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Educators Fear And Embrace Calls For Concealed Carry In The Classroom

8:25am February 24, 2018

Teachers are already carrying concealed guns in a handful of states, including Ohio. Some defend it, but many worry calls to arm teachers will put students further in harms way.

Wildfire smoke filled the sky in Seeley Lake, Mont. on Aug. 7, 2017. Weather effects concentrated the accumulating smoke, chronically exposing residents to harmful substances in the air.

Montana Wildfires Provide A Wealth Of Data On Health Effects Of Smoke Exposure

8:08am February 24, 2018

by Nora Saks

Last summer's wildfires handed scientists a rare chance to study effects of smoke on residents. Most previous work had been on wood-burning stoves, urban air pollution and the effects on firefighters.

Used car salesman Chris Edwards poses for a portrait at Automaxx in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

A Student Solution To Give Utah Debtors A Fighting Chance

8:08am February 24, 2018

by Lee Hale

In Utah, the majority of civil lawsuits are debt related; nearly all of the debtors face those suits without any legal help. A group of law students at Brigham Young University wants to change that.

A scientist says pen refill reviews on Amazon are more informative that what the current peer review system offers on scientific work costing millions of dollars.

Scientists Aim To Pull Peer Review Out Of The 17th Century

8:08am February 24, 2018

by Richard Harris

Some scientists want to change the old-fashioned way scientific advancements are evaluated and communicated. But they have to overcome the power structure of the traditional journal vetting process.

Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic celebrates winning gold in the ladies' snowboard parallel giant slalom at the Pyeongchang Olympic Games Saturday.

Sports

Ester Ledecka Makes History, Winning Olympic Gold In Both Snowboarding And Skiing

8:03am February 24, 2018

by James Doubek

A week ago, the 22-year-old unexpectedly won gold in the women's Alpine super-G skiing. Now, she's won gold in the women's snowboarding parallel giant slalom.

The late preacher Billy Graham, left, and President Richard Nixon wave to a crowd of 12,500 in 1971 in Charlotte, N.C., at an event honoring Graham.

Billy Graham Walked A Line, And Regretted Crossing Over It, When It Came To Politics

7:00am February 24, 2018

by Ron Elving

The evangelical preacher sought to be seen as above the partisan political fray. But in his actions and associations, Graham often proved how difficult such an attitude can be to achieve or sustain.

Music & Culture

Daring To Dream: A Carpenter Tries To Build A Piano In Rwanda

7:00am February 24, 2018

by Alexandra E. Petri

If he succeeds, it would be the first piano made in his country — and the first made in Africa since 1989. Skeptics wonder if it's an impossible mission.

Nadezhda Sergeeva and Anastasia Kocherzhova, competing as Olympic Athletes from Russia, react in the finish area during the women's bobsleigh heats on Wednesday in the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Sports

Russian Bobsledder Disqualified For Doping, Court Says

3:43am February 24, 2018

by James Doubek

Russian bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva has been disqualified from the Winter Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Saturday. She's the second Russian athlete to fail a doping test this year.

Advertisement in a metro station in Budapest in July. The Hungarian government said it would end its disputed ad campaign against Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros.

World News

Hungary's Leader Proposes 'Stop Soros' Laws Against NGOs That Help Migrants

11:45pm February 23, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Hungary's government has proposed a series of bills it says will curb illegal immigration. Critics say the motivation is to cripple NGOs linked to U.S. financier George Soros.

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Trump Administration Restricts H-1B Worker Visas Coveted by High Tech

11:15pm February 23, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

It's another step in fighting potential fraud and abuse in the program that brings 85,000 highly-skilled workers into the U.S. every year. More detail is required on why the workers are needed.