Harvard University announced Thursday that it is reinstituting standardized tests as a requirement for admission beginning with the class of 2029‚ joining other colleges that are again mandating tests for those hoping to enter the schools.In June 2020‚ Harvard began a temporary test-optional policy under which students could apply to the college without submitting scores. The change was adopted as access to standardized testing during the pandemic became limited.Other schools like Yale...

It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam‚ befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen.Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City‚ a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer was sentenced to death on Thursday for looting one of the country';s largest banks over a period of 11 years.It';s a rare verdict - she is one of very few women in Vietnam to be sentenced to death for a white collar crime.The decision is...

Squatters rights in New York City may change soon‚ with residents expressing concerns about their safety amid an influx of squatters appearing in their neighborhoods.Proposed bills in the state Legislature would‚ for the first time‚ differentiate between squatters and tenants and create a shift in protections.New York State Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz introduced Assembly Bill 6894‚ which would protect the rights of homeowners and add squatting to the definition of criminal...

Russia and Germany on Thursday urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint and Israel said it was preparing to ";meet all its security needs"; in a region on edge over an Iranian threat to strike Israel.The German airline Lufthansa‚ one of only two Western carriers flying to Tehran‚ extended a suspension of its flights to the Iranian capital and Russia warned against travel to the Middle East.Iran has vowed revenge for the April 1 airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus...

Congressional Republicans said National Public Radio';s (NPR) federal funding should be revisited after a senior editor at the publication penned a scathing review of its employees'; partisan makeup.";NPR has abandoned their own definition of diversity and inclusion with their one-sided reporting and blatantly biased newsroom‚"; House Majority Whip Tom Emmer‚ R-Minn.‚ the No. 3 House Republican leader‚ told Fox News Digital.";The choice should be simple: Fulfill your obligation to...

House Republicans are regrouping and considering a two-year sunset on a key surveillance law as a way to move forward on reauthorizing security measures after a group of hard-line Republicans effectively killed a procedural rule in a blow to House leaders ahead of next weeks deadline.The no votes of 19 hard-line House Republicans and all Democrats sent House GOP leadership back to the drawing board to find consensus on how to go about renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence...

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) joined MSNBC on Wednesday to tout President Joe Bidens record on the economy specifically pointing to inflation and saying that it was down and claimed that disinformation was the reason so many Americans werent seeing that progress.Clyburn was still at it when Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski who agreed with Clyburn that disinformation was certainly a problem broke in to point out the fact that inflation had risen more than expected in the last...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made an impassioned case for international support for Ukraine during an address to the U.S. Congress on Thursday‚ as lawmakers struggle with a path forward for supporting Kyiv.As I often say‚ Ukraine of today may be East Asia of tomorrow‚ Kishida said to a joint session of Congress. The line received a standing ovation from most lawmakers from both parties‚ though Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‚ one of the key Republican opponents of further U.S....

Skyrocketing auto insurance costs helped contribute toinflationaccelerating at a faster-than-expected pacein Marchand are adding to the ever more expensive costs for U.S. vehicle owners.On a monthly basis‚ car insurance prices as part of theconsumer price indexrose by an unadjusted 2.7%‚ while the year-over-year increased by 22.2%‚ according todata released Wednesday. The index is a key inflation gauge and a broad measure of the cost of goods and...

FBI director Christopher Wraybemoaned the uneven supportMexico has given US law enforcementto help prevent dangerous cartels and deadly drugs from entering the country.Wray testified on Thursday before a House Appropriations subcommittee where he pleaded for more cooperation on various issues‚ saying the US needs much‚ much more help from south of the border.I would say its very uneven. Weve had some instances where weve had a key arrest and extradition were...