What the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action does and does not do
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Thursday to gut affirmative action has made it unlawful for colleges to take race…
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Travis Scott will not face criminal charges over Astroworld crowd crush
Travis Scott — the rapper and producer who organized the ill-fated 2021 Astroworld Festival — will not be indicted in…
Biden’s Iran envoy placed on leave after security clearance suspended amid investigation into possible mishandling of classified material, sources say
Rob Malley, the US special envoy on Iran, has been placed on leave without pay, which occurred after his security…
Former Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years in $60 million bribery scheme
A former Republican speaker of Ohio’s House of Representatives was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role…
California reparations task force releases final set of recommendations
A task force examining reparations for Black residents in California released its final report Thursday with more than 115 recommendations…
At least 100,000 could have had data exposed after US health department was hit by global cyberattack
At least 100,000 people could have had their data compromised by a hack of contractors at the Department of Health…
Christine King Farris, sister of Dr. Martin Luther King, dies at 95
Christine King Farris, the eldest sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died Thursday, according to a Twitter…
Top Trump campaign aide Susie Wiles met numerous times with special counsel investigators in documents probe
A senior campaign official for Donald Trump was allegedly shown a classified map by the former president during a meeting…
Melanie Lynskey pens moving, candid tribute to Julian Sands: ‘I will never forget you’
“Yellowjackets” star Melanie Lynskey is mourning her friend, British actor Julian Sands, who was found dead in the Southern California…
Judge denies Trump motion to dismiss Carroll defamation lawsuit
A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit, finding the former president’s legal arguments…