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drflet/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dartmouth College announced on Monday it will reinstate the standardized testing requirement beginning with undergraduate applicants for the Class of 2029. Dartmouth is one of hundreds of colleges and universities that stopped requiring SAT or ACT scores amid the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in 2020. At least 1,900 schools have made […]
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — National shortage of over-the-counter and prescription drugs for health issues such as asthma, ADHD or cancer have been troubling patients and medical personnel for more than a year — and at a hearing this week, lawmakers and experts discussed the threats that patients face without having access to the […]
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex walks in the Paddock prior to the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 22, 2023 in Austin, Texas. CREDIT: Clive Mason – Formula /Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is on his way home after a quick visit to […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity as it pertains to his federal election interference case. “For the purpose of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal […]
NASA and SpaceX technicians safely encapsulate NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft in Space’s Falcon 9 payload fairings on Jan. 30, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Fla. (Katie Mellos/NASA Goddard) (NEW YORK) — While NASA is known for observing and researching outer space, the […]
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dismissed reports saying people were dying of hunger in his country, but allowed that people “may have died” due to malnutrition-associated illnesses. “There are no people dying due to hunger in Ethiopia,” Ahmed told lawmakers in Parliament on Tuesday. Authorities in Tigray are warning that […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a stunning defeat, a Republican-led push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed on Tuesday. The final vote was 214-216. Four Republicans defected and joined all Democrats present in opposing the measure. For a moment, the vote was tied at 215-215 before another Republican switched to vote against. […]
Eric Yang/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new rule on Wednesday to significantly reduce the level of air pollution known as particulate matter (PM) by updating the national air-quality standards, citing negative health impacts of PM exposure. While the rule is being praised by environmental and health groups, some industry groups […]
Lee County Sheriff’s Office (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A suspect in a hostage incident at a Florida bank was shot and killed by a SWAT sniper, authorities said. Two hostages were unharmed in what Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno called a “chaotic scene.” The incident unfolded at a Bank of America in Fort Myers shortly […]
File photo. (Vladimir Seliverstov / 500px/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A pod of 10 orcas appears to be trapped by drift sea ice in Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido, according to a report from Japanese public broadcaster NHK on Tuesday. The fate of the killer whales remains uncertain as local officials from the island’s […]
