I Teach at an Elite College.  Here's a Look Inside the Racial Gaming of Admissions.  —  Dr. Harper is an assistant professor of environmental studies at Bates College.  —  When I was in graduate school several years ago, I spent my summers getting paid to help Asian American kids seem less Asian.

The Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn't want to make wedding websites for gay couples  —  In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.

The Stunning Place Where Trump Is Beating DeSantis the Worst  —  There was supposed to be a deluge of support for the Florida governor in Congress.  It hasn't worked out that way. … Not Quite Ron Demand  —  Before Ron DeSantis officially announced his 2024 run, one of the first members …

Republican candidate Chris Christie: ‘Trump wants to be Putin in America’  —  The former New Jersey governor on his mission to stop the ex-president returning to power  —  I arrive a quarter of an hour early at the Tick Tock Diner to discover that Chris Christie is already there.

Alan Arkin, Oscar Winner for ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ Dies at 89  —  Alan Arkin, an Oscar-winning actor for “Little Miss Sunshine” with a body of work that spans seven decades of stage and screen acting, died June 29 at his home in Carlsbad, Calif, Variety has confirmed.  He was 89.

Man with Jan. 6 warrant and weapons arrested after running toward Obamas' D.C. home  —  A man with weapons and an active Jan. 6-related warrant was arrested by law enforcement in former President Barack Obama's Washington, D.C., neighborhood, two sources briefed on the matter tell CBS News.

The right's shameless Hunter Biden obsession  —  They won't let a lack of evidence get in the way of trying to minimize Trump's corruption.  —  ∙ Paid … Last week, Hunter Biden reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors.  After a five-year investigation, the president's son admitted to failing to pay taxes for two years.

Former Trump campaign official cooperating with special counsel in 2020 election interference probe  —  Former Donald Trump campaign official Mike Roman is cooperating with prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's team in the ongoing criminal probe related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election …

Supreme Court rejects Biden student loan forgiveness plan  —  The Supreme Court on Friday said President Biden does not have the authority for his nearly half-trillion dollar plan to forgive student loan debt, the latest blow from a Supreme Court that has been dismissive of this administration's bold claims of power.

It's Time to End Legacy Admissions  —  The Supreme Court's decision in the UNC and Harvard cases was received, as most news is these days, in two quite different ways on the two sides of our political aisle.  But one theme seemed to resonate with both supporters and opponents of affirmative action …

Biden's Iran envoy placed on leave after security clearance suspended amid investigation into possible mishandling of classified material, sources say  —  Rob Malley, the US special envoy on Iran, has been placed on leave without pay, which occurred after his security clearance was suspended earlier …

Member Of White Supremacist Group Charged for Allegedly Defacing Synagogue With Neo-Nazi Symbols  —  For Immediate Release  —  A Michigan man was indicted for conspiring with others and allegedly defacing Temple Jacob - a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, Michigan.

‘Off the charts’: Earth's vital signs are going haywire  —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In my 3 decade-long career being a weather forecaster, and now Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist, I have never observed so many of Earth's vital signs blinking red.  Meteorologists and climate scientists …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Coalition of the Distrustful  —  Before Covid, Gabe Whitney, a 41-year-old from West Bath, Maine, didn't think much about vaccines.  He wasn't very political — he didn't vote in 2020, he said, because he thought Donald Trump was a “psycho” and Joe Biden was “corrupt.”

House Republican plan penalizes marriage  —  We just got more bad news about marriage.  —  A record-high 25% of 40-year-olds in the United States were never married in 2021, according to sobering new statistics from the Pew Research Center.  That statistic compares to just 6% …

Mayor Compares Housing Activist, Whose Family Fled Holocaust, to Plantation Owner  —  Mayor Eric Adams criticized the woman, whose family left Germany in the 1930s, after she questioned him about back-to-back rent increases.  —  The first question at a community conversation with Mayor Eric Adams …

Ukraine's top general, Valery Zaluzhny, wants shells, planes and patience  —  KYIV, Ukraine — For Ukraine's counteroffensive to progress faster, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the top officer in Ukraine's armed forces, says he needs more — of every weapon.  And he is telling anyone who will listen …

U.S. Economy Shows Surprising Vigor in First Half of 2023  —  Layoffs remain historically low and the economy grew more briskly than estimated  —  Fresh signs of labor market strength reinforced a picture of an economy with broad-based momentum despite rising interest rates.

Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson Spar Over Affirmative Action Ruling  —  Even as Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared to agree over the policy's aim, they harshly criticized each other's conclusions on what to do.  —  Reporting from Washington