The GRE Test Is Cut in Half: Two Hours and Done
Why it matters: Admissions tests are ebbing in popularity. The changes reflect a general decline in the use of standardized tests, partly because of concerns...
Trump Was Taped Discussing Sensitive Document He Had After Leaving Office
Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified material have a recording of Mr. Trump from 2021 discussing a sensitive military document...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules New Abortion Bans Unconstitutional
Why It Matters Oklahoma is among a number of Republican-led states that moved to ban abortion in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to...
Teenager and Two Children Fatally Shot in Pennsylvania
Two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of two boys and a teenager in Lebanon, Pa., on Tuesday night, the authorities...
$528 Billion Nuclear Cleanup Plan at Hanford Site in Jeopardy
From 1950 to 1990, the U.S. Energy Department produced an average of four nuclear bombs every day, turning them out of hastily built factories with...
San Francisco’s Ousted District Attorney Has a New Job
It was almost a year ago that San Francisco voters ousted their liberal district attorney, Chesa Boudin, in a recall election, as public frustration was...
Vandal Causes $250,000 in Damage to ‘Jurassic Park’ Exhibition, Police Say
A newly opened dinosaur exhibition in Atlanta based on the blockbuster series of “Jurassic Park” movies has been temporarily shut down after an intruder broke...
9 People Wounded in Memorial Day Shooting Near Florida Beach
At least nine people were wounded when gunfire erupted Monday evening between two groups near a beach in Hollywood, Fla., in a shooting that sent...
Iowa Building Collapse: 5 Still Missing
At least two people were missing and thought to still be inside an apartment building that partially collapsed in eastern Iowa over the weekend, officials...
Tara Reade, Who Accused Biden of Assault, Says She Has Moved to Russia
Tara Reade, the former Senate aide who accused President Biden of sexual assault as he ran for president in 2020, said on Tuesday that she...
Store Owner Charged With Murdering 14-Year-Old He Wrongly Accused of Stealing
A South Carolina convenience store owner has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Black boy whom he falsely accused of...
You Shared Your Favorite Wild Animals in California
“Albert the albino peacock is quite well known in Boulder Creek, where, during the C.Z.U. Lightning Complex fires, locals tried to evacuate him, but he...
Struggling to Attract Riders, BART Rethinks Its Service Schedule
Transit agencies everywhere have been struggling to bring back customers and make ends meet ever since bus and subway ridership plummeted in 2020 with the start...
Student Cannot Wear Sash of Mexican and U.S. Flags at Graduation, Judge Rules
A federal judge on Friday upheld a decision barring a student from wearing a sash honoring her Mexican American heritage to her graduation ceremony after...