Texas medical school agrees to stop using race in admissions
A Texas medical school will no longer consider race in its admissions decisions under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, the first of its kind as the Trump administration seeks to roll back affirmative-action practices.
Ohio man ordered detained after claim to be missing boy Timmothy Pitzen
A 23-year-old former convict charged in Ohio with making false statements after he claimed to be long-missing Illinois teen Timmothy Pitzen was ordered on Tuesday to be held in detention.
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to protect Native American site from drilling
New Mexico lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill to protect federal lands around the Chaco Canyon from drilling and mining, attempting to permanently shield the Native American cultural site from recurring attempts at oil and gas leasing.
More than 100,000 migrants encountered at U.S. southern border in March: data
U.S. officers arrested or denied entry to over 103,000 people along the border with Mexico in March, a 35 percent increase over the prior month and more than twice as many as the same period last year, according to data released by U.S. Customs and Bor…
New York declares measles emergency, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak
A measles outbreak in Brooklyn, primarily among Orthodox Jewish children, prompted New York City on Tuesday to declare a public health emergency, requiring unvaccinated people in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines
U.S. slaps more charges on parents in college admissions cheating scandal
U.S. prosecutors filed fresh conspiracy and money laundering charges on Tuesday against 16 parents charged with paying bribes to secure their children seats in elite universities in the largest college admissions scam uncovered in U.S. history.
Minneapolis officer who killed unarmed Australian woman feared ambush, lawyer says
An attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman in July 2017 said on Tuesday his client had followed his training and had reason to believe he was being ambushed.
U.S. prosecutors reject officer’s self-defense claim in Justine Damond murder trial
Minnesota prosecutors on Tuesday rejected a former police officer’s claim that he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot Australian national Justine Ruszczyk Damond, saying the woman’s call to report a crime resulted in her murder by police.
New York orders mandatory measles vaccinations, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday in response to a measles outbreak, requiring unvaccinated people living in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines.
In New York, confusion reigns in the emerging CBD edibles business
New York state officials told food growers and processors in mid-December that they had the state’s blessing to produce and sell tea and chocolates laced with CBD, the cannabis derivative reputed to ease anxiety and other ills without marijuana’s high….
