Georgetown Students Agree to Create Reparations Fund
Students voted to pay a bit more tuition each semester to create a fund to benefit the descendants of slaves that were sold to keep the school afloat.
At War: The Men Who Went Down With a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier
After publishing our story about the hunt for the sunken U.S.S. Wasp, dozens of readers shared the experiences of husbands, brothers, fathers, uncles, grandfathers and great-uncles who had served on board.
California Today: What a Trash Picker and U.S.C. Students Tell Us About Inequality
Friday: Stories about the uneasy coexistence of rich and poor provoke reactions; Tax Day is coming; and our critic cooks a Mexico City-style feast
Critic’s Notebook: In ‘Us,’ the Tethered Lives That Prisoners Would Recognize
The film’s underground characters and those behind bars share many conditions; the film in effect dramatizes the issues surrounding mass incarceration.
Georgetown Students Agree to Create Reparations Fund
The university’s students voted to pay a bit more tuition each semester to create a fund to benefit the descendants of slaves the school once owned.
LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It’s Showing Promise.
The inaugural class of third and fourth graders at the school has posted extraordinary results on its first set of test scores.
Costs for Boeing Start to Pile Up as 737 Max Remains Grounded
As the situation drags on, the aerospace giant and the airlines that rely on its planes have been scrambling to adjust, and the costs are growing.
Standardized Test Companies Scramble to Fix Weaknesses After College Admissions Scandal
The College Board said it would crack down on requests from students to take tests at schools other than their own.
From Refugee to Pentagon Correspondent, Helene Cooper on Covering ‘the Best Beat in Washington’
Reporting on the military comes with some perks, like flying in bomber planes and playing with high-tech equipment.
Should That Minor Planet Be Named Gonggong? Astronomers Want the Public’s Help
Astronomers discovered the minor planet 2007 OR10 more than a decade ago. Now they’re asking the public to vote on what to submit as its official name.
On Politics: Julian Assange, Now in Custody, Faces U.S. Hacking Charge
The WikiLeaks founder empowered a generation of whistle-blowers, but he was a highly problematic champion for press freedom and the public’s right to know.
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