, too.