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In this March 7, 2017, file photo, rowers paddle along the Charles River past the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Supreme Court faces chance to settle racial preferences in school admissions

Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor famously imposed an expiration date on affirmative action, writing in the 2003 majority ruling that she expected race-based preferences would no longer be needed to balance out school admissions in 25 years. The Supreme Court will take up her challenge Monday with the clock ticking toward her deadline.

October 27, 2022
The sun rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Foster families fight to adopt Indian children over tribal objections

The Supreme Court will hear cases from three families challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act. Under the ICWA, decisions about adoption -- which in other circumstances are made by state courts or governments that consider the best interests of the child -- are shifted into tribal hands when an American Indian child is involved.

October 27, 2022
Investigators work the scene where multiple people were shot including police officers when a SWAT team attempted to serve a homicide warrant in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. The shooting occurred around 6:30 a.m., soon after officers tried to serve the warrant in North Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Criminals cash in on COVID-19 relief funds to stock up on guns and drugs

The Labor Department's watchdog said nearly 20% of the unemployment insurance benefits that California paid out over the first six months of the pandemic went to fraudulent claims, with criminal syndicates using some of the money to buy drugs and guns, an inspector general says.

October 23, 2022
Ethiopian military parade with national flags attached to their rifles at a rally organized by local authorities to show support for the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), at Meskel square in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Nov. 7, 2021. The Tigray forces battling Ethiopian troops said Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, they’re willing to abide by an immediate cessation of hostilities and participate in a peace process led by the African Union, a significant shift that came after new pressure by the United States and others following the renewal of fighting last month that shattered months of relative calm. (AP Photo, File)

DHS awards deportation amnesty for Ethiopians

Homeland Security announced a new deportation amnesty for Ethiopians, saying the ongoing conflict in their home country means they have access to Temporary Protected Status here in the U.S.

October 21, 2022
Ethiopian military parade with national flags attached to their rifles at a rally organized by local authorities to show support for the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), at Meskel square in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Nov. 7, 2021. The Tigray forces battling Ethiopian troops said Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, they’re willing to abide by an immediate cessation of hostilities and participate in a peace process led by the African Union, a significant shift that came after new pressure by the United States and others following the renewal of fighting last month that shattered months of relative calm. (AP Photo, File)

DHS awards deportation amnesty for Ethiopians

The Department of Homeland Security announced a new deportation amnesty for Ethiopians, saying the conflict in their home country means they have access to Temporary Protected Status here in the U.S.

October 21, 2022