Factbox: Coaches implicated in U.S. college admissions fraud scheme
Nine current or former college coaches, as well as an associate athletic director, were charged by federal prosecutors in Boston on Tuesday in the biggest admissions fraud scheme uncovered in the United States.
Party on: Real estate booms in cradle of China’s Communist revolution
Staring at an array of floor plans in a showroom packed with models of apartment blocks set to go up in the northwestern city of Yanan, the young couple was faced with a tough decision.
Factbox: U.S. Army captain, father-to-be among Americans in Ethiopia crash
A former U.S. Army captain from Illinois, a father-to-be from California and a truck driver from Minnesota were among at least eight Americans killed in Sunday’s crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jetliner in Ethiopia in which 157 people died.
Blizzard threatens central U.S. with two feet of snow, powerful winds
A late-winter storm this week could dump up to two feet (60 cm) of snow and bring fierce winds to the U.S. Central Plains states, potentially snarling travel and bringing flooding to the Upper Midwest, U.S. forecasters said on Tuesday.
TPG puts McGlashan on indefinite leave after U.S. college fraud bust
TPG Capital said on Tuesday it had placed Bill McGlashan, managing partner of TPG Growth and chief executive of its Rise Fund, on indefinite administrative leave effective immediately following charges involving a U.S. college fraud scheme.
Top Iditarod mushers, 41 minutes apart, near final push to Nome
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a topsy-turvy slog this year marked by heavy wet snow, occasional rain, dwindling ice and a dog rebellion, was expected to conclude early on Wednesday with either an Alaskan or Norwegian musher crowned the winner.
Doctored photos, fake scores: Rigging the U.S. college admissions system
On paper, she seemed an excellent applicant to the University of Southern California: an SAT score in the 96th percentile, along with an impressive record as a varsity water polo player who won her high school team’s “most valuable player” award.
New Jersey leaders in deal to legalize recreational marijuana
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday reached an agreement in principle with Democratic lawmakers for the state to potentially become the second in the country to legalize the recreational use of cannabis though legislation.
Appeals court says Ohio may withhold Planned Parenthood funding
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Planned Parenthood’s constitutional challenge to an Ohio law depriving the organization of state funding because it performs abortions, handing a victory to anti-abortion advocates.
Biggest U.S. college fraud bust nets actors Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin
Federal authorities arrested dozens on Tuesday for a $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and some CEOs, cheat their children’s way into elite universities, such as Yale and Stanford.
