Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant
St. Louis University has put its African American Studies department under review, along with 10 other arts and sciences programs. Students, staff and faculty say cutting or downsizing the department is nonnegotiable.
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Federico Parra/AFP via Getty ImagesParaguayan President Santiago Peña was removed from office and placed under house arrest Friday. The Senate voted on his impeachment after the collapse of a state-affiliated bank. -
Planet Flem/Digital Vision Vectors//Getty ImagesDoctors expected an experimental drug that lowers a common risk factor for heart attacks would save patients' lives. The medicine made no difference.
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Tim Evans/AFP via Getty ImagesThe killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during the ICE surge in Minneapolis last winter was a pivotal moment for the country. After Democrats' sweeping wins this week, their deaths at the hands of immigration agents will likely be the targets of renewed investigations. -
Stephen Rose/Getty ImagesBritish American reporter and author Simon Winchester died of a heart attack Nov. 3. We take a moment to remember his long career, which included covering Bloody Sunday and Watergate.
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Google, Meta, and TikTok have sued California to block the enforcement of a state law meant to protect children from getting addicted to social media.
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Ancient Egyptian mummy remains were once marketed as medicine. Research finds at least some of these products came from real human remains and that mummy materials keep bodies preserved for millennia.
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The change in the Senate's majority party means that starting Jan. 3, Democrats will run federal judicial appointments and may continue to until at least 2030.
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The current Congress, under its Republican majorities, must address the National Defense Authorization Act and a government funding bill as Democrats wait to take over.
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Once reliably a red state, Texas will turn deep blue following this week's midterms. One of the most notable shifts was along the Texas-Mexico border, where Hispanic voters had a big influence.
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President Trump's decision to make Stephen Miller his new chief of staff is a rebuke of the midterm results and a doubling-down on Trumpism.
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HVAC technician Chris Donisi won a competition to be the public address voice of Boston's Logan International Airport.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks MIT economics professor Daron Acemoglu what, if anything, the coming Democratic majority in Congress can do about affordability. AI could be a big part of the equation.
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The University of Maryland's campus farm in College Park, Md., is both a remnant of the university's ag school roots and a place where students still learn.
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Deb Haaland is the first Native American governor of New Mexico. She faces big expectations and challenges, but also opportunities in a deep blue state with abundant petroleum revenue.
