News in Brief Power Poses May Not Work After All Back in 2010, we described a study in Psychological Science that found bodily positions traditionally associated with dominance… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Final Rules Released for Education Law That Relaxes Accountability Demands on States The Department of Education released today the final regulations for legislation that will make the first changes to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief At Least One Dead After Shooting Near a Los Angeles County Polling Station A shooting close to a polling place in Azusa, California, has killed one person and wounded at least… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Election Fairness Monitoring Is High — But Undercut by Voting Rights Act Changes More than 500 monitors from the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with 300 newsrooms, will oversee today’s elections… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief California Voters Can’t Take ‘Ballot Selfies’ This Election Bummer, smartphone fans: Amid concerns over voting rights ahead of next week’s election, a judge just blocked one… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief NOAA Confirms Record-Level Rainstorms in North Carolina Last week, we reported that Hurricane Matthew brought record-level rainstorms to some parts of North Carolina — storms so severe… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump vs. Clinton: Who’s Fit for the Big Job? (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images; Pacific Standard) Chris Wallace has just lobbed the two candidates one of the softest—and… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump vs. Clinton: Trump Won’t Necessarily Honor the Results of the Election (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images; Pacific Standard) Moderator Chris Wallace just asked Donald Trump whether he would honor the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump vs. Clinton: On Trump’s Assault Allegations (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images; Pacific Standard) As expected, Donald Trump was forced to address the mounting pile of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump vs. Clinton: Trump’s Plan Means Huge Breaks for the Rich (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images; Pacific Standard) On now to the part of the debate every voter pretends to… Pacific Standard Staff