EEOC investigation follows school’s statement that it had increased the number of ‘women, non-binary, and/or people of color’ on its faculty. Harvard University (Sophie Park/Getty Images) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating whether Harvard University unlawfully hires faculty based on race and sex, arguing that the school’s own data provides evidence of discrimination. The
Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. citizen kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and held hostage for more than 19 months, will be released from captivity, Hamas said in a statement on Sunday. The Hamas statement said the release was part of ongoing mediation efforts to establish a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, reopen crossings into the
President Trump says he’ll sign an executive order on Monday that, if implemented, he says could bring down the costs of some medications. It is an attempt to revive a program he tried and failed to implement during his first term. The order Mr. Trump is promising will direct the U.S. Department of Health and
Yet another equipment outage at Newark Liberty International Airport has caused widespread delays on Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration said the third outage in less than two weeks happened after a backup air traffic control system momentarily failed. 45-minute ground stop follows latest outage The FAA confirmed there was another system outage Sunday morning, but unlike
The collapse of the nomination of Edward Martin as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia — and the surprise announcement of FOX News personality Jeanine Pirro as his replacement — has triggered a unique and mixed wave of reaction from former prosecutors, President Trump’s critics and people involved in the U.S. Capitol riot prosecutions.
“Substantial progress” was made in sensitive talks between the U.S. and Chinese delegations this weekend over tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy, the U.S. treasury secretary said on Sunday. Scott Bessent, along with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Switzerland over two days. In his statement Sunday,
‘Reports that a jet is being gifted by Qatar to the United States government during the upcoming visit of President Trump are inaccurate,’ a spokesperson said. Qatar on May 11 denied that it had made a final decision to gift President Donald Trump a jumbo jet to be used as Air Force One during a