California's prison death rates rose amid COVID

The prison had a large COVID outbreak in the summer of 2020, resulting in the deaths of 26 incarcerated people and one guard, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Last October, a federal appeals ... Read More

The high cost of COVID $timulus, NPR CEO’s censorship and other commentary

Libertarian: The High Cost of COVID $timulus Attorney General Merrick Garland this month boasted of recovering more than $1.4 billion in stolen COVID relief funds, yet “that’s only a fraction” of even ... Read More

Don’t Believe What They’re Telling You About Misinformation

People may fervently espouse symbolic beliefs, cognitive scientists say, but they don’t treat them the same as factual beliefs. It’s worth keeping track of the difference. Read More

Power denies role in Penske scandal; Newgarden silent

Will Power says he was unaware of any manipulations to Team Penske's push-to-power system until after last weekend's IndyCar race at Long Beach and never illegally used the mechanism. Read More

Biden administration will require more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers

Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores. Read More

Cloning makes three: Two more endangered ferrets are gene copies of critter frozen in 1980s

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S., bringing to three the number of slinky predators ... Read More

Indiana senator eyes voluntary standards for artificial intelligence technologies

U.S. Sen. Todd Young is leading an effort to put up guardrails for steering the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in safe and positive directions. Read More

Saving the social sciences from ideological differences | Utterly Moderate podcast

We’ve talked a lot on the Utterly Moderate Podcast about how both liberals and conservatives in America are bombarded with misleading information on a regular basis. On the left, unfortunately, a lot ... Read More

Lemma cruises to Boston Marathon title; Obiri wins women's race

Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia ran alone for most of the Boston Marathon to win in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds. Hellen Obiri repeated as the women's winner. She outsprinted Sharon Lokedi down Boylston ... Read More

McIlroy, Lowry duo shares lead at Zurich Classic

Rory McIlroy is enjoying his first visit to New Orleans — on and off the course. McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot a 11-under 64 in fourball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich ... Read More

Boston Marathon: Ethiopia's Lemma wins in a runaway, plus more highlights from the 2024 race

Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia ran alone for most of the race, and Kenya's Hellen Obiri repeated as the women's winner. Check out more highlights from the 2024 Boston Marathon. Read More

Great Scottie ... Again

Scottie Scheffler is the Masters champion for the second time in three years. And once again, it wasn't particularly close. Scheffler grabbed the lead for good with magnificent shots around the turn. Read More