What are legacy admissions — and do colleges need them?
Legacy college admission is an advantage given at birth, in which the children of a school's alumni receive special consideration in the college admissions rat race. But after the US Supreme Court overturned race-based admissions over the summer, attention toward this already criticized practice intensified.
2023-09-25 21:24
Mark Milley leaves a controversial legacy as America's top general
Every morning, Gen. Mark Milley's staff pulls transcripts from Fox News prime-time shows to see if they're talking about him.
2023-09-25 17:23
Maria Ressa: Philippines Nobel winner acquitted of last tax evasion case
Filipina journalist scores another legal win in cases filed under Rodrigo Duterte's term.
2023-09-12 13:16
Leo Varadkar's United Ireland comments 'unhelpful' says Heaton-Harris
Chris Heaton-Harris says Leo Varadkar's recent comments on reunification were unhelpful to Stormont talks.
2023-09-11 22:52
Legacy bill: Ireland should consider UK legal action, says Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill calls on the UK government to withdraw its controversial legacy bill.
2023-08-28 05:50
Honoring the legacy of game show host and activist Bob Barker
For over thirty years, Bob Barker was known and loved as the host of the hit game show "The Price is Right." He famously ended each episode telling viewers to spay or neuter their pets. Barker spent decades giving his time and money to better the lives of creatures big and small. Here are several organizations you can donate to in honor of Bob Barker's legacy.
2023-08-27 11:45
Fireworks on and off the pitch as FIFA prepares for women's football to 'explode'
A final roar of triumph shook Sydney's Stadium Australia as fans wearing red and gold punched the air, danced in flags and cried "España!" at the end of a Women's World Cup that FIFA claims is its most successful yet.
2023-08-22 11:26
Like father, like daughter, for son: Haiti's trailblazing new generation honors its soccer roots
Haiti may only have a slim chance of advancing to the knockout stages, but the team say they won't go down without a fight Tuesday as some players draw on family history to lay down a legacy on their Women's World Cup debut.
2023-08-01 10:19
Department of Education launches civil rights probe after lawsuit accuses Harvard of giving preferential treatment to legacy admissions
The US Department of Education has begun a civil rights investigation into whether Harvard University discriminates in its admissions process by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, roughly three weeks after a lawsuit made those allegations.
2023-07-26 05:25
Harvard faces federal civil rights probe over legacy admissions
By Julia Harte and Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether Harvard racially discriminates by favoring
2023-07-26 02:22
Comfort women: Last of Japan's WW2 sex slaves sing 'forget us not'
Their own memories fading, former World War Two sex slaves seek justice in their twilight years.
2023-07-15 05:26
Lawsuit alleges Harvard gives preferential treatment to legacy admissions, who are 'overwhelmingly' White
Three minority advocacy groups are suing Harvard University's governing body, accusing the school of discrimination by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, and are citing the recent US Supreme Court ruling that gutted affirmative action to bolster their lawsuit.
2023-07-04 08:21