Thousands of ‘juvenile lifers’ place their hope in Supreme Court
The court ruled that imprisoning teens for life is cruel and unusual. The question now is whether that should apply retroactively.
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Economist wins Nobel for research into poverty
Angus Deaton of Scotland has won the Nobel Prize in economics. We look at his work and its real-world impact.
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Michigan tribes make efforts to save native language
An early childhood language immersion school is one way native tribes are trying to save the Anishinaabemowin language.
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Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day?
History professor David Perry discusses the explorer’s true legacy and how to explain the holiday to kids.
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Dell buying EMC for $67 billion in largest-ever tech takeover
The computer maker is set to buy the data storage company for $67 billion as the market for personal computers has been changing rapidly.
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Cleveland’s struggle to diversify its police force
The city’s long history of police using force on black citizens has made it difficult to recruit African-American police officers.
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A fix on the way for VW owners?
The automaker is mired in an emissions cheating scandal that affects half a million cars in the U.S. and 11 million around the world.
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Prison inmates trounce Harvard debate team
It sounds like a storyline out of Hollywood, but it happened on a prison stage in front of national college debate judges.
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Dealing with alcoholism in the family
Patrick Kennedy, the son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, has broken what he calls a “conspiracy of silence.” It’s not an uncommon story.
