Puerto Rican college students have been waging a series of demonstrations to protest austerity measures they say endanger the higher education system
The FBIās decision to drop its case now raises new concerns about the strength of security in Apple devices given law enforcementās ability to unlock the iPhone without Appleās assistance
This week Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder testified for the first time before Congress about lead poisoning in the water supply of…
Interview on Prresident Obama’s plan to Congress to close GuantĆ”namo Bay military prison
A major debate over privacy and online encryption has erupted after the computer giant Apple announced it will resist a court order…
In October 2014, General Motors recognized the Flint water was corroding its engines. They got permission from the cityās unelected emergency managerāwho…
We had particular policies in this country that resulted in the larger share of poverty that we have in African-American communities
Viewers witnessed one of the most political halftime shows in Super Bowl history
Interview on the spread of the Zika virus, which scientists have linked to rising temperatures from global warming because of the increased incidence of mosquito-borne infections
The Trans-Pacific Partnership encompasses 12 Pacific Rim nations, including the United States, and 40 percent of the worldās economy
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