US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni
President Joe Biden’s education chief says he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving preference to the children of alumni and donors
2023-09-22 12:51
Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper
It’s one of the United Nations’ more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters
2023-09-22 12:50
Ole Miss's Dart thriving after fighting off challenges, next test is Alabama
Jaxson Dart is thriving as Mississippi’s starting quarterback after fighting off an offseason challenge from transfers
2023-09-22 12:50
Nevada Republicans brace for confusion as party eyes election rules that may favor Trump
Former President Donald Trump’s push to bend state Republican parties to his will — and gain an advantage in his effort to return to the White House — is coming to a head in Nevada
2023-09-22 12:48
A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time
This week, a Truman Capote story from early in his career will be published for the first time
2023-09-22 12:48
MILAN FASHION PHOTOS: Tom Ford relaunches under Peter Hawkings and Moschino celebrates 40 years
MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week continued Thursday for the second day with mostly womenswear previews for next spring and summer under a steady rain.
2023-09-22 12:45
Officials begin probe into what caused a bus carrying 40 students to crash down a ravine, killing 2 adults
The National Transportation Safety Board and the New York State Police are investigating what caused a bus carrying dozens of high school students to come crashing down a ravine, killing two adults on board.
2023-09-22 12:27
Music Review: On ‘Scarlet,’ Doja Cat’s demons demand attention — as if it was possible to look away
Before Doja Cat released her stellar fourth full-length album, the take-no-prisoners “Scarlet,” she bit the hand that feeds
2023-09-22 12:27
Not much exciting about Aussie banks as high costs pressure earnings - Macquarie
Rising wage costs and higher investment spending by Australian banks pose headwinds that could potentially impact the sector's
2023-09-22 12:26
Hollywood actor and writer strikes have broad support among Americans, AP-NORC poll shows
A new poll shows that Americans are much more sympathetic to Hollywood's striking writers and actors then they are to the studios on the other side of the table
2023-09-22 12:25
Lahaina residents brace for what they'll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone
Lahaina residents are bracing for what they'll find when they return to the ruins of their homes after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 97 people and destroyed thousands of buildings
2023-09-22 12:22
Through a different lens: How AP used a wooden box camera to document Afghan life up close
For Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd, a main attraction of working with a traditional Afghan box camera is the intimacy it provides with his subjects, and the slow pace that allows for a unique window into daily life
2023-09-22 12:20