The USC Professor Who Pioneered Socially Assistive Robotics

When the robotics engineering field that Maja Matarić wanted to work in didn’t exist, she helped create it. In 2srcsrc5 she helped define the new area of socially assistive robotics.As an associate professor of computer science, neuroscience, and pediatrics at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles…Continue Reading

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We’re honored to have won the 2026 Webby People’s Voice Award in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. Thank you to our loyal readers and social media followers who voted for us. FactCheck.org has now won 12 People’s Voice Awards, dating back to 2007. The WebbyContinue Reading

“witch-hunt”:-rep.-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-amid-ethics-probe

The Florida rep. resigned minutes before a House Ethics panel was set to recommend her expulsion Published April 21, 2026 6:45PM (EDT) Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Tom Williams/Getty Images) Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., resignedContinue Reading

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A new federal portal designed to return billions of dollars in illegal tariffs launched Monday to a rocky start, as business owners reported technical glitches and overwhelming volume in a system the government says could eventually pay out up to $175 billion. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says Phase 1Continue Reading