After decades of waging a ruinous and counterproductive war on drugs, the U.S. government is finally taking steps in a new direction.President Biden has issued mass pardons for marijuana possession offenses and urged the Drug Enforcement...
New York’s top court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, the watershed case that sparked Hollywood’s #MeToo movement. The 72-year-old has been serving a 23-year sentence on rape and sexual assault...
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik is no stranger to navigating complex international issues, having worked at some of the world’s most prominent global financial institutions.At the World Bank and the International Monetary...
U.S. births declined in 2023 to their lowest level in more than 40 years, continuing a two-decade trend of Americans having fewer children.Total births for the year fell 2% to 3.59 million, according to preliminary data released Thursday...
The Covid-19 pandemic made issues with access to medical care apparent. At the Time100 Summit on Wednesday, three Healthcare officials discussed how the concept of meeting people where they are could help improve the whole industry. Dr....
CEOs of start-ups and big tech companies spoke at the TIME100 Summit on Wednesday about innovating with artificial intelligence in an ethical way, just moments before a spirited debate on the future of the Technology.“Regulation...
For civil rights activists like Amanda Nguyen and Kelley Robinson, the road to a more equal future can be long and difficult. Two things crucial for getting there, they said in conversation with CNN anchor Abby Philip at Wednesday’s...
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Arizona doctors could give their patients abortions in California under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom to circumvent a ban on nearly all abortions in that state.It would apply only to doctors...
The Biden Administration issued final rules Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights and to better disclose fees for baggage or canceling a reservation.The Transportation Department...
Elon Musk is fighting many battles right now: Against a Brazilian Supreme Court judge, the Australian Prime Minister, Don Lemon, OpenAI, and a nonprofit watchdog, to name a few. But Musk says that he’s now spending the majority of...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane carrying two people crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday and burst into flames, authorities said. No survivors have been found.The plane took off in the morning...
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to move ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays and contentious internal debate...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to side with Starbucks in its request to limit the authority of a government labor board in determining whether companies are required to reinstate fired union workers, potentially raising...
Pro-Palestinian encampments have started on more than a dozen American college campuses, including New York University (NYU), Yale University and Columbia University. Dozens of students have been arrested or suspended for participating...
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with comPetitors under a rule approved by a federal agency Tuesday, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court.The Federal Trade...
Much ink has been spilled in Washington about whether President Biden should frame his public messaging around the threat that President Trump poses to our democracy or around the “kitchen table” economic issues that Americans...
Minnesota state senator Nicole Mitchell was charged with first-degree burglary Tuesday morning, one day after being arrested at a home in Detroit Lakes, Minn. The Democratic lawmaker, 49, is being charged after the victim, identified...
(DETROIT) — The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical...
At least since the 1800s, colleges and universities in the United States have emphasized their civic missions. American college students weren’t just supposed to get better at exams and recitations, they were supposed to develop...
Israel’s war in Gaza has roiled college campuses across America, as students have set up encampments and rallied against Israel’s Military campaign in Gaza, sparking free speech debates and creating sharp divisions with members...
Like many people, I knew nothing about the heat crisis in U.S. prisons for most of my life. I first learned of the crisis in early 2016, when I started teaching at a maximum security prison in South Texas. I taught creative writing...