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Harvard University, shown here, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued the Trump administration over a rule change that would have barred international college students from taking fully online course loads in the United States. In court on Tuesday, a judge announced that the government would rescind the directive.

ICE Agrees To Rescind Policy Barring Foreign Students From Online Study In The U.S.

A federal judge announced on Tuesday that ICE has reached an agreement with schools that sued it over the rule change. The directive will now be rescinded nationwide.

Denin Koch's "re: manhattan project" album officially launched Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, 75 years after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

75 Years After Bombings, Tri-Cities Musician's Album Explores Complicated Hanford History

Walking into the vast B Reactor chamber at the Hanford Site , Tri-Cities musician Denin Koch felt the pull of history and innovation. “It’s like the...

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to garment workers during a visit to a factory outside Phnom Penh on Aug. 30. His government has slapped the English-language <em>Cambodia Daily </em>with a $6.3 million tax bill and ordered it to pay by Sept. 4. If it doesn't, Hun Sen said, it should "pack up and go."

In Cambodia, A Crackdown On Independent Media Threatens A Respected Daily

The government has told the English-language Cambodia Daily it must pay a $6.3 million tax bill by Sept. 4. The paper has long been a thorn in Prime Minister Hun Sen's side.

In every group the researchers studied, the more marijuana people smoked the more sex they reported having.

Does Smoking Pot Lead To More Sex?

Surveys of 50,000 people found that those who smoked marijuana had sex more often than those who abstained from the drug. What is unclear is whether other factors explain the apparent link.

Oliver Elementary School in Birgmingham, Ala., where Ann Marie Corgill taught until Friday. The recent Alabama Teacher of the Year says she quit her job after being told she wasn't highly qualified to teach fifth grade.

Recent Teacher Of The Year Resigns In Alabama Over Certification Issues

"After 21 years of teaching in grades 1-6 I have no answers as to why this is a problem now," Ann Marie Corgill wrote, refusing to pay fees and take tests for another state certification.

A worker uses a blowtorch on an interchange bridge in Englewood, Colo., on Aug. 25. Construction workers for infrastructure projects around the country are in short supply.

Agreeing On More Money For Roads, Bridges May Be Easier Than Finding Workers

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump say they would spend more to rebuild the country's aging infrastructure. The problem is there may not be enough people with the right skills to fill those jobs.

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