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In a case scheduled to go before the Supreme Court on Dec. 6, a group of elite universities, led by Yale Law School, will argue that they should not allow Defense Department recruiters on their campuses. The schools say this is because the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is discriminatory. Commentator Ken Harbaugh is a student at Yale Law School and a former Navy officer. He says that if the Defense Department and Yale do not change their attitudes toward each other, both institutions will lose.

Florida state officials won't order doses of the COVID vaccine for children under five years old. It's the only state that hasn't pre-ordered the new vaccines, which they did for prior versions.

In what might be the final tournament of her storied tennis career, Serena Williams won an emotional match in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open last night.

The transcendent star of women's tennis delays her farewell after defeating Danka Kovinic Monday night in her opening match of the U.S. Open.

At least one viewer watching at home thought they spotted Beyoncé in the star-studded stands at Serena Williams' U.S. Open match Monday night. Cox, who "worships" the singer, took it in stride.

The Mendelssohns grew up making music together in Berlin at the beginning of the 19th century. Felix, younger by four years, became one of history's most brilliant composers. Fanny, a strong-willed pianist but worried about her worth as a composer, has been neglected.

Serena Williams isn't ready to stop playing competitive tennis just yet. She sparkled in her second-round U.S. Open match against Kontaveit — defeating the No. 2 seed in three sets to advance.

The decision was made using a parent and student survey, as well as by the district's internal and external safety task forces.

A killer whale more than 20 feet long died after beaching itself in Palm Coast, Fla. This is the third known orca to be stranded in the southeastern U.S. and the first since 1956, an official says.

China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations.

Texas sheriffs have erected surveillance cameras along the border with Mexico and connected them to the Internet, inviting people to help catch drug smugglers and illegal immigrants. Since November, more than 43,000 people have signed up as online monitors for the controversial program.

Western New York got even more snow on Saturday after a storm hit the region on Friday.

Twenty-two cars, including 10 carrying ethanol, derailed west of Minneapolis; four are on fire. The derailment's cause is under investigation.

Under the state's delegate process, candidates who don't get at least 10 percent of the vote lose their delegates to the winner of the primary.

Special counsel Jack Smith has spent more than $5 million so far on his twin investigations that circle former President Trump.

As North Carolina plans and debates a shift to cleaner energy, it's getting noticed for what we already have — a relatively lower-carbon energy mix. Officials with a company that wants to build a 2.5 million square foot data center in northeast Charlotte told Charlotte City Council Monday night that's part of what lured it here.

Rescue efforts are complicated by the fact that the quake struck remote, mountainous villages.

Medicare will now cover screening and counseling for obesity as a free preventive service. Advocates hope the decision will encourage private insurers and Medicaid to do the same.

"We are serving a primal need of all human beings," Birkenstock's CEO writes to prospective shareholders. "We are a footbed company selling the experience of walking as intended by nature."

Florida schools can use the curriculum from a conservative radio host and finance adviser to satisfy a financial literacy requirement. Critics say it lacks academic rigor and includes Bible verses.