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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Dustin Hornbeck, Miami University(THE CONVERSATION) Despite widespread fear that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would dismantle the public system of education, she has failed to accomplish much of what she set out to do.That is my assessment as an educational policy researcher who has followed Secretary DeVos since she took the helm of the U.S. Department of Education in

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joseph Rollin, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Jenna E. Gallegos, Colorado State University(THE CONVERSATION) What do your car, phone, soda bottle and shoes have in common? They’re all largely made from petroleum. This nonrenewable resource gets processed into a versatile set of chemicals called polymers – or more commonly, plastics. Over 5 billion gallons of oil each year

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alan Stevens, Texas A&M University ; Carole White, University of Texas at Austin; Marcia G. Ory, Texas A&M University , and Sandhya Sanghi, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Family care of an older adult has emerged as an essential element of the U.S. health care system, with 83 percent of long-term care provided to older adults coming from family members or other unpaid

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Austin Sarat, Amherst College(THE CONVERSATION) Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, may be hoping for a presidential pardon.In September, Manafort pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice and conspiracy against the U.S. He also agreed to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. However, Mueller recently filed papers in the

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bradley W. Hart, California State University, Fresno(THE CONVERSATION) Hours after Robert Bowers allegedly walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 people, investigators told the media that Bowers appeared to have acted alone and fit what experts call the “lone mass shooter profile.” Weeks later, FBI agents arrested a Washington D.C. man who followed Bowers on social media.

To beat West Indies in the second test for a first series victory in nine years against anyone apart from Zimbabwe, Bangladesh's first instinct must be to attack, says captain Shakib Al Hasan

A Swedish prosecutor has charged British-born Italian hockey player Thomas Larkin with assault for blindsiding an opponent during a game last year

Police say a man was killed by a wild elephant after his speeding car hit the animal near a national park in northeastern Thailand

Slovakia could soon join the list of countries opting out of a United Nations pact promoting an international approach to safe and orderly migration

China halts work by team that claimed to have made the world's first gene-edited babies

Already the first Italian club to earn three straight promotions, Parma is in position to add another chapter to its fairytale-like rise

Kosovo's prime minister says a new 100 percent tariff on Serbian imports will remain until Serbia recognizes his country's sovereignty.

UN says millions misspent on Africa's biggest refugee crisis; a search for 'ghost refugees'

Led by a horseman draped in a Greek flag, about 1,000 high school students are marching through Thessaloniki to protest government efforts to end a three-decade-old dispute with neighboring Macedonia

The Kremlin says that Russian and U.S. presidents will focus on nuclear arms control and regional crises at their meeting on the sidelines of Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rio de Janeiro Gov. Luiz Fernando Pezao has been arrested at the governor's palace for allegedly receiving bribes

Britain's ambassador to Yemen says he's spoken with warring sides, expects them at peace talks next week in Sweden

Germany's antitrust agency says it has begun an investigation of online retailer Amazon to over complaints it's abusing its position to the detriment of sellers who use its "marketplace" platform

IOC President Bach lavishes praise on suspended Sheikh Ahmad who faces criminal case in Switzerland.

HIV cases in children are projected to drop but still too slowly, UN agency says