Errol Langton and eight members of his family were among the first group of white South Africans to arrive in the United States this week after President Trump created an expedited path to citizenship.
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Florida Just Banned Fluoride From Public Water. Here’s What to Know.
Medical experts have warned that ending fluoridation will have negative consequences for oral health.
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Harvard Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
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He Denounced the Gaza War at Graduation. N.Y.U. Withheld His Diploma.
The university says that a student’s remarks condemning “genocide” were not approved and that he “violated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.”
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An Iranian Student in U.S. Detention Makes a Hard Choice: Stay or Go Home
Few rallied around Alireza Doroudi, who spent weeks detained on murky charges. With hope he might win, but facing extended detention, he had to decide whether to keep fighting his case.
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Pope Leo’s Classmates Drew Ire of Church With Protest for Women
As the 17 young men preparing to be ordained as Catholic priests entered the sanctuary at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Chicago, they each pinned a tiny light-blue ribbon to their white robes. The gesture was small but explosive: It …
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Wisconsin Judge Accused of Obstructing Federal Agents Pleads Not Guilty
Judge Hannah C. Dugan claimed judicial immunity this week after a federal grand jury indicted her.
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Mayor Arrested at ICE Detention Center Says He Was ‘Targeted’ by Trump
Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark and a candidate for New Jersey governor, appeared in federal court on Thursday, nearly a week after he was charged with trespassing.
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Judge Rules Internal Congestion Pricing Memo Can’t Be Used in Court
The document, which had accidentally been released by the government’s lawyers, detailed the weaknesses in its legal effort to end the tolling program in Manhattan.
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