False news online travels faster than the truth: study
False information on the internet travels faster than the truth, researchers said Thursday. … studies on the topic have been limited to case studies or…
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White House weighs video game link to gun violence
Video game industry representatives will trek to Washington Thursday to persuade lawmakers that virtual violence does not trigger real-world lashing out, amid a reignited gun…
White House Disputes Trump Aide Kellyanne Conway Violated Ethics Law
The White House has rejected an independent report that concluded a top presidential adviser, Kellyanne Conway, violated federal law when she expressed her opinions in…
Kellyanne Conway violated Hatch Act, Office of Special Counsel says
The Office of Special Counsel sent a report to President Trump on Tuesday recommending disciplinary action against Kellyanne Conway for political activity while in her…
North Korea agrees to moratorium on nuclear and missile tests, will hold landmark summit in April
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to stop nuclear and missile tests if his country holds talks with the United States on denuclearizing the…
Alt-Right Movement Hit By Infighting and Defection
The white supremacist, alt-right movement that rose during the presidential campaign of President Donald Trump appears to be splintering. … the alt-right movement on grounds…
Will the United States ever get back on a bipartisan ‘Middle Way?
Bipartisan laughter: Eisenhower with GOP Sen. William Knowland and Democratic Sen. Lyndon Johnson. Lou Galambos, Johns Hopkins University Our nation has been ripped apart by…
Students Build Program That Sniffs Out Twitter ‘Bots’
For months, university students Ash Bhat and Rohan Phadte had been tracking about 1,500 political propaganda accounts on Twitter that appeared to have been generated…
‘Beast from the East’ and freakishly warm Arctic temperatures are no coincidence
University of Maine, Climate Change Institute Peter Inness, University of Reading During the past week, bitterly cold weather has engulfed the UK and most of…
Open internet advocates pressure US senators before midterms
As the clock ticks on the effort to restore net neutrality, advocates see hope in using the midterm elections in the US to hold elected…