Tag: U.S.
Where the billions spent on autonomous vehicles by U.S. and Chinese giants is heading
For years, Alphabet’s Waymo and others leaders have promised autonomous vehicles are just around the bend. But that future has not arrived yet. Why not? “In one word, it’s complexity,” said […]
How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care
JOHN KUCZALA/GETTY IMAGES The new Republican tax bill, which the House passed this afternoon and the Senate is expected to approve tonight, is complex, but what it will mean for health in […]
Is it legal for authorities to check your social media at the U.S. border?
If you’re not from the United States, U.S. government officials may request your phone at the border. They may scroll through your Facebook feed. They may search your phone contacts. […]
U.S. Department of Education launches supplement to technology plan focused on higher education
The average higher education student of today is no longer an 18-year old undergraduate student who receives a bachelor’s degree in four years to move into the workforce. Seventy four […]
U.S. collects social media information from select visitors
Visitors to the U.S. under a visa waiver program are being asked by the Department of Homeland Security for information on their social media accounts, a plan that had drawn […]
Trump’s U.S. Education choice is a loud adversary of public schools
When I first began writing about schools, I thought teachers were a tad paranoid when they warned of covert campaigns to gut public education. Now, I realize they were prescient. […]
U.S psychiatric patients face long waits in ERs, doctors say
People with mental illness often wait long hours — or even days — in an emergency room before receiving the care they need, according to a new poll conducted by […]
U.S., Britain consider sanctions for Syria, Russia for Aleppo bombings
The continuing path of carnage and civilian death in Aleppo has leaders in the United States, Britain and western Europe considering sanctions on Russia and Syria if the merciless methods […]
Pearson Shares Plummet on Weak U.S. Education Sales
LONDON—Shares in Pearson PLC tumbled on Monday after the educational publisher said weaker-than-expected trading in the higher-education sector in North America weighed down on nine-month sales. The U.S.-focused educational-products specialist, […]
FBI will start tracking U.S. police shootings, uses of deadly force in ’17
The Federal Bureau of Investigation will launch a program to keep tabs on police officer-involved shootings and other uses of deadly force across the United States, beginning next year. The […]