CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University announced Thursday that it is reinstituting standardized tests as a requirement for admission beginning with the class of 2029, joining other colleges that are again mandating tests for those hoping to enter the schools. In June 2020, Harvard began a temporary test-optional policy under which...
More Aid Is Supposed to Be Entering the Gaza Strip. Why Isn’t It Helping?
JERUSALEM — Under heavy U.S. pressure, Israel has promised to ramp up aid to Gaza dramatically, saying last week it would open another cargo crossing and surge more trucks than ever before into the besieged enclave. But days later, there are few signs of those promises materializing and international officials...
The Biden Administration’s New Rule on Gun Control
WASHINGTON — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect. The rule aims to close a loophole that has allowed tens...
Wife of Julian Assange Says Biden’s Comments Mean Case Could Be Moving in the Right Direction
LONDON — The wife of Julian Assange said Thursday her husband’s legal case “could be moving in the right direction” after President Joe Biden confirmed the U.S. may drop charges against the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder. Supporters Rally for Assange's Release It came as supporters in several cities rallied to demand...
Salmon Fishing Is Banned off the California Coast for the Second Year in a Row
LOS ANGELES — Federal fishery managers voted Wednesday to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row, and only the fourth time in state history, because of dwindling stocks. The unanimous vote by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the...
Making Cement Is Very Damaging for the Climate. One Solution Is Opening in California
It's a major contributor to climate change — the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It's also a problem that's growing as more of the world develops. So the race has been on to find solutions for a material that's responsible for roughly 8% of global carbon dioxide...
Mom Who Threw 2 Kids Onto LA Freeway, Killing Her Infant, Appeared Agitated by Impending Eclipse
LOS ANGELES — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse “the epitome of spiritual warfare” in an...
New Jersey Officials Say They Are Probing Hate Crime After Islamic Center Is Vandalized at Rutgers
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — An Islamic center at New Jersey's Rutgers University was vandalized on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr, according to authorities who said they are investigating it as a hate crime. Details of the Vandalism A building at the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University had its...
Man Accused of Lighting Fire Outside Bernie Sanders’ Office Had Past Brushes With the Law
The man accused of starting a fire outside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office a week ago has had past brushes with the law involving guns and a history of traveling from place to place, prosecutors say in court filings arguing that he should remain detained. Security video shows Shant...
Oakland’s Airport Considers Adding ‘San Francisco’ to Its Name. San Francisco Isn’t Happy About It
The Oakland International Airport may add “San Francisco" to it's name to attract more passengers, but its neighbors across the Bay have slammed the possible rebrand. Proposed Name Change The Board of Commissioners for the Port of Oakland will take up the question at its meeting on Thursday. Oakland airport...