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Former University of Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, who resigned his post in 2015, was paid his full salary for months afterward, according to State Auditor Nicole Galloway.

Auditor Faults University Of Missouri System For Handling Of Leader's Exit, Bonus Pay

The state auditor found that $100,000 in retention payments were made to a chancellor who resigned amid controversy, only to be rehired in a new position months later.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (right) toured public schools in Puerto Rico this week with Puerto Rico Secretary of Education Dr. Julia Keleher (left) and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló (second from left).

What Tax Reform Could Mean For Education; DeVos Visits Hurricane-Hit Islands

The education world is watching the GOP tax proposals closely, in our weekly roundup.

Proponents of hospital mergers say the change can help struggling nonprofit hospitals "thrive," with an infusion of cash to invest in updated technology and top clinical staff. But research shows the price of care, especially for low-income patients, usually rises when a hospital joins a for-profit corporation.

Can A Community Hospital Stick To Its Mission When It Goes For-Profit?

After 130 years as a nonprofit hospital with deep roots in North Carolina, Mission Health is seeking to be bought by HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain.

Currently, polling places are largely a politics-free zone, but the Supreme Court heard arguments that could change that.

Should Polling Places Remain Politics-Free? Justices Incredulous At Both Sides

Polling places are a politics-free zone. Could that change with a Supreme Court case out of Minnesota? The court is hearing arguments in a key case on this Wednesday.

Why Lawmakers Are Trying To Block Delivery Of Fighter Jets To Turkey

Turkey is scheduled to get its first F-35 jet fighters next week, but it is also considering buying Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft system. Congress is moving to block delivery of the warplane.

Can A Community Hospital Stick To Its Mission When It Goes For-Profit?

After 130 years as a nonprofit hospital with deep roots in North Carolina, Mission Health is seeking to be bought by HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain.

A serving of salmon contains about 600 IUs of vitamin D, researchers say, and a cup of fortified milk around 100. Cereals and juices are sometimes fortified, too. Check the labels, researchers say, and aim for 600 IUs daily, or 800 if you're older than 70.

Does Vitamin D Really Protect Against Colorectal Cancer?

The jury's been out on whether low blood levels of vitamin D increase the risk of colorectal cancer. Researchers say a new review involving more than 12,000 people strongly suggests the answer is yes.

Probe Into Generic Drug Price Fixing Set To Widen

The Department of Justice and 45 states allege that generic drug makers colluded to divvy up customers and set prices. Prosecutors are now looking at potential involvement by drug distributors.

Peruvian authorities are pursuing charges against a truck driver who damaged the ancient lines at Nazca on Saturday. Here, an aerial view of the geoglyph known as the Guarango Tree at the site in 2014.

Truck Driver Plows Over Peru's 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Lines, Leaving 'Deep Scars'

The driver reportedly said he didn't know the area because he had never traveled there before and that he left the road owing to a mechanical problem. But some think he was trying to avoid a toll.

Frenchman Jean Yves Boyer buys a copy of the French weekly Le Canard Enchaine, which marks it's 100th anniversary this year. It sells 400,000 copies a week and is profitable, though it has no advertising and no website.

At 100, A French Newspaper Thrives — Without Ads Or A Website

Le Canard Enchainé is a fiercely independent weekly known for its incisive reporting and more than its share of scoops and bombshells. It continues to prosper with a format little changed since 1916.

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