What are legacy admissions — and do colleges need them?

Legacy college admission is an advantage given at birth, in which the children of a school's alumni receive special consideration in the college admissions rat race. But after the US Supreme Court overturned race-based admissions over the summer, attention toward this already criticized practice intensified.

2023-09-25 21:28

Explosion at world's largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke

An explosion inside a shipping container at the world's largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire

2023-09-15 06:20

Lightning eMotors Announces Eligibility for IRS Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit of up to $40,000 per Vehicle

LOVELAND, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 5, 2023--

2023-10-05 20:53

French beauty brand L'Occitane halts trading in Hong Kong

Trading in French beauty brand L'Occitane was halted in Hong Kong on Monday after reports emerged that its controlling shareholder...

2023-09-04 13:50

Volkswagen's works council demands clarity on VW brand turnaround plan

BERLIN Volkswagen's works council is demanding more information on a cost-cutting and efficiency drive being drawn up for

2023-09-19 21:16

This new LG Gram laptop is on sale for $800

TL;DR: As of September 5, get a new open box LG Gram Laptop for just

2023-09-05 17:29

Personal data of more than 700,000 retired California workers and beneficiaries have been stolen

California officials are notifying state retirees and other beneficiaries whose personal information has been stolen

2023-06-23 04:18

Canada to start planning how it will make internet giants pay for news

OTTAWA The Canadian regulator responsible for implementing the country's online news law on Thursday said it will start

2023-08-25 00:57

What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban

America's ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

2023-08-01 19:54

US Supreme Court removes obstacle to Mountain Valley Pipeline

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday removed an obstacle to completing the long-delayed Mountain

2023-07-27 22:51

Whoosh! Global equity funds see biggest weekly outflows in 12 weeks

Global equity funds posted outflows for the eighth consecutive week in the seven days leading up to June

2023-06-09 18:53

China announces consumption-boosting measures as data disappoints

Chinese authorities announced new measures to boost consumption on Monday, as fresh economic data suggested that the country's post-Covid recovery is running out of...

2023-07-31 19:26