California’s new law prohibiting legacy admissions is weak tea. What’s really needed is a truly equitable education for all students.
Scott Sanders, a longtime Orange County public defender, changed local history in 2013, when he told a judge about evidence that sheriff’s deputies had illegally used jailhouse snitches for decades.
World & Nation
Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by financier Jeffrey Epstein, has died.
Obituaries
Pope Francis, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from outsiders, has died.
California
Alfred “Al” Labrada resigned from the LAPD amid accusations he tracked a former romantic partner with an AirTag. He denied wrongdoing and has regained his peace officer certification.
Entertainment & Arts
Felicity Huffman broke her silence about the college admissions scandal, after more than four years. ‘I had to give my daughter a chance at a future,’ she said.
Lawsuit accuses UC of giving racial preference in admissions to Black and Latino students
Movies
The actor-director built a career blending his Bahai values and storytelling. Now allegations involving Blake Lively and ‘It Ends With Us’ threaten his image.
Folt will retire in July after cleaning up scandals and expanding student access but drawing dissatisfaction over her handling of pro-Palestinian protests.
Colleges and universities have to invest more in need-based financial aid and outreach to applicants to increase socioeconomic diversity.