Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. At many other colleges, including Princeton University and Yale University, the share of Black students changed little. Several schools have seen swings also in
Italian firefighters rushed to the rescue of a 45-year-old tourist who became unwell on the leaning Tower of Pisa on Wednesday. The local firefighting team used a crane to hoist down the man on a stretcher while hundreds of curious tourists looked on. Italian firefighters rushed to the rescue of a 45-year-old tourist who became
he UK’s Prince William visited London’s Saatchi Gallery on Thursday to view an exhibition which explores the complexities of homelessness. Entitled “Homelessness: Reframed,” William was shown around the colourful exhibition and spoke with its artists. he UK’s Prince William visited London’s Saatchi Gallery on Thursday to view an exhibition which explores the complexities of homelessness.
NEW YORK (AP) — FBI agents this week searched the homes of at least three top deputies to New York Mayor Eric Adams , according to a person familiar with the matter. FBI agents seized electronic devices Wednesday from the homes of Philip Banks, the deputy mayor for public safety, and Sheena Wright, the first
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Corinthians, the team turning over its stadium for the first NFL game ever to be played in South America, dislikes anything green so much that its executives tried to paint the field black about a decade ago. Players can be fined if they are spotted wearing clothes or
ROME (AP) — The word “DOPING” is printed in capital letters inside a red circle with a slash through it on the box containing the over-the-counter spray sold in Italy that caused No. 1-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner to fail two drug tests in March. Sinner was cleared last month and will play Jack Draper
NEW YORK (AP) — Six months after Jannik Sinner failed two drug tests, and 2 1/2 weeks after he was exonerated because he said trace amounts of an anabolic steroid entered his system unintentionally via a massage, the No. 1-ranked man in tennis will play in the U.S. Open semifinals. His doping case, which raised
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora say a Venezuela street gang with a small presence in the city has not taken over a rundown apartment complex — yet the allegation continues to gain steam among conservatives and was amplified by former President Donald Trump in a Wednesday Fox News town
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Two brothers from Nigeria were sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men across the U.S., including a 17-year-old from Michigan who took his own life. A federal judge sentenced Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21, after hearing
Russian commentators on Thursday mocked allegations that Moscow was meddling again in the U.S. presidential election, and President Vladimir Putin appeared to bolster the teasing tone by wryly claiming he supported Vice President Kamala Harris. On Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department said the Russian state-owned broadcaster RT is carrying out a covert campaign to influence
