Betsy DeVos’ Code Words for Creationism Offshoot Raise Concerns About ‘Junk Science’

At a confirmation hearing earlier this month, Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s pick for education secretary, responded to a question about whether she would promote “junk science” by saying she supports science teaching that “allows students to exercise critical thinking.” This seemingly innocuous statement has raised alarms among science education advocates, and buoyed the hopes of conservative Christian groups that, if confirmed, DeVos may use her bully pulpit atop the U.S. Department of Education to undermine the teaching of evolution in public schools.

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A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University. A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University.

FBI: Michigan gymnastics doctor had thousands of child porn images, videos on computer

The Federal Bureau of Investigation found tens of thousands of images and video of child pornography on hard drives belonging to a former doctor for Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, prosecutors revealed in court on Wednesday. Dr. Larry Nassar was arraigned in federal court Wednesday, where he entered guilty pleas to charges connected to thousands of images and videos of child pornography.