I’m scared of what’s being lost in our classrooms: critical thinking, open dialogue, and the freedom to be ourselves.

Beathard was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed without him. A new ...

Beathard was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed without him. A new documentary-in-progress seeks to bring his case to light.

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Republican lawmakers have for years refused to engage with precautionary climate resilience and disaster-response measures.