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The Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina is a blow to efforts to boost enrollment of racial minorities.

The Supreme Court on Thursday morning ruled the affirmative action policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina to be unconstitutional.

Michael Shvartsman, Gerald Shvartsman, and Bruce Garelick allegedly reaped more than $22 million in illegal profits from insider trading.

Overstock.com has completed its acquisition of Bed Bath & Beyond's intellectual property and plans to move its website under Bed Bath's domain.

President Joe Biden was asked about his son Hunter Biden's WhatsApp text a week after Hunter agreed to plead guilty to tax crimes in Delaware federal court.

The donation coincided with Thiel helping Republican candidates during the 2022 congressional midterm campaign.

DeSantis filed a motion to dismiss Disney's suit accusing him of political retaliation after the company criticized the law dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by critics.

Trump's countersuit is the latest twist in a circuitous, multicourt legal battle over Carroll's allegation that Trump sexually assaulted her.

"I think we beat Biden for sure if we nominate a Republican not named Trump," Ryan said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."

Special counsel Jack Smith, whose prosecutors interviewed Rudy Giuliani, indicted Donald Trump in early June over his retention of classified documents.

Once a close ally and caterer to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin now finds himself exiled in Belarus after leading an armed mutiny against the Russian military.

Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta are charged with crimes related to Trump's retention of hundreds of classified government documents at his Mar-a-Lago club.

McCarthy said Trump can beat Biden in 2024, but he doesn't know if Trump is the "strongest" Republican candidate.

Trump railed against Smith and his criminal case, and asked "somebody" to "explain" his position to the special counsel, his family and his friends.

The suicide of Jeffrey Epstein has been the subject of conspiracy theories since the former friend of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton died in 2019.

The visit comes at a sensitive time for America's relationship with China, its largest trading partner and strategic competitor.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked a federal court to dismiss Disney's lawsuit that alleges political retaliation against the company.

The Russian president's comments were his first since the aborted mutiny of Wagner Group mercenaries who marched on Moscow over the weekend.

Trump, the first-ever former president to face federal charges, has pleaded not guilty to 37 criminal counts stemming from the classified documents probe.

Biden said he monitored developments as they unfolded with his security team and spoke with close allies over Zoom.