Age ain't nothing but a number but for aging lawmakers, it's raising questions
Elected officials are (almost) the oldest they have ever been in Washington which is causing discussions over what it means to be fit for office.
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New York City is embracing teletherapy for teens. It may not be the best approach
A proposal to establish the biggest student mental health program in the country contains a paradox. With teens' mental health struggles partly fueled by screens, is teletherapy the right tool?
What has Biden started doing differently? Test yourself in this week's news quiz
From Simone Biles to Joe Biden, there were backflips and small steps taken in the news this week. Were you paying attention?
Now-released forms reveal more trips gifted to Justice Clarence Thomas by Harlan Crow
In a statement accompanying Thursday's disclosure, a lawyer for Thomas said there had been "no willful ethics transgressions" and called prior reporting errors "strictly inadvertent."
From stage to screen: A concert film of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour heads to theaters
Swift's tour has bolstered economies and crashed the Ticketmaster website. AMC said it has increased its online ticket server by more than five times its normal capacity to accommodate for the demand.
The USWNT's Julie Ertz, a back to back World Cup champion, is retiring from soccer
Ertz is the only player to win two U.S. Soccer Player of the Year awards and a U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. She has won two World Cups and is a two-time Olympian.
Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike
The American Political Science Association, or APSA, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles this weekend despite calls from striking hotel workers for conferences to stay away from the city.
Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it
Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.
Proud Boys leaders sentenced to a combined 32 years for Jan. 6 riot
Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were convicted alongside former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and other fellow members of the group.
Whatever happened to the case of 66 child deaths linked to cough syrup from India?
Since the deaths in The Gambia, there have been additional charges that medicines made in India were contaminated and led to sickness. What has happened to the companies involved?