Across the Country
National News
Top headlines from national outlets, refreshed every 15 minutes. Each story opens on the original publisher’s site.
Why is Alberta voting to separate from Canada, and how likely is it to happen?
BBC News
Why is Alberta voting on whether to separate from Canada, and how likely is it to happen?
BBC News
Why is Alberta voting to separate from Canada, and how likely is it to happen?
BBC News
Watch: 'A dollar on gas won't change our vote' - Iowans sticking with Trump
BBC News
Three children and teacher killed by 16-year-old at Oregon primary school
BBC News
Canada PM warns 'stakes are high' as Alberta separation vote nears
BBC News
US police identify remains of man found in barrel in shrinking reservoir
BBC News
US police identify remains of man found in barrel in shrinking reservoir
BBC News
Tip-off foiled US teen's plot to attack Hindu temple, police say
BBC News
Letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to US senators and election offices
BBC News
Letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to US election offices
BBC News
Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad
BBC News
What we know about the criminal investigation into US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
BBC News
What we know about the criminal investigation into US congresswoman Ilhan Omar
BBC News
Maduro pleads not guilty to new torture-related charges in New York
BBC News
Maduro pleads not guilty to new torture-related charges in New York
BBC News
Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad
BBC News
US teenager appears in court over alleged Hindu temple shooting plot
BBC News
Using light to control brain cells – neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth explains how he made his Nobel-winning discovery
Optogenetics, a field that started with an algae gene, is shedding light on new treatments for eye and neuropsychiatric conditions.
The Conversation
As AI takes on more tasks, what happens when people have to jump in to clean up after it?
Having a human “in the loop” overseeing when an AI makes a decision is important, but what happens to that responsible human over time when the AI gets it right over and over again?
The Conversation
Americans who go to church and trust science are also more likely to believe in ghosts and curses, new research shows
Belief in science and belief in magic can coexist.
The Conversation
Do you think teachers are similar to coaches, pastors or something else? It depends on where you live
Across three countries, people agree that teaching is centered on the teacher-student relationship. But they don’t agree on which profession teaching most resembles.
The Conversation
Ketamine’s role in alleged Cornell rape highlights flood of psychoactive drugs on campus
The growing availability of these substances is worsening the already bad problem of sexual assault on campus.
The Conversation
Why the GOP’s voter fraud messaging may backfire
GOP allegations that voter fraud is rampant in the US may drive more Democrats – and fewer Republicans – to the polls in November.
The Conversation
Is the world pricing the risk of a US diesel export ban?
If the US imposed a ban on its diesel exports, as some lawmakers are calling for, it would roil the global market.
The Conversation
Young voters fear mass shootings but are divided on gun control
Research on the ‘massacre generation’ reveals that shared fear over mass shootings doesn’t lead to shared policy views.
The Conversation
Obama says drift towards extremism 'not inevitable'
BBC News
Obama says drift towards extremism 'not inevitable'
BBC News
White House defends new press secretary over her legal credentials
BBC News
What's going on between Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store bird?
BBC News