Lessons From a Scandal: Colleges Quietly Tighten the Athletic Recruiting Process
Some prominent universities implicated in the admissions scandal swiftly announced new layers of oversight. Dozens more did the same out of public view.
Trump Increases China Tariffs as Trade Deal Hangs in the Balance
President Trump raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent on Friday morning.
Ex-Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Information to a Reporter
This is the latest example of the Justice Department’s efforts to find and prosecute officials who provide reporters with sensitive information.
Your Money: Trash, the Library and a Worn, Brown Table: The 2019 College Essays on Money
Each year, we ask high school seniors to submit college application essays they’ve written about work, money, social class and related topics. Here are five that moved us.
California Today: What to Watch When Uber Goes Public
Thursday: Uber’s I.P.O. is still just the beginning; Senator Kamala Harris resets; and L.A.’s Olympic contingent — in 1932
They Got Rich Off Uber and Lyft. Then They Moved to Low-Tax States.
Meet the semiretired millennials who left California for low-tax, low-stress places like Texas, as their former start-ups stampede toward the stock market.
These Female Veterans Reached Congress. Now They Want to Recruit Others.
The Service First Women’s Victory Fund will raise money for Democratic candidates with national security backgrounds.
California Has a Moratorium on Executions. Prosecutors Want New Death Sentences Anyway.
The fight over the death penalty in California underscores the divide in the state between conservative prosecutors and liberal reformers like the governor.
Lens: In Photos, Eudora Welty Captured Life in 1930s Mississippi
Before her career as a distinguished fiction writer, Eudora Welty applied her short-form prowess to photographing life in Depression-era Mississippi.
On Politics: House Panel Recommends Holding Barr in Contempt
The Judiciary Committee voted to recommend that the attorney general be held in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over the full Mueller report.
Fact Check: Trump’s Inaccurate Tariff and Trade Claims in Florida
President Trump, at a rally on Wednesday night, wrongly described the revenue generated from tariffs on China and exaggerated the effect of a trade deal with South Korea.
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