Study: Holding Kids Back A Grade Doesn't Necessarily Hold Them Back
Grade retention has mixed results for school performance, a large study of students in Florida shows.
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2 Years After S.C.'s Flag Came Down, Cities Grapple With Confederate Symbols
A Confederate flag came down at the South Carolina statehouse weeks after the murders of nine people at a historically black church. Such symbols continue to generate controversy.
NASA Spacecraft Gets Up Close With Jupiter's Great Red Spot
NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly directly over the Great Red Spot, a swirling storm on Jupiter, on Monday. Scientists are hoping to gain a better understanding of the storm and why it persists.
Trump Jr. Met With Russian Lawyer With Promise Of Damaging Clinton Information
President Trump's eldest son admitted to meeting a Kremlin-linked lawyer after being offered information that could have been "helpful" to his father's campaign.
Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Are More Likely To Develop Heart Disease
Women who develop diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy, or whose babies are born prematurely, often are unaware of their own increased risk of heart disease later. So are their doctors.
Americans Don't Want Senate's Health Care Plan, But It's Unclear What They Do Want
Public opinion on health care is often inconsistent, even incoherent.
New York City Commuters Brace For 'Summer Of Hell'
A massive summer repair project begins Monday at the nation's busiest train station.
Trump Son Admits To Meeting With Russian; Senate Returns To Unfinished Health Care Battle
Donald Trump Jr. said he met last year with a Kremlin-backed lawyer with the promise of damaging information against Hillary Clinton.
Federal Court Considers Changing Texas Political Boundaries
A three-judge panel begins a weeklong trial Monday over whether Texas's political maps discriminate against minorities. If so, the state could be forced to redistrict before the 2018 election.
Former NSA Inspector General On Talks Of U.S.-Russian Cybersecurity Unit
Joel Brenner, now an MIT senior researcher, says President Trump's statement that he might partner with Putin on cyber issues is a reversal of decades of well-founded American suspicion of Russia.