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MIT, Yale, and other elite colleges are finally reaching out to rural students

Top colleges aim to create a diverse campus with students from all walks of life; so they're traveling to places they've neglected before: rural communities.

The state of Maine on Friday released photos of the 18 victims killed Wednesday in the mass shooting in Lewiston.

What we know about the victims in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting

Eighteen people were killed in this week's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Authorities have identified all of the victims.

Military Magistrate and Western Judicial Circuit court house on Camp Pendleton, Aug. 17, 2023.

No evidence of human trafficking in alleged Camp Pendleton sex assault, defense says

An attorney for the Marine charged said her client met the girl on Tinder where her profile said she was 21.

Members of the all-Black aviation squadron known as the Tuskegee Airmen line up Jan. 23, 1942.

'Half American' explores how Black WWII servicemen were treated better abroad

Though more than one million Black Americans contributed to the war effort, historian Matthew Delmont says a military uniform offered no protection from racism.

Although matzo sold in supermarkets is typically square, the round matzo is believed to be the earliest form of this unleavened bread that is eaten during the Passover holiday as a symbol of both suffering and freedom.

Matzo — the Passover bread of affliction and freedom — is a timely symbol in 2024

Bread — and the lack thereof — plays a role in many corners of the world facing a crisis, from Israel and Gaza to Ukraine to Afghanistan to Sudan.

Elon Musk has until Oct. 28 to close the deal to purchase Twitter, a judge ruled on Thursday. Here, the Tesla CEO smiles while on stage at an event in Norway in August.

Judge gives Elon Musk and Twitter until the end of the month to close their deal

The judge overseeing Twitter's lawsuit against the Tesla CEO has halted the trial scheduled to begin in less than two weeks. She's told Musk to complete his purchase of Twitter by Oct. 28.

Pride Tape was quickly adopted by NHL teams as a way to support and celebrate LGBTQ+ fans and athletes. But the NHL has banned the tape. Here, a player used the tape on their stick for a pre-game warm up to celebrate a "Hockey is for Everyone" night in March 2021.

The NHL bans Pride Tape, setting off a backlash from players and fans

"I'll use the tape — if I have to buy it myself, I will," one NHL player said after the league banned the rainbow-colored tape, which symbolizes pro hockey's pledge to be welcoming and inclusive.

The ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Friday rolls back California's ban on the sale of ammunition magazines containing more than 10 bullets.

Appeals court reinstates ammo background check law struck down by San Diego judge

An appeals court voted 2-1 to grant a request from the California Attorney General's Office to stay the judge's ruling.

The U.S. Supreme Court has about four weeks left to release opinions for more than two dozen cases it heard this term.

Here are the major Supreme Court decisions decided this term

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up its term and begun to agree to cases it will hear in its next one, to begin in the fall. Here are the major Supreme Court decisions decided this term.

An ivory necklace turned over to federal officials at the "Toss the Tusk" event at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Mart. 3, 2023.

San Diego officials work to stop elephant poaching

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is working with state and federal law enforcement officers to encourage people to turn in ivory they own.

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