Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case
At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?
The national reckoning over race and history is playing out in the world of birds
The Audubon Naturalist Society is dropping the name Audubon. John James Audubon was a famous ornithologist, who was also an enslaver and a grave robber who seized the skulls of Native Americans.
An issue dividing Catholics: Should abortion rights supporters be denied communion?
The U.S. Catholic Bishops meet in Baltimore this week to discuss issues including whether Catholics who support abortion rights should take Communion.
As COVID-19 cases surge, Austria orders a lockdown of the unvaccinated
Austria is moving to put millions of unvaccinated citizens under lockdown as European countries take measures to try to control a new surge in COVID-19 infections.
The climate summit is over and there is a lot of discontentment
Representatives from developing countries badly hit by climate change say they are disappointed by what's been achieved at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
Did you know your pet cat may be tracking your every move?
Studies show cats can mentally map out their locations alongside the whereabouts of their owners. Cats can navigate the invisible which is a critical component to their enhanced survival skills.
Scientists are learning more about the lingering symptoms of COVID-19
Some people with COVID-19 have symptoms that last for months - it's known as long COVID. Scientists now think long COVID is likely three different syndromes lumped into one.
Arrest of Steele dossier source forces some news outlets to reexamine their coverage
News groups are revisiting their coverage of allegations against candidate and then President Trump, after a Russian analyst, a key source for the Steele Dossier, was charged with lying to the FBI.
A Russian TV channel's slogan centered on optimism, but that didn't last long
A new documentary highlights the struggles of the independent Russian media channel TV Rain as it came under increasing pressure from the Kremlin.
As climate talks come to a close, not all the countries there are on the same page
Negotiations are coming down to the wire at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. There's a new draft agreement, but bitter differences remain between rich and poor countries.