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Applications for Early Harvard Admissions Dip
Harvard still received more early action applications than Yale — barely — but its...
Gold Air Jordans Worth More Than $10,000 Found in a Donation...
A charitable organization in Portland, Ore., usually receives donations of shirts...
Feeling Alone and Estranged, Many Jews at Harvard Wonder...
After one of the most trying weeks in the university’s recent history, some students...
Biden’s Border Negotiations Mark Seismic Shift on Immigration...
The discussions over the southern border show how drastically the politics of immigration...
Paul Chevingy, Early Voice on Police Brutality, Dies at...
An eminent civil rights lawyer, he was one of the nation’s foremost experts on abusive...
Senators Hold Up 43 Biden Diplomatic Nominees as Crises...
The State Department says the monthslong blockade has damaged U.S. national security....
DeSantis Will Pick Up Endorsement by Bob Vander Plaats...
The endorsement by Bob Vander Plaats was long expected, but comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis...
How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been...
A federal ruling this week was only the latest in decades of legal challenges to...
Georgia Judge Modifies a Trump Co-Defendant’s Bail Conditions
Prosecutors say the defendant, Harrison Floyd, has been intimidating potential witnesses...
Federal Judge Rules Undated Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania...
The judge said that a state law requiring voters to date the return envelope violated...
Carlton Pearson, Pastor Deemed a Heretic for Denying Hell,...
He led a popular religious revival and a megachurch, but his peers and congregation...
Wisconsin Court Hears Case That Could Upend State Politics
A challenge to district maps that have locked in Republican control of the Legislature...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Winds Force Closures
Park administrators closed many roads and campgrounds during a busy week for visitors...
House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago
It was the speaker’s first trip to see the former president since he won his post,...
Ignore Trump? Democrats Now Want Him Plastered All Over...
The former president has been relatively quiet, out of the headlines and off mainstream...
Animals Meant for Adoption May Have Been Turned Into Reptile...
The fate of more than 250 rabbits, guinea pigs and rats remains unknown more than...
Two Years With America’s Elite Firefighters
Hotshot fire crews work on the front lines of the biggest wildfires in the American...
Wrangell, Alaska, Landslide Kills Three, With at Least...
Authorities said at least three others were believed missing after the slide smashed...
Thanksgiving Weather Forecast: When Rain and Snow Are Expected...
Breezes in New York City on Thursday are not expected to be strong enough to ground...
Johnson Learns on the Job, Drawing the Ire of the Republican...
The new House speaker is facing complaints from his members that his leadership...
Biden ‘Secret Cell’ Helped Drive Hostage Talks Between...
The deal came as Democrats are increasingly divided over Mr. Biden’s embrace of...
The de Young Open Dazzles
San Francisco’s flagship art museum is displaying hundreds of works by Bay Area...
For Election Workers, Fentanyl-Laced Letters Signal a Challenging...
As overheated rhetoric and threats rise, people are leaving election jobs in record...
What to Know About the Mysterious Respiratory Illness Affecting...
Dogs in at least seven states have been infected. Symptoms include coughing, fever,...
Colorado Supreme Court Agrees to Take Up Trump 14th Amendment...
A state judge ruled last week that the former president had engaged in insurrection...
Latino Business Advocate Stung by Misconduct Claims Resurfaces...
Javier Palomarez, who stepped down as chief of the United States Hispanic Chamber...
Liberal Donor Group Targets New York and California House...
The Democracy Alliance looks to two large blue states — with $10 million aimed at...
After Maui Wildfire, Lahaina’s Immigrants Weigh an Uncertain...
Consumed by loss after the August wildfire, many immigrants who have made the historic...
Letters With Suspicious Substances Sent to Election Offices...
Letters, some apparently containing fentanyl or other substances, were sent to local...
Harvard, Columbia and Penn Pledge to Fight Antisemitism...
The universities are trying to address criticism by banning pro-Palestinian student...
Florida-Bound Plane Had Missing and Damaged Windowpanes...
Passengers aboard the plane, which took off from London, told investigators that...
Before World Leaders Arrive, San Francisco Races to Clean...
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference comes at a pivotal moment for the...
‘Take Care of Maya’ Family Awarded $261 Million in Court
A jury found that a Florida hospital, which had suspected child abuse, was liable...
Pastor Indicted With Trump in Georgia Asks Evangelical...
The Rev. Stephen C. Lee says he was pastoring to people in Georgia after the 2020...
Biden and Xi to Seek to Stabilize Relations in California...
Taiwan, election interference and the war in the Middle East will be on the agenda,...
Chris Christie to Travel to Israel
The trip will be his second to a war zone since opening his presidential bid.
Judge Puts Off Decision on Whether to Delay Trump Documents...
Judge Aileen M. Cannon said she would meet with prosecutors and defense lawyers...
With Manchin Out, Democrats’ Path to Holding the Senate...
While the party will be on defense in every competitive race, Republicans face some...
Alarmed by Off-Year Losses, Mainstream Republicans Balk...
Worried about alienating critical blocs of voters, House Republicans from competitive...
‘Timepiece Gentleman’ Swindled Customers Out of $3 Million,...
Anthony Farrer, 35, who ran a consignment store in Beverly Hills, used money from...
Ohio Voted to Protect Abortion Rights. Could Florida Be...
A coalition of groups collecting petition signatures for a ballot protecting abortion...
Sweeping Raids and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025...
If he regains power, Donald Trump wants not only to revive some of the immigration...
They Wanted to Get Sober. They Got a Nightmare Instead.
Arizona spent $1 billion on addiction treatment, much of it fraudulent, officials...
U.S. Seeks to Resume Military Dialogue with Beijing
The Joint Chiefs chairman said in a letter to his Chinese counterpart that restoring...
‘Is This Hell?’ The Pilot Accused of Trying to Crash a...
Joseph Emerson, charged with attempted murder, said he felt trapped in a dream after...
Louisiana Must Finalize New Voting Map by January, Federal...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed with a lower-court ruling...
Trump Asks Federal Appeals Court to Lift Gag Order in Election...
The former president argued that the order restricting what he can say about the...
House Passes $14.3 Billion in Aid for Israel but Leaves...
The Republican-led House approved $14.3 billion for Israel’s war with Hamas, tying...
2 South Carolina Jails Under DOJ Investigation After Reports...
The Justice Department inquiry will focus on “credible allegations” that a number...
With Rangers Win, an Overlooked Texas City Grabs the Spotlight
Arlington, which is wedged between Dallas and Fort Worth and overshadowed by both,...
Biden Administration to Press Israel for ‘Pauses’ in War...
Brief cessations of military operations would allow food, water and other aid to...
Trump 14th Amendment Disqualification Trial: What to Know...
The lawsuit in Denver is one of several across the country arguing that former President...
Lewiston Begins to Heal After Shooting, One Touchdown at...
At the season’s last football game, between rival high schools in Lewiston and Auburn,...
Former Memphis Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges...
The ex-officer pleaded guilty to two felony counts, becoming the first to admit...
The Signs Were All There. Why Did No One Stop the Maine...
Shortcomings in mental health treatment, weak laws and a reluctance to threaten...
Can Humanities Survive the Budget Cuts?
After years of hand-wringing about their future, liberal arts departments now face...
Ohio Lawsuit Punches Back in Battle Over How to Teach Reading
A nonprofit group is trying to stop a new state law requiring “the science of reading,”...
Biden Heads to Maine to Mourn With Lewiston After Mass...
President Biden will meet with the families of those killed or injured during last...
Biden Hosts Leaders of South American Nations for an Economic...
One goal is to help bolster economies of countries across the region so they can...
Senators Plot to Unblock Military Promotions as Tuberville...
Democrats were working to temporarily circumvent Senate rules to outmaneuver the...
Milk Carton Shortages Hit Schools in Several States
A nationwide shortage of half-pint milk cartons is hitting schools in several states,...
Former Pennsylvania Nurse Heather Pressdee Linked to 17...
Heather Pressdee, 41, confessed to trying to kill 19 patients with insulin. She...
The Woman Who Has Fought to Save L.A. History From Demolition
A conversation with Linda Dishman, the outgoing president of the Los Angeles Conservancy.
A First Title for the Rangers, and a Thrill for the Former...
Ownership of the Texas Rangers helped propel George W. Bush’s political career,...
An Alabama Newspaper Publisher and Reporter Are Arrested,...
The publisher of Atmore News in Atmore, Ala., and a reporter at the paper were charged...
Watchdog Says Trump Didn’t Influence Decision on F.B.I....
Still, the bureau’s director noted that Donald J. Trump had made it unmistakably...
Jenna Ellis, Former Trump Lawyer, Pleads Guilty in Georgia...
Three lawyers indicted with Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election...
Two Illinois Parishes Live on Either Side of a Catholic...
As the pope and church leaders meet in Rome to discuss the Roman Catholic Church’s...
Speaker Mike Johnson Helped Efforts to Overturn The 2020...
Representative Mike Johnson recruited House Republicans to back a lawsuit to overturn...
California Slams San Francisco for ‘Egregious’ Barriers...
The city adopted a state-approved plan in January to build 82,000 new housing units...
Poison Specialist Accused in Wife’s Death, Authorities...
Dr. Connor Bowman was charged with murder after investigators found that his wife,...
‘We Still Don’t Have Answers’: A Uvalde Mother Is Running...
After her daughter was killed in a mass shooting in Uvalde, Kimberly Mata-Rubio...
Biden and Albanese Say the U.S. and Australia Stand Together...
A ceremony-laden state visit comes as Australia prepares to deploy more military...
Hawaii Bribery Scandal Casts a Shadow Over Lahaina’s Ruins
For years, a local businessman paid off officials in exchange for lucrative contracts....
With Plea Deals in Georgia Trump Case, Fani Willis Is Building...
The Fulton County district attorney often uses her state’s racketeering law to pressure...
Nashville Chief’s Son, Wanted in Shooting of Two Officers,...
John Drake Jr. was accused of shooting two police officers outside a Dollar General...
In Texas, Local Laws to Prevent Travel for Abortions Gain...
Lubbock County, home to more than 300,000 near the New Mexico border, has become...
Next Speaker Vote Is Expected in Hours in a Leaderless...
Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana is the fourth Republican nominee for speaker,...
Is California’s Fire Season Over?
So far, 2023 has been a relatively mild fire year for the state, but the final few...
U.S. Cites ‘High Confidence’ Rocket From Gaza Caused Hospital...
American intelligence agencies released no new declassified imagery or other new...
Senate Confirms Michael Whitaker as FAA Administrator
Michael G. Whitaker, who received bipartisan support, faces the challenge of stabilizing...
U.S. Says a Cease-Fire in the Israel War Would Only Benefit...
A White House spokesman said the administration supported humanitarian pauses to...
Fall Is on the Menu for Australia’s State Dinner. The B-52s...
Because of what the first lady called “tumultuous times,” the White House canceled...
State Dinner to Bring Together Biden, Australia’s Leader...
President Biden will welcome Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of Australia,...
Bush’s Institute Issues an Urgent Plea for Congress to...
PEPFAR, created by President George W. Bush in 2003 to combat the disease, faces...
Scholastic Backtracks on Isolating Works on Race and Gender...
The company was faulted for the practice, which it said was an effort to help schools...
Justice Thomas’s R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry...
The justice failed to repay much, perhaps all, of the $267,230 loan. His benefactor...
Who Is Mike Johnson? The New Speaker of the House.
A lawyer and former chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, he...
Why You Don’t Need to Rake the Leaves
Thinking about raking freshly fallen leaves into a pile? Think again, scientists...
China's economy is off to a solid start, rising 4.5% in...
China's economy is off to a solid start in 2023 following its emergence from three...
He was free for 2 years. Now Crosley Green is back in prison...
A Florida man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't...
Family of victim and survivors of Indianapolis FedEx mass...
The family of a victim and several survivors of a mass shooting at a FedEx facility...
McDonald's is upgrading its burgers
McDonald's, which has been focusing on upgrading its core items to boost sales,...
Google-parent stock drops on fears it could lose search...
Shares of Google-parent Alphabet fell more than 3% in early trading Monday after...
Tennessee Air National Guardsman applied to be a hitman...
A Tennessee Air National Guardsman is facing charges after applying to be a hitman...
Even when wives make as much as husbands, they still do...
• Four out of the five US metro areas with the lowest unemployment are in Florida....