Stoning is punishment usually reserved for adulterers. Last month, ISIS reportedly stoned a woman to death in Raqqa after she was accused of committing adultery. She was killed in front of her father while onlookers videotaped it. “[ISIS] has extreme tactics in terms of its indiscriminate violence against civilians. And it has extreme political preferences […]

A white Missouri police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager avoided indictment by a state grand jury, raising concerns of a return to rioting that engulfed the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson after the August shooting. Northeastern University’s Daniel Medwed explains why the police officer was cleared off charges on “Asia Edge.”

A recent Northeastern University study found that more than half of the 16 big retail and travel sites assessed showed different price results for the same search, depending on who was conducting the search and on what kind of device. “This [can be] good for users who are aware of deals and use them,” said […]

Almost all American farms are still owned by families and slightly fewer, 87%, rely primarily on family labor. But family firms dominate other sectors too, like construction,manufacturing, and automobiles. “Run well, family businesses can be some of the best,” says Ted Clark of the Northeastern University Center for Family Businesses. “They invest for the long […]

But with the nature of news, people are given information – true or not – and left to make decisions, long before incidents traverse the legal system. “That’s the double-edged sword of celebrity,” said Dan Lebowitz, executive director for the Center of Sports in Society at Northeastern University. “You will be tried in the court […]

As Thanksgiving approaches, so does the holiday shopping season. Once again, a day traditionally meant to celebrate gratitude will inaugurate a month of rampant consumerism. As a psychologist who studies decision making, I’m acutely aware that marketers know how the mind works, and they aren’t hesitant to use that knowledge to stoke consumers’ desires and […]

Are you missing the big family gathering for Thanksgiving this year? Try dining by Skype. That is what Northeastern University student Madeline Heising did when expensive flights and school obligations kept her away from Thanksgiving dinner with her family during her junior year in college. The technology-assisted holiday meal has now become one of her […]

The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office has been a trailblazer in this regard, Cabral said. Its inmate reentry program received $335,000 in federal grant funding in both 2010 and 2011 from the Second Chance Act. The program seeks to identify repeat offenders and link them with social service programs like North Cottage. It provides treatment and […]

A huge newspaper deal was announced Thursday. The parent company of GateHouse Media of Fairport, New York, which has been on the march since emerging from bankruptcy last year, is buying out Halifax Media Media Group of Daytona Beach, Florida. Locally, the acquisition greatly expands GateHouse’s footprint in the central part of the state: earlier […]

Personal perception plays a big role. People heading into the “Hunger Games” movies looking for validation of their anti-government feelings will find it. People who aren’t, won’t. “Interpretation is definitely key, because art forms and pieces of pop culture don’t really have any fixed meaning,” Timothy Brown, a history professor at Northeastern University in Boston, […]

Privacy concerns are just the latest in a string of missteps by the ride-sharing service. Earlier this week, Kalanick condemned remarks from an executive who suggested hiring a team to dig up dirt on journalists critical of the company. However, it’s unlikely to affect Uber’s business, says Bruce Clark, associate professor of marketing at Northeastern […]

Privacy concerns are just the latest in a string of missteps by the ride-sharing service. Earlier this week, Kalanick condemned remarks from an executive who suggested hiring a team to dig up dirt on journalists critical of the company. However, it’s unlikely to affect Uber’s business, says Bruce Clark, associate professor of marketing at Northeastern […]