Did Donald Trump Pay to Have His Research Papers Written for Him in College?

When I lived in New York City in 1972, for a brief time I worked at an unethical company that was in the business of hiring unemployed college grads like me to write student research papers and essays for unethical university students who were well off enough to pay for them. I got paid by the page and I never knew the name of the student whose paper I was writing.

House Intelligence Committee plans Monday vote on releasing Dems’ FISA rebuttal memo

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. more > Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are pushing to vote on Monday to release a rebuttal to a controversial GOP document declassified last Friday that alleges the FBI committed surveillance abuses against the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election.

Trump bemoans ‘very weak’ U.S. libel laws as tell-all book questions his mental fitness

The U.S. president pushed back against new book 'Fire and Fury', which paints him as a leader whose competence is questioned by aides. WASHINGTON - Plainly agitated by a new book portraying him as dysfunctional, U.S. President Donald Trump is bemoaning his country's "very weak" libel laws and making the case that he's "like, really smart" and, indeed, a "very stable genius."

Trump wishes for better libel laws after book slams him

Plainly agitated by a new book portraying him as dysfunctional, President Donald Trump is bemoaning his country's "very weak" liberal laws and making the case that he's "like, really smart" and, indeed, a "very stable genius." Trump defense of his mental fitness in a series of tweets was a singular episode in a presidency rife with moments unlike any that have come before in that office.

Trump defends fitness for office by saying he’s ‘stable genius,’ in book fallout

President Donald Trump lashed out at critics Saturday in defense of his mental fitness for office, calling himself a "very stable genius" in a tweetstorm of boasts. First on Twitter and then at a news conference with Republican leaders at Camp David, Trump defended himself against a new book that cites purported fears from former and current aides that he was unprepared for the presidency, incapable of processing information and uninterested in making difficult decisions.

Few colleges track suicides, despite prevention investments

In this Jan. 23, 2014 file photo, James Holleran, father of Madison Holleran, a University of Pennsylvania freshman who took her own life, talks about his daughter while sitting next to a favorite photo of her at his home in Allendale, N.J. Nearly half of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental health services. After her 2014 suicide, one of her former teachers in New Jersey was surprised to learn learn many universities don't report suicide statistics.

Why scientists are rushing to save Monkey Island in Puerto Rico

As thousands of troops and government workers struggle to restore normal life to Puerto Rico , a small group of scientists is racing to save more than 1,000 monkeys whose brains may contain clues to some of the most important mysteries of the human mind. One of the first places Hurricane Maria hit in the US territory Sept.

Hurricane mauled PR’s renowned Monkey Island research center

As thousands of troops and government workers struggle to restore normal life to Puerto Rico, a small group of scientists is racing to save more than 1,000 monkeys whose brains may contain clues to some of the most important mysteries of the human mind. One of the first places Hurricane Maria hit in the U.S. territory Sept.

White House scales back HBCU event amid protests over Trumpa s actions

The White House has significantly scaled back an annual gathering of the nation's historically black colleges presidents and advocates after a series of potentially offensive actions by President Donald Trump, including his much maligned statement this summer on the deadly race-fueled rally in Charlottesville, Va. Organizers worried some presidents would not attend and students would protest next week's event, initially scheduled to be held at a hotel just outside the nation's capital, according to three people familiar with the situation.

Ending DACA Could Have Dire Public Health Consequences

President Obama signed an executive order in 2012 protecting undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, and studies suggest that this order, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals , markedly improved measures of mental health among its beneficiaries and their families. The pending termination of DACA may reverse these mental health benefits for the 800,000 DACA beneficiaries, and trigger a public health crisis, according to an essay in the New England Journal of Medicine , co-authored by Atheendar.

Trump’s First 6 Months: His Wins, Losses and Stalemates

Six months into a tumultuous presidency, NBC takes a look back on President Donald Trump's inauguration promises and policies. President Donald Trump took office promising a pivot for the country on everything from health care and immigration, a transfer of power not from one administration to another but from Washington, D.C., to the American people.

Talks over Pennsylvania budget deadlock take unexpected turn

Efforts to end Pennsylvania's 18-day stalemate over how to pay for a $32 billion budget took an unexpected turn Tuesday when House Republican leaders abruptly retreated from discussions over raising taxes to help stitch together the state government's threadbare finances. The new stance left Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf further away from an agreement to settle his third budget and more clearly facing the prospect of having to set at least $1.5 billion aside to balance the budget bill he let become law last week.