Legacy admissions banned at California colleges under new law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law Monday banning legacy admissions at all colleges in the state, including private ones.   The law says public and private, nonprofit institutions will ...
US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 million ...
A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert
Residents east of Atlanta were again warned to take shelter where they are on Tuesday if a chemical cloud moves over their neighborhood, as winds shifted the plume from a fire at a ...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are looking to gain from continuing conflict in the Middle East
In the days since Israel intensified its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, including the strike that killed the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, Yemen’s ...
Shohei Ohtani is looking to top himself in his first playoff appearance with the Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with the Los Angeles Angels. Yet every October, Ohtani vanished, with the ...
Stage is set for vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz
The stage is set in New York for the vice presidential debate between Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Sen. JD Vance.
Murders, mayhem and officer’s gunfire lead to charges at Brooklyn jail where ‘Diddy’ is held
Criminal charges unsealed Monday offer a fresh window into violence and dysfunction that has plagued the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried are locked up.
The new French prime minister tells parliament the country’s ‘colossal’ debt is ‘sword of Damocles’
In his inaugural address to parliament, new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier warned that “colossal” and spiraling debts ...
Harris, Trump woo Gen Z voters in critical swing states
The Harris and Trump campaigns are stepping up their outreach to Gen Z voters in critical battlegrounds, a voting bloc expected to play a key role in what is shaping up to be a battle for inches ...
The Latest: Residents line up for food and water in storm-battered North Carolina mountains
Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for ...
What to know as Israel says it has launched ground incursion into Lebanon
Israel said its ground troops crossed into Lebanon overnight, launching what the military described as “localized” raids to root out Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure.
Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism
The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job to illustrate their value to both the ...