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After a pause for the pandemic, Dartmouth will again require SAT and ACT scores
Tuesday, February 06, 2024
Dartmouth College is going back to requiring the SAT after it found students from less advantaged backgrounds were not submitting test scores that were high enough to help them get in.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, February 06, 2024
In Southern California days of rain have turned hills into rivers of mud. Nevada is the next state to host presidential nominating contests. Dartmouth is reinstating SAT and ACT testing requirements.
An atmospheric river has been pounding California. When will the rain end?
Tuesday, February 06, 2024
Widespread flooding in southern California is turning hillsides into rivers of mud, knocking out power to many and leading to evacuation orders in some areas. At least three people have been killed.
A powerful storm has several California communities on alert
Monday, February 05, 2024
Heavy rainfall and flooding is expected, and evacuation orders and warnings have been issued in some counties on the state's Southern and Central coast.
Morning new brief
Monday, February 05, 2024
The U.S. led coalition in the Red Sea hit new Houthi targets in Yemen. Bipartisan Senate negotiators release a $118 billion border bill. The big winner at the Grammy Awards was Taylor Swift.
Massive forest fires raging in central Chile have killed more than 100 people
Monday, February 05, 2024
President Gabriel Boric on Sunday warned that the death toll "will increase significantly." The fires burned with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del Mar.
The U.S. issues order targeting Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians
Friday, February 02, 2024
President Biden sanctioned four settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank who are accused of violence against Palestinians. It comes against a backdrop of the ongoing Israeli-Hamas fighting in Gaza.
Growing list of public and private people are being targeted by swatting attempts
Friday, February 02, 2024
Recent hoaxes raise concerns that swatting is becoming a growing trend in political violence in the U.S. There are still many questions about who and what motivations lie behind these calls.
The first official Democratic primary is on Saturday in South Carolina
Friday, February 02, 2024
For the first time this election cycle, President Biden will officially appear on a primary ballot on Saturday in South Carolina. Even running as the incumbent, he's hoping to draw strong turnout.
Mother of Michigan school shooter testifies in her trial that's related to the attack
Friday, February 02, 2024
Jennifer Crumbley, mother of a Michigan school shooter, testifies in her trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter. She's accused of making a gun accessible that her son used in the 2021 shooting.
Morning news brief
Friday, February 02, 2024
U.S. issues order targeting Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians. South Carolina hosts the Democratic primary Saturday. The anniversary of a train derailment in Ohio is Saturday.
Morning news brief
Thursday, February 01, 2024
The House approves a three-year expansion of the Child Tax Credit. Ukraine's president and his military chief are at growing odds. Some of the world's most popular musical artists may leave TikTok.
This comedian sees a connection between the Burning Man festival and his Jewish faith
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with comedian Moshe Kasher about his new memoir Subculture Vulture, and the communities that have crafted his identity — including the world of Burning Man.
Morning news brief
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Nikki Haley pins her presidential hopes on South Carolina. Questions about quality control at Boeing's factories mount. Man on Alabama's death row is set to be executed using nitrogen gas.
After New Hampshire primary loss, Haley says the race is far from over
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Mark Harris, the lead strategist for the pro-Haley Super PAC Stand for America, discusses Nikki Haley's next steps — following her second-place finish in the New Hampshire GOP primary.
Trump won N.H. primary, but Haley says there's no reason to quit the race
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The Republican primary in New Hampshire is over but the race for the presidential nomination continues between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley. Up next? Nevada and Haley's home state of South Carolina.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Donald Trump wins New Hampshire's GOP primary, and presidential candidates will focus next on Nevada and South Carolina. Thousands of workers in Argentina plan to strike to protest economic reforms.
Trump wins a decisive victory in New Hampshire, Haley comes in 2nd
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
It's two-for-two for Donald Trump after a win in New Hampshire's Republican primary Tuesday night. But Nikki Haley isn't backing down after her second place finish.
In 'Only Say Good Things,' Crystal Hefner describes her life at the Playboy Mansion
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Crystal Harris was 21 when she met Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who was 60 years her senior. They eventually married, and she lived in the Playboy Mansion until he died in 2017 at age 91.
How did conservative and independent female voters factor into Trump's victory?
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Republican pollster and strategist Sarah Longwell discusses voting trends among conservative and independent women in the New Hampshire primary.