News in Brief Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence On Tuesday, President Barack Obama commuted Chelsea Manning’s remaining prison sentence. Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst turned… Melissa Gira Grant
News in Brief Two Years After Announcing It Would Stop Showing Elephants, the Ringling Bros. Circus Closes The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will cease operations, owners announced this weekend. The 145-year-old business… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Native American Students Are Suing the Government Over Education Quality Native American students from the Havasupai tribe in Arizona have brought a lawsuit against the federal government for… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief New Life for Guantanamo? Four Guantanamo Bay detainees will be transferred to Saudi Arabia by the end of today as part of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Federal Government Denies California’s Request for New Science Tests The California Department of Education is pushing forward with plans to update its science tests — even though the federal… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump Picks Rick Perry to Run the Department of Energy The Donald Trump cabinet picks keep rolling in. The latest: Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has been tapped… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Supreme Court Passes on Ohio Lethal Injection Case On Monday, the United State Supreme Court declined to hear the case of an Ohio death row inmate… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Bill Cosby May Seek a Plea Deal to Avoid Prison Time Bill Cosby is hoping to avoid prison time for the felony charges against him. More than 50 women… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Columbia Graduate Students Vote to Unionize Research and teaching assistants at Columbia University have voted to unionize as an affiliate of the United Automobile… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief François Hollande Won’t Seek Second Term In a televised speech on Thursday, President François Hollande announced that he would not run for re-election in… Pacific Standard Staff