Harvard Records an Increase in Asian Students and a Drop in Black Students

The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants to scrutinize demographics to ensure schools aren’t using racial preferences.

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4 Members of Illinois Politician Darren Bailey’s Family Are Killed in Helicopter Crash

Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor, lost his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, ages 12 and 7, in a helicopter accident in Montana, his campaign said.

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Britain’s Labour Party Criticizes Farage Over Ties to U.S. Anti-Abortion Group

The governing party said it was “deeply concerning” that Nigel Farage’s appearance in the U.S. Congress had been brokered by an organization that helped topple Roe v. Wade.

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Oil Price Jumps on Trump’s Russia Sanctions

Traders are pondering whether the United States and its allies are finally getting serious about restricting Russian energy.

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King Charles and Pope Leo Pray Together in Groundbreaking Moment

It was the first time in hundreds of years that the leaders of the Catholic and Anglican churches prayed together, offering a public display of unity between Christian faiths.

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U.S. May Seek United Nations Mandate for Gaza Security Force, Rubio Says

Before boarding a plane for Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.N. backing was a potential next step to deploying an international stabilization force to the war-torn enclave.

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Russians Awake to Trump’s New Oil Sanctions and Largely Shrug

While oil markets reacted strongly to the sanctions, analysts said the measures were unlikely to significantly change President Vladimir V. Putin’s war calculations.

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A Pilgrim Route in Norway: Berries, Bogs and a Viking King

Following one of the nine St. Olav Ways, a photographer trudged with soggy feet through tundras, forests and wetlands. Here’s what she saw.

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I Feel Like a Fish Out of Water After Relocating for My Wife

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who moved to the South to satisfy his partner and now wants to find his way home.

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Drug With a 30-Year Monopoly Is Target of State-Level Push to Curb Prices

In a first, Colorado will cap the price of Enbrel, an arthritis drug. Using patent tactics, the drugmaker Amgen has aggressively blocked competition for it.

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