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Paradox-Free Time Travel Is Theoretically Possible, Researchers Say

In the peer-reviewed journal article, University of Queensland physicists say time is essentially self-healing. Changes in the past wouldn't necessarily cause a universe-ending paradox. Phew.

The U.S. hit a tragic milestone Tuesday, recording more than 200,000 coronavirus deaths. Here, Chris Duncan, whose mother, Constance, 75, died from COVID-19 on her birthday, visits a COVID Memorial Project installation of 20,000 American flags on the National Mall. The flags are on the grounds of the Washington Monument, facing the White House.

'Enormous And Tragic': U.S. Has Lost More Than 200,000 People To COVID-19

The U.S. death toll has doubled since May. Some experts predict it could nearly double again before 2020 ends. "We are experiencing a tremendous amount of unnecessary suffering," one researcher says.

Christy Lefteri's novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo has won the third annual Aspen Words Literary Prize.

'The Beekeeper Of Aleppo' Wins 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize

Christy Lefteri's novel of the Syrian refugee crisis won the third annual award, which doles out $35,000 for fiction that illuminates a pressing social issue.

At Nashville's "High Five" camp, 12-year-old Priceless Garinger (center), whose right side has been weakened by cerebral palsy, wears a full-length, bright pink cast on her left arm — though that arm's strong and healthy. By using her weaker right arm and hand to decorate a cape, she hopes to gain a stronger grip and fine motor control.

At 'High Five' Camp, Struggling With A Disability Is The Point

A day camp in Nashville uses "constraint-induced therapy" to help kids who have physical weakness on one side — often because of a stroke or cerebral palsy — gain strength and independence.

Laugh, Cry And Gasp Along With The Best Viral Classroom Moments of 2019

Our annual roundup of the top viral teaching/learning moments from around the country on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

Assistant Principal Miles Carey oversees a Rocket League practice at Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington, Va.

As Esports Take Off, High School Leagues Get In The Game

Today, more than 170 colleges and universities offer esports. And there's money on the table — more than $16 million in college scholarships. Naturally, high schools have followed suit.

Justices Rule Teachers At Religious Schools Aren't Protected By Fair Employment Laws

The 7-2 decision carving out a religious exemption could potentially affect other employees of religious hospitals, universities and charities.

COVID-19 testing signs are placed at the PedEast crossing in San Ysidro, August 12, 2020.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts American Indian Students Significantly, Survey Finds

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it an educational inequity crisis in California that has had a particularly damaging effect on American Indian students, according to the results of a Cal State San Marcos-led survey.

Twenty lawsuits have been combined into a unified federal legal action against short-form video app TikTok over allegedly harvesting data from users and secretly sending the information to China.

Class-Action Lawsuit Claims TikTok Steals Kids' Data And Sends It To China

A lawsuit alleging that TikTok collects and sends American users' data to China could cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars. TikTok denies the allegations.

Nineteen lawsuits have been combined into a unified federal legal action against short-form video app TikTok for allegedly harvesting data from users and secretly sending the information to China.

Class-Action Lawsuit Claims TikTok Steals Kids' Data And Sends It To China

A lawsuit alleging that TikTok collects and sends American users' data to China could cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars. TikTok denies the allegations.

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