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FILE – A student at Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandra, Va., Feb. 7, 2022. A federal judge on Friday struck down changes that had been made to the admissions process at the school in Virginia that is one of the most prestigious high schools in the country, saying that the new rules left Asian American students “disproportionately deprived of a level playing field.” (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) XNYT254 XNYT254

February 25, 2022 at 8:20 pm

Judge strikes down elite Virginia high school’s admissions rules

A federal judge on Friday struck down changes that had been made to the admissions process at a prestigious Virginia high school, saying that the...

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A shopper wearing a face mask pushes an empty cart past inflatable Santa Clauses as she leaves a discount store in Inglewood, Calif., Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) CAJH108 CAJH108

December 20, 2021 at 4:32 pm

U.S. Faces Another COVID Christmas as Omicron Fuels a Rise in Cases VIEW

With the holiday travel season already underway, new coronavirus cases are surging in the U.S., prompting officials to once again wrestle with how far to...

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December 12, 2021 at 7:45 pm

In Kentucky, Tallying the Grim Scale of Destruction

MAYFIELD, Ky. — Darryl Johnson didn’t know what his sister did at the Mayfield Consumer Products factory or why she worked nights; he knew only...

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December 11, 2021 at 6:11 pm

Tornadoes tear through South and Midwest; at least 70 dead in Kentucky

The tornadoes tore through at least six states Friday night, including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee..

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West Virginia Gov-elect, Jim Justice talks to his team during a time out of a girls high school basketball game in Lewisburg, W.Va., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Justice vows to keep coaching the boy’s and girl’s teams after he is inaugurated on Jan. 16. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) OTKSH102

September 22, 2021 at 6:46 pm

A governor’s high school basketball dreams are blocked. And he is crying foul

As his state was battered by COVID-19, Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia applied to coach a boys’ team in his spare time. When the...

August 31, 2021 at 5:28 pm

Louisiana residents who fled before Ida are urged to stay away indefinitely

In New Orleans, which has been without power since Sunday night, the situation has grown so dire for those who remained that city officials have...

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May 28, 2021 at 6:50 pm

Anniversary event for Tulsa Race Massacre unravels over reparations

In a weekend of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one scheduled for Memorial Day at the city’s...

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March 19, 2021 at 6:43 pm

Lives taken in Atlanta: Dreamer, striver, mother

ATLANTA — From early in the morning until late at night, Hyun Jung Grant was at work. She was a single mother with life’s unyielding...

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March 3, 2021 at 7:40 pm

Biden denounces states for lifting mask orders; experts plead for vigilance

HOUSTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday strongly criticized the decisions by the governors of Texas and Mississippi to lift statewide mask mandates, calling the...

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The law offices of W. McCall Calhoun in Americus, Ga., Feb. 8, 2021. Calhoun, who ran for office as a Democrat, is in federal custody, accused of participating in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol. (Audra Melton/The New York Times)

February 18, 2021 at 3:17 pm

How a hardcore liberal lawyer joined the pro-Trump mob

W. McCall Calhoun Jr., long an outspoken progressive who ran for office in Georgia as a Democrat, is a walking embodiment of his state’s political...