The law school applicant pool is the most diverse ever despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to ban affirmative action in college admissions. According to the latest data from the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the current national law school applicant pool includes more than 43% of people of color. […]

An NBA game in Paris got chippy Thursday afternoon between the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers. Tensions rose to a point Cleveland big man Tristan Thompson was ejected after delivering a bump that knocked Nic Claxton to the floor. After slamming down a dunk, the Nets center chirped at Thompson […]

A commission reviewing how Pennsylvania distributes money to public schools narrowly approved a report Thursday that suggests the state is underfunding districts by more than $5 billion and should begin immediately to close that gap. The vote on the report by the Basic Education Funding Commission was backed by Democrats […]

The U.S. Virgin Islands will soon build its first artificial reef to protect its coasts and help the U.S. territory become more resilient ahead of future storms, officials announced Thursday. The 18-foot by 12-foot reef will be installed near the coast around St. Thomas and is expected to be completed […]

One of Tennessee’s previously expelled state lawmakers said Thursday that he had been stripped of a committee position. “Today the Speaker announced that I was stripped from being on House Education Admin Committee, as they prepare to push their unpopular school voucher program,” Rep. Justin Jones (D) posted on X. […]

The center-right Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriage received a major boost Thursday after the left-wing opposition leader pledged his party’s backing in parliament. Syriza leader Stefanos Kasselakis said he would instruct his lawmakers to vote for the proposal, although he argued that it didn’t go far enough […]

The House voted Thursday evening to strike down President Biden’s decision to waive “Buy America” requirements for taxpayer-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. In a 209-198 vote, the chamber passed a resolution reversing the president’s actions with two House Democrats, Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Donald Davis of North […]

Washington state Democrats are proposing an additional tax on residents for “the privilege of using ammunition” in an effort to decrease gun violence.  Fifteen state Democrats recently introduced House Bill 2238, citing the health and safety threat posed by gun violence throughout the state. The legislation was referred Tuesday to […]

Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified Thursday. Twenty-three of the bodies had death dates from 2019 […]

Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips revealed he had a “very difficult episode” with friend and House colleague Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on whether Israel has the right to exist, an exchange he said went “unresolved.” Appearing on Wednesday’s installment of the “Honestly” podcast, host Bari Weiss asked Phillips, who is Jewish […]