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Fired conservative professor wins in court — but college’s appeals block his return to classroom

Fired conservative professor wins in court — but college’s appeals block his return to classroom

A conservative professor slated to return to the classroom this fall semester after successfully suing his employers for wrongly firing him has been blocked from campus as the college continues to file appeals against several court decisions in the educator’s favor.

Job interviews with a face-scanning algorithm

The Washington Post published an article Tuesday on a hiring system from the firm HireVue, which uses artificial intelligence-driven assessments to rank job applicants' hireability based on their facial movements, word choice and speaking voice.

Republican protest delays impeachment testimony from Pentagon’s Ukraine expert

The planned impeachment testimony from a Pentagon official responsible for Ukraine policy was delayed Wednesday after several of President Trump’s congressional allies staged a demonstration against the probe and barged into a secure facility on Capitol Hill. Editors note: What disgraceful conduct by the Republican Senators. The USA will become a lawless wasteland if this type of lawlessness is allowed to continue