CLOSE Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said that essential travel includes medical purposes, to attend educational institutions and emergency response. USA TODAYAt a time when President Donald Trump is pressuring schools to open for in-person instruction in the fall, some universities are fighting back.Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday filed suit…

Jackson, Miss., which is named after former president and slave owner Andrew Jackson, voted Tuesday to remove a statue of him from City Hall.The vote was 5-to-1 by the city council, according to The Mississippi Clarion Ledger. "We should not have to constantly encounter the likenesses of those who profited off of the blood, sweat, &…

President Trump's niece Mary L. Trump alleges in her new tell-all book that her uncle paid a friend to take a college admissions test more than 50 years ago so he could gain acceptance into the elite Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. However, a new video from the wife of the now-deceased friend tells…

Several staffers at Vox have taken to Twitter after journalist Matthew Yglesias signed the open letter decrying "cancel culture."Yglesias was one of 150 signatories including other liberal writers, professors and activists who came together to defend civil debate in the face of social media callouts that have become ubiquitous in recent years.However, Vox critic at large…

The city of Englewood, Colo. located just south of Denver, will require all citizens to wear face masks Friday as coronavirus cases are on the rise. Violators will have the right to a trial but could face up to a year in prison or a $2,600 fine.The emergency order was issued by City Manager J.…