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  Developing teen brains are vulnerable to anxiety – but treatment can help

  November 02, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paola Odriozola, Yale University and Dylan Gee, Yale University(THE CONVERSATION) Adolescence is the life stage when mental illnesses are most likely to emerge, with anxiety disorders being the most common. Recent estimates suggest that over 30 percent of teens have an anxiety disorder. That means about one of every three teenagers is struggling with anxiety that significantly

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  Coach's firing won't solve college football's deepest problems

  November 02, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joseph Cooper, University of Connecticut and Jasmine Harris, Ursinus College(THE CONVERSATION) Maryland college football coach DJ Durkin was ultimately fired after the death of a player during practice – and findings that his players were bullied and abused by coaches and staff over the course his three-year tenure. However, his 11th hour ouster on Oct. 31 is evidence of how much

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  Jamal Khashoggi's murder finally brings media attention to plight of Arab world's exiled critics

  November 02, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sahar Khamis, University of Maryland(THE CONVERSATION) The gruesome and dramatic killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey has captivated media outlets around the world. A columnist for the Washington Post, Khashoggi had been living in the United States since 2017 as a Saudi exile. Some have frowned upon this excessive coverage, wondering why one

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  Does giving donors stuff actually raise more money?

  November 02, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jonathan Meer, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) You’ve almost certainly opened an envelope containing a solicitation from a nonprofit and discovered a set of mailing labels with your name and address on them. Or a few bookmarks with the group’s branding. Or, just as likely, the offer of a mug, a tote bag or some other gift in exchange for your donation. I get a few of these

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  In House battle, Democrats see hope in Trump territory

  November 02, 2018 17:00 IST

  Democrats see path to House majority through Obama-Trump districts

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  In House battle, Democrats see hope in Trump territory

  November 02, 2018 17:00 IST

  Democrats see path to House majority through Obama-Trump districts

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  Campaign spending isn't the problem – where the money comes from is

  November 02, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard Briffault, Columbia University(THE CONVERSATION) The tide of campaign money seems to be running high and threatening to swamp our democracy.For the first time, the cost of congressional elections is likely to surpass US$5 billion. Certainly, $5 billion sounds like a lot to spend on a midterm election. But consider the stakes – our $4.4 trillion federal budget, our $20

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  New findings on ocean warming: 5 questions answered

  November 02, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Scott Denning, Colorado State University(THE CONVERSATION) Editor’s note: A new study by scientists in the United States, China, France and Germany estimates that the world’s oceans have absorbed much more excess heat from human-induced climate change than researchers had estimated up to now. This finding suggests that global warming may be even more advanced than previously

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  AIBA candidate Rakhimov hints at stepping aside

  November 02, 2018 17:00 IST

  The leading candidate to run the amateur boxing association has hinted he will take a leave of absence if elected to calm tensions with the International Olympic Committee

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  Merkel visiting Poland amid calls for WWII reparations

  November 02, 2018 16:45 IST

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Warsaw amid calls by Polish officials that Germany pay Poland billions of dollars for the damage inflicted during World War II

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  Catalan separatists indicted for rebellion as trial nears

  November 02, 2018 16:30 IST

  Spanish prosecutors are requesting that former Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras be imprisoned for 25 years for rebellion and misappropriation of public funds in indictments issued for separatist leaders who pushed for independence last year

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  UK public urged to recommend scientist for new 50-pound note

  November 02, 2018 16:00 IST

  The Bank of England says the next person to feature on the 50-pound note in Britain will celebrate the country's scientific heritage

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  10 Things to Know for Today

  November 02, 2018 16:00 IST

  Among 10 Things to Know: President's new anti-immigration proposal skirt leagality; Pittsburgh to bury oldest victim of synagogue massacre; Third-party candidates could "spoil" mid-terms for Democrat and Republican candidates

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  Trial coming to a close in Harvard bias lawsuit

  November 02, 2018 15:30 IST

  Both sides will get one last chance to make their case in a trial over alleged discrimination in Harvard University's admissions system

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  Cyprus urges Turkey to cooperate on energy, but peace first

  November 02, 2018 15:30 IST

  Cyprus' president repeats call to Turkey to cooperate on exploiting offshore energy reserves as along as ethnically split island nation is reunified.

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  British-based firm to open plant in Danville

  November 02, 2018 15:30 IST

  A British-owned advanced manufacturing company plans to open its first U.S.-based plant in Southside Virginia. Gov

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  UN agency says famine in Yemen endangering 2 million mothers

  November 02, 2018 15:30 IST

  UN agency warns that looming famine in war-torn Yemen could put 2 million mothers at risk of death

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  Funeral to be held for oldest victim of synagogue attack

  November 02, 2018 15:15 IST

  A 97-year-old woman who was the oldest victim of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will be laid to rest at the end of a wrenching series of funerals

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  Woman fought with driver, causing bus to fall in China river

  November 02, 2018 15:15 IST

  Police say a brawl between a passenger and a bus driver caused the bus to plunge into China's Yangtze River in China, apparently killing all 15 on board

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  Pipe bomb suspect in court for bail, removal hearing

  November 02, 2018 15:15 IST

  The Florida man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and critics of President Donald Trump is due in court for a bail hearing

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  UK starts criminal probe of Labour Party anti-Semitism

  November 02, 2018 15:00 IST

  British police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations of anti-Semitic hate crimes within the opposition Labour Party

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  New Caledonia's independence referendum explained

  November 02, 2018 15:00 IST

  Voters in New Caledonia, an archipelago in the south Pacific, are preparing to go to the polls on Sunday to decide on whether to break free from French rule

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  Probe fails to unravel mystery of Croat's courtroom suicide

  November 02, 2018 14:45 IST

  Dutch prosecutors have not unraveled the mystery of how a Croatian ex-general managed to smuggle a bottle of poison into a United Nations courtroom and take his own life

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  New Caledonia in Pacific to vote on independence from France

  November 02, 2018 14:45 IST

  New Caledonia, a bit of France in the South Pacific, prepares for an independence referendum, the last step in a three-decade-long decolonization effort

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  Australian man jailed for persuading wife to kill herself

  November 02, 2018 14:15 IST

  A husband who wanted to claim his wife's life insurance has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for persuading her to kill herself in what a judge described as an Australian-first conviction

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  Afghan capital grapples with aftermath of huge market fire

  November 02, 2018 14:15 IST

  Residents of Afghan capital grapple with aftermath of massive blaze that consumed hundreds of stores at Kabul market

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  Malaysian wanted by US in 1MDB scandal says he's innocent

  November 02, 2018 14:15 IST

  The young Malaysian tycoon wanted by the U.S. for his alleged role in ransacking a state investment fund insists he's innocent

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  Max Domi breaks late tie, Canadiens beat Capitals 6-4

  November 02, 2018 13:45 IST

  Max Domi broke a tie with 21 seconds left and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his first two NHL goals in the Montreal Canadiens' 6-4 victory over the Washington Capitals 6-4