JUNE 16, 2018
Harvard University’s own internal research raised concerns about how Asian-American applicants are treated by the college’s admissions process, according to documents filed Friday in an affirmative action lawsuit against the school.
Harvard’s Office of Institutional Research completed three reports starting in 2013 that showed Asian-Americans faced a penalty in the admissions process, according to a filing by the...
JUNE 15, 2018
In a quick response to U.S. tariffs, Beijing announced on Friday its own duties on American products, including the politically sensitive areas of agriculture products and automobiles.
The Chinese State Council's commission on tariffs and customs said in an online statement that a 25 percent tariff will take effect July 6 on agriculture products, automobiles and "aquatic products."
The...
JUNE 15, 2018
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo (7) celebrates after scoring a goal against Spain in Group B play during the FIFA World Cup 2018 at Fisht Stadium in Russia. - USA Today Sports
MOSCOW – Cristiano Ronaldo scored a sensational hat trick to snatch Portugal a dramatic point against Spain and proved he is the most balanced character of this...
JUNE 15, 2018
Taylor Weyeneth stands near the White House on June 9. (Astrid Riecken/for The Washington Post)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - He was one of the fastest-rising political appointees of the Trump administration, an unpaid campaign intern with no professional experience who soared into a top job with a six-figure salary at the White House’s drug policy office. But on Jan. 14, in the...
JUNE 15, 2018
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's attorney, walks to the Loews Regency hotel on Park Avenue on April 13, 2018, in New York City. Following FBI raids on his home, office and hotel room, the Department of Justice announced that they are placing him under criminal investigation. (Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael...
JUNE 15, 2018
Brief Scorecard: India 474 (Dhawan 107, Vijay 105, Pandya 71, Ahmadzai 3-51) beat Afghanistan 109 (Nabi 24, Ashwin 4-27, Jadeja 2-18) & 103 (Shahidi 36*, Jadeja 4-17, Umesh 3-26) by an innings and 262 runs
BENGALURU - Afghanistan were bowled out twice on Friday as India became the first Asian side to win a Test in less than...
JUNE 14, 2018
MUMBAI, INDIA - AUGUST 9: Luxury diamond jewellery designer and founder and creative director of the Nirav Modi chain of diamond jewellery retail stores Nirav Modi at his office in Lower Parel, on August 9, 2016 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint via Getty Images)
After the CBI requested Interpol for a Red Corner Notice...
JUNE 14, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Some of the most intense drama surrounding President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came not across the negotiating table, but in the days and hours leading up to Tuesday’s historic meeting — a behind-the-scenes flurry of commotion prompted by Trump himself.
After arriving in Singapore on Sunday, an antsy and bored...
JUNE 14, 2018
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003 file photo, a coyote wanders through a neighborhood in Cedar Glen, Calif., in the San Bernardino Mountains. Scientists have long known that human activity disrupts nature. And the latest research released on Thursday, June 14, 2018, found fear of humans has caused many species to increase their nighttime activity...
JUNE 14, 2018
Donald Trump stands in the Trump family box with his daughter Ivanka awaiting the arrival onstage of his son Eric at the conclusion of former rival candidate Senator Ted Cruz's address, during the third night at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 20, 2016. - REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
NEW YORK - The New York attorney...
