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CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 29: People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus on June 29, 2023 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Affirmative action for rich kids: It's more than just legacy admissions

A blockbuster new study finds that America's elite private colleges are systematically giving huge advantages to rich kids over their equally bright, yet less privileged peers.

In a newly public letter, TikTok's top executive, Shou Zi Chew, tried to allay the concerns of several U.S. senators about the Chinese-owned company's data security practices.

TikTok says it's putting new limits on Chinese workers' access to U.S. user data

TikTok addressed Republican senators who have raised concerns that the Chinese-owned app could be sharing Americans' data with the Chinese government. TikTok says this is not happening.

Mia Goth stars as Gabi in Brandon Cronenberg's "Infinity Pool."

Brandon Cronenberg delivers sensory overload with 'Infinity Pool'

Filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg shares DNA with his famous father, David Cronenberg, but also proves to have his own unique cinematic voice.

Oranges grown at a commercial citrus farm in Valley Center, Calif., Dec. 4, 2023.

Orange trees with citrus greening disease found in Valley Center, quarantine expands

The state detected the tree-killing bacterial disease during routine inspections. It is a major threat to San Diego County's $138 million annual citrus crop.

The IRS will be using photos to verify the identification of people who want to set up an account with the IRS in order to see their past returns or to get information about child tax credit payments.

IRS has second thoughts about selfie requirement

Taxpayers seeking access to some information about their taxes were to be required to submit to facial recognition software, a move that has raised privacy concerns.

A worker carries a Chinese national flag to put it with those of other participating countries at the opening session of the G-20 foreign ministers meeting, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2023.

Report: 20 of the world's richest economies, including the U.S., fuel forced labor

A report released by human rights organization Walk Free found that the number of people living in modern slavery, including forced marriage and human trafficking, has grown to 50 million since 2018.

A Hyundai sedan sits in the parking lot of East Bay Tow Inc., where California Attorney General Rob Bonta held a news conference on Thursday.

A group of state AGs calls for a national recall of high-theft Hyundai, Kia vehicles

Millions of vehicles manufactured by the companies between 2011 and 2022 can be easily hotwired and also lack engine immobilizers, a common anti-theft device.

San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher is seen here at the San Diego County Administration Center. Feb. 17, 2022.

Nathan Fletcher officially resigns from San Diego County Board of Supervisors

In his first public statement since leaving the state to enter a rehabilitation clinic, San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher officially resigned from the position.

The San Diego County Administration Building in this file photo taken on Dec. 13, 2020.

Supervisors fail to advance gun violence prevention report

Board Chair Nora Vargas and Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer voted in favor of the study, while Supervisors Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond were opposed.

President Biden enters the Roosevelt Room on March 13 to talk about why the government backstopped all deposits at two failed banks.

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

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