Thomas R. Kane was named acting director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) on January 10, 2016. He has worked at the Bureau over a span of 40 years, 20 of which were in leadership positions, incl…
McCain thinks Trump will face foreign crisis early in presidency
Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain told Republican lawmakers that President Donald Trump is likely to face a foreign policy crisis early in his presidency, and that Congress needs to back up the new command…
‘A Nightmare Without An End’: Wildfires Burn Out Of Control In Chile
Several firefighters are among the dead.”We have never seen anything on this scale, never in the history of Chile,” President Michelle Bachelet said earlier this week, after her administra…
Repeal Ripples: 5 Insurance Exchange Chiefs Contemplate An Uncertain Future
It’s the third year these marketplaces, also called exchanges, have been running. The marketplaces are the go-to option for people under 65 who don’t get health insurance through work or q…
UK’s Brexit Plans Call for Leaving EU Nuclear Agency
Depending upon whether and how the UK negotiates a way back in to the organization, the move could endanger British participation in the world’s largest fusion experiment, the International Ther…
Hive Mind: New Approach Could Improve on Crowd Wisdom
The most frequently quoted example of the crowd wisdom phenomenon comes from a 1987 study in which researchers asked 56 students to estimate the number of jelly beans in a jar. The average of the gues…
How the Panda’s “Thumb” Evolved Twice
The two species share a common ancestor that lived more than 40 million years ago. Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are distant relatives of other bears, whereas red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) are …
In NASA Study, Twin Astronauts Show Stresses of Space Travel
From the lengths of the twins’ chromosomes to the microbiomes in their guts, “almost everyone is reporting that we see differences”, says Christopher Mason, a geneticist at Weill Cor…
Trump: Mattis’ view on torture will override his own beliefs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that his defense secretary’s opposition to torture would override his own belief that enhanced interrogation “does work,” q…
Lemongrass: The Herbal Remedy That Works Wonders
Share Tweet +1 Reddit EmailLemongrass is one powerful natural ally to have on your side, and can be used for more health and culinary benefits that you’d even believe. Scientifically known as Cy…