A study of US state legislators found that posting misinformation online was a winning strategy for boosting a politician's visibility - but not for Democrats.
Habeas corpus - a Latin phrase meaning 'you shall have the body' - protects any person, whether citizen or not, from being illegally confined. It's a crucial element of US law.
A new textbook soon to be taught in Russian schools leans on the works of a 16th-century monk. It fits a pattern of 'political neomedievalism' by the Kremlin.
The Trump administration wants to abolish FEMA and hand disaster recovery over to states. But local officials are best positioned to help local people in a crisis.
The Trump administration says it can deport noncitizen students that create foreign security threats. The Supreme Court might ultimately decide the limits of these residents' free speech.
Human beings don't have a thick coat of fur like many other mammals do. Scientists think it has to do with something else that comes out of skin: sweat.
