UNC May Keep Affirmative Action in Admissions, Judge Says
A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s flagship public university may continue to...
Read More
Associated Press
Judge: No Waiting on NC Budget To Act on School Funding
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A North Carolina judge signaled Monday that he’s ready to formally...
Read More
Jan. 6 Panel Plans Contempt Vote as Trump Sues Over Probe
Written by MARY CLARE JALONICK, JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG A House committee tasked with...
Read MoreEnergy Crunch Hits Global Recovery as Winter Approaches
Written by DAVID McHUGH, COLLEEN BARRY, JOE McDONALD and TATIANA POLLASTRI Power shortages are turning out streetlights and shutting down factories in China. The poor in Brazil are choosing between paying for food or...
Read MoreClimate Report: Africa’s Rare Glaciers Soon To Disappear
Written by CARA ANNA Africa’s rare glaciers will disappear in the next two decades because of climate change, a new report warned Tuesday amid sweeping forecasts of pain for the continent that contributes least to global warming...
Read MoreRussia Hits Another Record of Daily Coronavirus Deaths
Written by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russia registered another daily record of coronavirus deaths Tuesday as rapidly surging infection rates raised pressure on the country’s health care system and prompted the government to suggest...
Read More
Colin Powell, Exemplary General Stained by Iraq Claims, Dies
Written by ROBERT BURNS Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and...
Read MoreUS, Haiti Seek Release of 17 Missionaries Snatched by Gang
Written by DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a...
Read MoreCrunch Time: Biden Faces Critical Next 2 Weeks for Agenda
Written by JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER President Joe Biden is entering a crucial two weeks for his ambitious agenda, racing to conclude contentious congressional negotiations ahead of both domestic deadlines and a chance to...
Read MoreVaccines, Masks? Japan Puzzling Over Sudden Virus Success
Written by MARI YAMAGUCHI Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted from a mid-August peak of nearly 6,000 in Tokyo, with caseloads...
Read More