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Fired By Trump, Preet Bharara Describes The Justice System He Served

In an interview, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara talks about his new book, Doing Justice, and weighs in on Robert Mueller's probe and on how executives have been able to avoid criminal prosecution.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have launched a free online gun violence prevention course.

Free Gun Violence Prevention Course Launches To Educate Young Activists

Researchers want new activists to lean on decades of public health research when engaging in work with policymakers and candidates seeking elective office.

Last week J.D. Kleopfer, a state herpetologist, announced the death of a two-headed copperhead snake in Northern Virginia on social media. He said it was a discovery that few of his colleagues have seen.

An 'Exceptionally Rare' 2-Headed Snake Found In Virginia Has Died

Two-headed snakes don't live very long in the wild, so when one was found in a Northern Virginia yard, the discovery got the attention of scientists and social media alike.

A woman stops to pay her respects Saturday at the scene where 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee was fatally shot in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Police Arrest 2 Men In Shooting Death Of Journalist

Authorities say they arrested an 18- and 19-year-old under the U.K.'s controversial Terrorism Act and took them to the Musgrave Serious Crime Suite, a police station in Belfast.

Boeing continues making the planes at its 737 Max assembly plant in suburban Renton, Wash.

Boeing Scrambles To Restore Faith In Its 737 Max Airplane After Crashes

The company is still producing about 50 737 Max planes per month. This week, it unveiled software fixes and other improvements for the fleet as it tried to reassure the public that they are safe.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's prescription drug importation program into law last week at The Villages, a large retirement community outside Orlando.

Florida Wants To Import Medicine From Canada. But How Would That Work?

A new law would let the state make bulk purchases of prescription drugs from Canada. But it still faces hurdles that could keep it from becoming reality.

Mourners participate in a candle light vigil for the victims of the Chabad of Poway Synagogue shooting at the Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church on April 27, 2019 in Poway, Calif.

California Synagogue Shooting Investigated As A Hate Crime After 1 Killed, 3 Injured

The mayor of Poway, Calif. said the shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue near San Diego was a "hate crime." A 19-year-old man has been arrested.

University of New Hampshire police recently participated in a training on hate crimes. The police chief enlisted the help of a traveling workshop organized by two advocacy groups.

'We Need To Evolve': Police Get Help To Improve Hate Crime Tracking

Bias-motivated crimes are rising, but few police departments are trained to identify them. A group of prosecutors is traveling from city to city, warning officers that ignoring hate crimes is risky.

Students in New York fill their lunch trays with hot food. In Rhode Island, a controversy over a plan to limit children to cold sandwiches if they had outstanding lunch balances was quickly reversed this week.

After Backlash, Rhode Island School District Rolls Back 'Lunch Shaming' Policy

Warwick Public Schools reversed its decision to bar students with delinquent debt from access to hot lunch meals after it was met with anger. An outpouring of donations has since erased the debts.

Unlike robotexts or calls, peer-to-peer campaign texts are personal messages that come from volunteers who initiate a conversation with potential voters or supporters.

From Get-Out-To-Vote To Text-Out-To-Vote: The Rise Of Peer-To-Peer Texting

Peer-to-peer texting, also called P2P, is becoming a key component of most campaign toolboxes, and is slowly eclipsing other social media methods as a means to use technology to promote campaigns.

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