A New Kind Of College Wins State Approval In Rhode Island
College Unbound aims to provide students who have some college experience a personalized path to a degree.
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Iowa Group Divorces Itself From Controversial Marriage Pledge
An anti-same-sex-marriage pledge from a social-conservative group included a lot more than that in 2012. Looking to avoid the backlash it created in the last presidential election, the group nixed it.
Research Chimps Get Their Day In Court In New York
But neither Hercules nor Leo, who are at the center of a legal battle over whether chimpanzees should have the same legal rights as people, were physically present in the Manhattan courtroom.
How Will The Next President Protect Our Digital Lives?
For the first time in a White House race, the candidates will need a game plan for cyber policy for Day 1 in the Oval Office and will have some tough choices to make.
Penn State Bounces Fraternity For 3 Years Over Nude Photo Scandal
Penn State has shut down the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity chapter for three years, after an inquiry over a Facebook group page that collected pictures of nude women uncovered other transgressions.
More Severe Storms Possible For Flood-Hit Texas
At least 18 people have died as a result of severe storms and flooding in Texas and Oklahoma.
Officer's Acquittal Highlights Tense Police, Community Relations In Cleveland
There were relatively peaceful protests after a white police officer in Cleveland was acquitted Saturday in the deaths of two unarmed black motorists in a barrage of police gunfire in 2012.
In New England, Recognizing A Little-Known History Of Slavery
A burial ground including the remains of 18th century African slaves was uncovered in 2003 in Portsmouth, N.H. Over Memorial Day weekend, the city dedicated the grave site as a special memorial park.
Supreme Court Says Locals Can Make Pill-Makers Pay For Drug Disposal
The court decision means companies are on the hook for helping at least some consumers in California safely dispose of leftover pills and other medicine. Similar measures are in the works elsewhere.
When 'Petting Parties' Scandalized The Nation
In post-World War I America, young people shocked their elders with jazz music, jittery dancing and public displays of affection.