An investigation of Morel’s phone and Facebook account, as well as interviews with friends, have not surfaced any indication that he harbored any hatred towards Muslims, Boyce said. Hate crime convictions have long been a contentious issue for the NYPD and prosecutors. Experts say, prosecutors are hesitant to charge defendants with hate crimes because it […]

Two industry lobby groups have been selected to oversee the government’s latest experiment in higher education, which will allow alternative providers like coding boot camps to access federal financial aid money. The pilot program, announced Tuesday, will test out partnerships between traditional nonprofit colleges and alternative providers like the Flatiron School, a bootcamp where students […]

The Obama administration is rolling out an experimental plan that will allow employers and training programs to partner with accredited universities to teach students work-related skills. This pilot will enable students to receive federal financial aid for programs that are typically ineligible for these funds, like coding boot camps. By pairing traditional universities with companies […]

In 2010, neurobiologist Beth Stevens had completed a remarkable rise from laboratory technician to star researcher. Then 40, she was in her second year as a principal investigator at Boston Children’s Hospital with a joint faculty position at Harvard Medical School. She had a sleek, newly built lab and a team of eager postdoctoral investigators. […]

It’s not that hard to prove justifiable cause for shooting a home intruder in Oregon, said Jack Levin, a criminology professor emeritus at Northeastern University. Oregon is among about 20 states that have “castle laws” that protect homeowners in these scenarios, Levin said. The Oregon statute says a person is justified in using “deadly physical […]

Donald Trump was in Ohio today delivering a foreign policy speech rife with sharp words about his view of Hillary Clinton’s fitness for presidential office. Trump discussed Clinton’s record as secretary of state under President Obama and said, “Incident after incident proves, again and again, Clinton lacks the judgment, as said by Bernie Sanders, stability, […]

Don’t you hate it when people pass the buck on important decisions? They’re supposed to come up with an answer, and instead they bow out and delegate. But people with this annoying habit might actually be looking out for your best interests as much as they are trying to avoid responsibility. New research into buck-passing […]

In word and in deed, Obama has emphasized resilience to terrorism more than many other U.S. leaders, said Stephen Flynn, a national-security expert at Northeastern University. But the shift Obama embodies actually began during the second term of the George W. Bush administration, as U.S. officials came to recognize that their overseas war against al-Qaeda […]

Ravi Ramamurti, a professor and director of the Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University, said if there were a U.S. military confrontation, “the shipment of goods out of Asian factories could be suspended indefinitely, which would be particularly catastrophic for companies that sole-source out of Asia.”

There are differing theories about why the issue is so polarizing — Northeastern University’s Matthew Nisbet says that because climate change requires collective global action, “for conservatives that’s especially difficult to accept”; Yale’s Dan Kahan ties it to America’s growing political Balkanization, noting that if you ask Americans, “they know that scientists say we’re screwed” […]

Recall the 20th century, with its race to the moon, advances in medicine and information technology, and “this incredibly strong belief in the promise of science,” says Matthew Nisbet, a communications professor at Northeastern University. People in the 1960s “had faith in science, had hope in science. Most people thought science was responsible for improving […]

Police said they’ve received more than 600 tips in the case and have narrowed down who they’re looking for. Authorities said the killer is a man who likely has bruises and scratches from a struggle with the 27-year-old. “Most homicides that are solved are solved within 48 hours,” said James Alan Fox, a Criminologist with […]