Topline A federal judge said Thursday she will indefinitely block the Trump administration from banning Harvard University from enrolling international students, multiple outlets reported, one week after the administration announced it would revoke Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification. Key Facts U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs said in court Thursday she wants to
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Topline There are 33 perfect women’s brackets remaining heading into the Sweet 16, according to the NCAA perfect bracket tracker —an unusually high number remaining out of the estimated 5 million that were filled out across online gaming sites. Key Facts Thirty-three people perfectly predicted the first 48 games of the women’s tournament, a jump
Topline Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday afternoon he will join his wife, First Lady Usha Vance, in Greenland this Friday to “check out” the territory’s security—an update that comes after Greenland’s leadership criticized the visit as “provocation.” Key Facts Vance said he will visit guardians in the Space Force on the northwest coast and
Topline Attorney General Pam Bondi announced charges against three people responsible for vandalizing and destroying Tesla cars, dealerships or charging stations Thursday afternoon and warned others against joining “this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties.” Key Facts Charges were announced against a person arrested in Oregon for throwing Molotov cocktails at a Tesla dealership
Updated Oct 12, 2023, 01:02pm EDT Topline The U.S. and the Qatari government will prevent Iran from accessing $6 billion in humanitarian aid funded by Iranian oil sales that was unfrozen by the United States earlier this year as part of a prisoner swap, Wally Adeyemo, deputy Treasury secretary, told House Democrats on Thursday, the
Topline More than 2,000 people were killed and thousands were injured after two earthquakes hit western Afghanistan on Saturday, the Taliban said—hitting a country already struggling with economic turmoil and humanitarian crises following the Taliban’s takeover. Key Facts The two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes struck on Saturday in western Afghanistan, [according](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ldpm/executive) to the U.S. Geological Survey, and
Topline For the first time in over three years, student loan borrowers will have to make payments again over the next few weeks, and between a new payment plan and a one-year “on ramp” program, there’s a fair amount to keep track of when returning to payments. Key Facts Interest began accumulating on federal student
Updated Sep 18, 2023, 05:21pm EDT Topline Starbucks must face a lawsuit arguing it has violated consumer protection laws by misleading customers into believing its popular “refresher” drinks contain all of the fruits in their names, a judge ruled last week, marking the latest lawsuit over food advertising techniques. Key Facts The class action lawsuit
Updated Sep 17, 2023, 01:56pm EDT Topline Two horror films— A Haunting In Venice and The Nun 2 —virtually tied for the No. 1 spot at the U.S. box office this weekend, according to data from Box Office Mojo, though neither brought in big money as movie-going slowed, setting this up to be the second
Topline Tropical Storm Nigel is expected to become a hurricane as soon as Monday, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday, and could be the latest tropical storm in the Atlantic this season to rapidly intensify to major hurricane status—following [Hurricane Lee](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/09/16/lee-slams-canada-and-maine-in-rare-northeast-post-tropical-cyclone-photos/?sh=70ed180243b1), which brought heavy rain and coastal flooding to parts of eastern Canada and Maine