Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency 
Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds 
Residential treatment school closes in North Carolina after deaths of 2 girls 
Judge halts deportation proceedings for wife and kids of Colorado terror suspect 
Arrest made in shooting that left 1 dead and 11 hurt around North Carolina house party 
Biden cautions Trump over imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada: ‘I hope he rethinks it’
President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed hope that President-elect Donald Trump would back down on his plan...
Politics
Controversial American live-streamer faces prison in South Korea for offensive behavior
A controversial American live-streamer is facing the prospect of prison in South Korea for his...
Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants’ kids from school
Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas...
Opinions
New beanless ‘coffee’ emerges but does it taste any good?
I am in a high-end coffee shop in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco, staring...
The climate crisis won’t wait for California’s budget to recover. Vote yes on Prop. 4 | Opinion
Faced with a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers were forced to...
Impulse Control: Minimizing biological Bias In Your Decision Making
“Last call!” The bartender shouted with two hands cupped around her mouth like a horn....
Business
US government sues Walmart, Branch Messenger over delivery driver ‘junk fees’
The U.S. consumer finance watchdog accused Walmart and the workforce payments company Branch Messenger on...
A billion laser points helped bring Notre Dame back to life
After a catastrophic fire five years ago, the Notre Dame Cathedral de Paris reopened this month looking...
Hedge Funds Pile Into Trades Dollar-Yen Will Rise as High as 165
(Bloomberg) — Leveraged funds have turned bullish on dollar-yen as they rush into positions that...
Entertainment
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual assault alongside ‘a male and female celebrity’ in new lawsuit; his attorneys seek gag order
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual assault in seven new civil lawsuits, including one...
Chris Pine is now a children’s book author
Actor Chris Pine is telling a different type of story these days. The “Star Trek”...
Eva Mendes Would Only Return To Screen If It’s Alongside Husband Ryan Gosling
Eva Mendes says the only movie project that would persuade her to return to acting...
Health
1 in 5 Americans might have Long COVID
More than 1 in 5 Americans likely suffer from long COVID, a new AI-assisted review...
A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by ProPublica. Candace Fails screamed for someone in...
Sugar in the first 1,000 days after conception linked to health issues later in life, study says
The holiday season is nearly upon us and it’s easy for a child’s sweet tooth...
Sports
New York Yankees fail to clinch AL East title but Aaron Judge makes history yet again
The New York Yankees failed to clinch the American League (AL) East title for the second night running on...
‘Heartbroken’ by her rivals’ doping offenses, Shannon Rowbury is now set to receive a bronze medal – 12 years after she raced
For Shannon Rowbury, it was simultaneously one of the best and worst moments of her...
The Pac-12 is now scrambling after UNLV said no thanks … and college football is better off for it
Which as of a week ago was just the Pac-2 of Oregon State and Washington...