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A wooden cross marks an unidentified U.S. Army grave at Fort Laramie, Wyo., as pictured in 2009. The Fort Laramie National Historic Site will host a gathering of Lakota people this weekend to commemorate an 1868 treaty with the U.S. government.

National

Amid Keystone XL Fight, The Lakota Treaty Of Fort Laramie Turns 150

8:10am April 29, 2018

by Jim Kent

Native Americans of the Northern Plains are gathering this weekend to commemorate an 1868 agreement with the United States — one often invoked in the debate on pipeline construction.

Tsedaka holds a reproduction of a Samaritan text. He lectures around the world about Samaritan history.

Who Stole The Torahs?

8:00am April 29, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Twenty-three years after a brazen theft, the mystery still divides a tiny sect known as the Samaritans. Here's the story of the international hunt to bring the manuscripts home.

Students make a question mark with an abacus.

What 'A Nation At Risk' Got Wrong, And Right, About U.S. Schools

6:00am April 29, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Thirty-five years after the landmark report warned of a "rising tide of mediocrity" in U.S. education, the statistics have been questioned, but the concerns still feel urgent.

A sign is posted at the entrance checkpoint for the Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert in 2000. The festival's co-founder, Larry Harvey, died on Saturday at 70 after suffering a massive stroke.

Arts

Burning Man Co-Founder Larry Harvey Dies At 70

11:23pm April 28, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The co-founder of the annual arts and culture festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert died on Saturday at 70. The event was born after Harvey burned a giant effigy on a beach in 1986.

The Rev. James Hal Cone taught at Union Theological Seminary until his death. He was there for decades and taught generations of students.

James H. Cone, Founder Of Black Liberation Theology, Dies At 79

6:41pm April 28, 2018

by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams

The Arkansas native is remembered for his fierce challenges to traditional Christian norms of his era.

A study out of Yale found that pre-K teachers, white and black alike, spend more time watching black boys, expecting trouble.

New Data About Schools; Teacher Walkouts Spread

5:02pm April 28, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Plus an unpaid faculty position and disparities in access to advanced courses, in our weekly roundup of education news.

House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif. (right), and ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speak to the media last year about committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The Russia Investigations: The House Intel Committee Duels Over Evidence. Again

4:09pm April 28, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Democrats complain there is a lack of evidence present in Republicans' report because Republicans didn't look for it. But it might also not be there because it doesn't exist.

President Trump has always managed by instinct and gut, but the results don't always translate into a successful Cabinet confirmation or policies that can withstand judicial scrutiny.

Politics & Government

3 Lessons The White House Could Learn After The Downfall Of Another Trump Nominee

2:23pm April 28, 2018

by Mara Liasson

The troubled Cabinet nomination of White House doctor Ronny Jackson could create several teachable moments for this president — if he heeds them.

A U.S. Army team transfers the remains of Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Oct. 5. Wright was one of four U.S. troops killed in an ambush in Niger.

The Military Doesn't Advertise It, But U.S. Troops Are All Over Africa

1:33pm April 28, 2018

by Greg Myre

The U.S. military has some 20 missions across the continent. Most are for training African armies not combat. But there are risks as U.S. troops venture into the field.

The Level 1 adult trauma center will officially launch on May 1.

After Push From Activists, Chicago's South Side Gets An Adult Trauma Center

1:29pm April 28, 2018

by Natalie Moore

The University of Chicago's hospital will reopen the center on May 1. The move comes after years of pressure from young black activists, who mobilized when an 18-year-old died from gunshot wounds.

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