Sen. Warren: DNA test shows I have Native American heritage

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released the results of a DNA analysis that she said indicated she has some Native American heritage, a rebuttal to President Donald Trump, who has long mocked her ancestral claims and repeatedly referred to her as "Pocahontas."

PAC targets politicians it says act against women’s interest

The Stanford University law professor who led the successful recall of a California judge over his handling of a sexual assault case announced Monday that she is broadening her fight to target politicians. Michele Dauber said the Enough is Enough Voter Project will raise money to campaign against candidates for state legislature or Congress.

Who is the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual assault?

Christine Blasey Ford, 51, the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, is a psychology professor at Palo Alto University. Christine Blasey Ford came forward Sunday as the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her more than three decades ago, an allegation that threatens to derail his confirmation.

Susan Rice’s Son Is Pro-Trump, Conservative Leader at Stanford

A conservative college student leader determined to "Make Stanford Great Again" is the son of Obama administration official Susan Rice and says his parents might have put him on a right-leaning path by listening to Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin. According to the College Fix , which first reported on John David Rice-Cameron's divergent political path from his mom, the controversial former national security adviser to President Barack Obama, and dad, Ian Cameron, a former ABC News producer and executive, the split is amicable.

John Bercow quietly boosts salary with a series of pay rises turned down by Theresa May

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Perrie Edwards flaunts her gym-honed physique in a low-cut Calvin Klein bra

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Adele’s Titanic themed 30th birthday: Singer channels Kate Winslet’s Rose

The University of Florida is forced to apologize after black and minority graduates were SHOVED off stage by an 'inappropriately aggressive' white faculty member as they celebrated REVEALED: CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel tried to withdraw over her role in a secret prison where terror suspects were tortured, but backed down after the White House BEGGED her to remain Judge who sentenced Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to just six months for sexual assault faces recall over the ruling Are you drinking yourself FAT? The surprising amount of sugar in your favourite beverages revealed - and why you should only have THREE ingredients in your smoothies Fountains of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spew up to 230 FEET high, destroying dozens of homes and filling the air with toxic fumes John McCain reveals he regrets choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate and wishes he went with ... (more)

Tech backlash: a Maybe Silicon Valley needs to be taken down to sizea

Demonstrators at a rally Saturday in opposition to white supremacists and the postponed right-wing "March on Google" protest of James Damore's firing that was originally planned the same day. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful land filled with bright minds and gleaming prospects.

Peter Thiel is totally over Silicon Valley, people – CNET

During a talk at Stanford University more than a decade ago, Peter Thiel said there was a 50 percent chance the next major tech firm would come up within a 5-mile radius of the school. That company was Facebook, and it was well within that distance.

CRISPR helps find new genetic suspects behind ALS/FTD

Researchers used the gene editing tool CRISPR to rapidly search the entire human genome for genetic suspects behind hereditary versions of ALS and FTD. NIH-funded researchers at Stanford University used the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to rapidly identify genes in the human genome that might modify the severity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia caused by mutations in a gene called C9orf72.

America’s opioid crisis reaches deadly new heights

The national opioid epidemic escalated in 2016, driven by an unprecedented surge in deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opiates, according to new data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 42,000 Americans died of opioid overdoses in 2016, a 28 percent increase over 2015.

Judges to hire expert to aid evaluating North Carolina districts

Nine North Carolina legislative districts redrawn by the Republican-controlled General Assembly over the summer still may be unlawful, a federal court said Thursday while announcing it planned to hire an outside expert to evaluate them and possibly retool them again. A three-judge panel, which last year determined that 28 of the 170 state House and Senate districts approved in 2011 were illegal racial gerrymanders, say problems remain in the latest version of the legislative maps.

Chicago’s Amazon bid focuses on workforce and transportation

Chicago has officially thrown its hat in the ring with a bid for Amazon's massive second headquarters, adding to the growing competition from cities bragging about their talent pool, quality of life and cultural amenities to lure the tech giant and its promise of jobs. While some cities have creatively played up their hipness or gently ribbed Seattle with pitches of year-round sunny weather, Chicago has played it straight.