Ex-USC soccer coach to plead guilty in college admissions scandal
A former University of Southern California assistant women’s soccer coach has agreed to plead guilty to engaging in a racketeering scheme in which she accepted bribes to help wealthy parents get their children into the school as part of the largest col…
Supreme Court arguments underway on Trump census citizenship question
Closely watched arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court got underway on Tuesday on a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a plan opponents have called a Republican effort to deter immigrants f…
Parkland high school, scene of 2018 massacre, wins prize for its prom
Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, scene of one of the country’s worst mass shootings, will receive a $150,000 boost to its prom this year as the winner of contest sponsored by a popular clothing line, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday…
Supreme Court hears dispute over Trump census citizenship question
The U.S. Supreme Court, in one of the most consequential cases of its current term, on Tuesday will hear the Trump administration’s bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a plan opponents have called a Republican effort to scare immigran…
Wisconsin woman taught bomb-making online for Islamic State: prosecutors
A Wisconsin woman used hacked Facebook accounts to provide lessons in making bombs and poison on behalf of the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said Monday.
Dow locks union workers out of Houston-area plant
Dow Inc locked 226 employees out of its Houston-area chemical plant in Deer Park, Texas, on Monday afternoon after United Steelworkers union (USW) workers rejected the latest labor contract proposal, USW officials said.
Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn
(This April 22 story has been refiled to correct to show that race is held annually on the first Saturday, not Sunday, in May.)
Six dead in crash of twin-engine plane in Texas
All six people on board a twin-engine plane died when it crashed on a private ranch near an airport in Kerrville, Texas on Monday, officials said.
Boys now allowed to dance on Minnesota high school teams
An organization that oversees high school sports in Minnesota has rescinded its rule preventing boys from joining their high schools’ competitive dance teams.
Medicare hospital fund reserves likely to be exhausted in 2026: U.S. report
Medicare’s hospital insurance fund will be depleted in 2026, as previously forecast, and Social Security program costs are likely to exceed total income in 2020 for the first time since 1982, according to a government report released on Monday.
