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Standards, Grades And Tests Are Wildly Outdated, Argues 'End Of Average'

A Harvard faculty member argues in his new book that averages tell us nothing useful about individuals. That has big implications for schools.

Lily Cheung teaches Mandarin to Greg Wong (left), Lt. Charles Flores (right) and other New York City firefighters, EMTs and paramedics at an old firehouse. The city is predicting that Chinese residents are likely to become New York's largest immigrant group in the next few years.

For NYC Firefighters Learning Mandarin, Service Starts With 'Ni Hao'

Some New York City first responders are taking Mandarin classes as a way to better serve the country's largest Chinese immigrant community during emergencies.

The captain and crew of the Moriah Lee pose with sablefish caught off the coast of Half Moon Bay, Calif. A new study found that fishermen in the West Coast sablefishery were much less likely to engage in risky behavior — like sailing out in stormy weather — after catch share quotas were implemented.

Study: Program To Protect Fish Is Saving Fishermen's Lives, Too

Catch share programs — where fishermen are allotted a set quota of the catch --reduce the notoriously risky behavior fishermen are known for, like sailing in stormy weather, a new study finds.

British Man Escapes Jail Time But Not Embarassment

Joshua Hughes got caught trying to grow marijuana. Gazette Live reports his lawyer argued Hughes was so bad at growing pot, the plants never produced anything. His client got a suspended sentence.

Computer Glitch Spurs Gas Price War In Ohio

The glitch caused one Toledo station to drop its price to historic lows. The station across the street responded by lowering its prices. For three hours drivers filled up their tanks for pennies.

U.S.-Cuba Officials To Sign Commercial Air Traffic Deal

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is in Cuba to sign a bi-lateral agreement that will allow commercial airline service between the two countries for the first time in decades.

Podemos Party leader Pablo Iglesias (right) seen here with Spain's Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez, has asked for a referendum on Catalan independence as their two parties negotiate forming a new government.

A Rising Spanish Party Calls For Referendum On Catalonia Secession

For the first time, one of Spain's major political parties that's not in Catalonia is calling for a vote on whether the region should secede from the country.

Manny Pacquiao, who's currently running for a Senate seat in the Philippines, was criticized for saying it was "common sense" that animals don't have homosexual relations — and that people who do are worse than animals.

Manny Pacquiao Apologizes For 'Comparing Homosexuals To Animals'

"I still stand on my belief that I'm against same sex marriage because of what the Bible says, but I'm not condemning LGBT," the famous boxer says, after a TV interview went viral.

The flag flies at half-staff outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, following the death of high court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Justice Scalia Will Lie In Repose At The Supreme Court On Friday

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

Activists with People For the American Way demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on Monday, calling on Congress to give consideration to whomever President Obama nominates to replace Antonin Scalia.

5 Ways Scalia's Death Complicates The 2016 Election

The death of the Supreme Court justice raises the stakes. What are the implications for both sides, and could it drive voters to the polls?

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