Arkansas Adopted the Runoff Primary in 1939
Arkansas’s 1939 adoption of a majority-vote rule for Democratic primaries created runoffs when no candidate won more than half the vote. The reform changed campaign strategy in a state where…
Field Study Links Wild Baboons’ Social Lives to Brain Structure
A 2012 study of wild female chacma baboons in Namibia found an association between grooming-network size and the structure of brain regions involved in social behavior. Because the research was…
California’s Legislature Returned to Sacramento in 1854
California lawmakers moved the state government from Benicia back to Sacramento in 1854 after several years of competing capital locations. The decision reflected town rivalries, transportation needs, and the Legislature’s…
Trump’s Health-Care Checks Put Direct Cash Relief—and Legal Questions—Before Voters
The Trump administration has mailed $500 checks to some people in states using Healthcare.gov and announced $90 payments for certain Medicare Part B enrollees. The administration says the marketplace checks…
Gerald Ford’s 1965 Rise Marked a Republican House Reset
After Republicans suffered a major defeat in the 1964 election, House members chose Gerald Ford over Charles Halleck as minority leader on January 4, 1965. The United States House remained…
Livermore researchers show how to 3D-print intricate glass objects
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers demonstrated a method for 3D-printing complex glass forms using silica-particle ink followed by heat treatment. The 2017 proof of concept could enable specialized components with…
Arkansas Medicaid Work Rules Put Welfare Stereotypes in the Spotlight
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is standing by a video promoting stricter Medicaid rules, while conservative commentators criticize its portrayal of an unemployed White man. The campaign says able-bodied beneficiaries…
How a New York Conference Launched the NAACP
Following the 1908 Springfield race riot, Black and white reformers gathered in New York in 1909 and built the organization that became the NAACP. The United States gained a national…
A Nearby Supernova Gave Robotic Telescopes a Rare View of a Star’s Final Hours
The 2023 discovery of supernova SN 2023ixf in the Pinwheel Galaxy gave astronomers a rare nearby example of a massive star’s death. The Las Cumbres Observatory’s robotic telescope network helped…