WHETHER TO RUN IN LATE OCTOBER. DEMOCRATS RECENTLY HELD THEIR FIRST STANDUP NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN HALL, PART OF AN EFFORT TO SHOWCASE THE STATE’S CULTURE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. AS THE CASE IS MADE WITH THE ...

Stand-up comedian Mark Normand talks the way he performs: fast, loose and irreverent, with a punchline lurking around every corner. With a baby at home and a new Netflix special on the way, Normand ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. It was a year ago when a handful of early career researchers made a ...

On March 7 scientists and advocates are set to take to the streets in support of science—the nationwide demonstration will mark the second Stand Up for Science rally since U.S. president Donald Trump ...

The Chicago Cubs head into the season with as much potential to make a deep playoff run as they have had in the decade since their curse-breaking World Series breakthrough in 2016. With that potential ...

President Donald Trump’s question during the State of the Union address highlighted divisions in the chamber, with many Democratic lawmakers remaining seated when asked if they prioritize American ...

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A Russian stand-up comedian was sent to a penal colony for almost six years Wednesday for a joke about a war veteran who lost his legs, the latest conviction in a sweeping crackdown on those who ...

The Chicago Cubs went into the offseason with fans hoping big moves were ahead, and that is exactly what they have received to this point in the winter. After rebuilding the bullpen, Chicago's ...

That “Ricky Gervais: Mortality” won for best comedy sends a message about the lack of respect given to stand-up. By Jason Zinoman Awards are silly, harmless fun — unless someone gives one to me. Then ...