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With students scarce, college admissions offices get friendlier, less intimidating

With students scarce, college admissions offices get friendlier, less intimidating

Prospective students and their families participate in a campus tour at Skidmore College in New York. Oliver Parini/The Hechinger Report hide caption Catch up on what you missed with our Education newsletter, sent weekly. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Overwhelming. That's how 17-year-old high school senior

UN's peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

UN's peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

FILE - A Sahrawi refugee boy stands in the shadow in the Boujdour refugee camp, Oct. 11, 2021. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption CASABLANCA, Morocco — The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a U.

9 dead as jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida

9 dead as jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida

Law enforcement respond to a plane crash in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. Mark Elias/AP hide caption A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes near a

Gulf region on edge as Qatar leads talks with Iran to stave off new U.S. attacks

Gulf region on edge as Qatar leads talks with Iran to stave off new U.S. attacks

Gulf leaders meet in Qatar in effort to stave off new escalation in U.S and Iran war Qatar has been leading intense mediation efforts over the past 72 hours to prevent a new round of possible U.S. attacks on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections. The uncertainty

Do you know signs of a stroke? BE FAST are the words to remember

Do you know signs of a stroke? BE FAST are the words to remember

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks to reporters in March 2026, in Washington. Murphy suffered a stroke on Saturday and is expected to recover. Allison Robbert/AP hide caption Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., suffered a stroke on Saturday. His prognosis is excellent, according to his office. His case illustrates

Haley Stevens endorses GOP candidate in Michigan Senate race, spurning Abdul El-Sayed

Haley Stevens endorses GOP candidate in Michigan Senate race, spurning Abdul El-Sayed

Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, right, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., attend a service at Perfecting Church, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Detroit. Jose Juarez/AP hide caption DETROIT — After months of proclaiming support for the Democratic ticket, Rep. Haley Stevens has endorsed GOP Michigan Senate candidate Mike

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is hospitalized with a stroke

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is hospitalized with a stroke

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., appears at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 18, 2025. Murphy's office says he was hospitalized this weekend with a stroke. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., has been hospitalized following a stroke, according