Susan Ferensic has been named assistant director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD) at FBI headquarters. Ferensic, who most recently served as the special agent in charge of the ...

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating Fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean?

A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...