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Www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will allow one of the nation's top public schools to move forward with a new admissions policy that critics say has "racial balancing" at its core.The closely watched case from Fairfax County in northern Virginia involves Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.For years, it's student body -- drawn from a race-blind process relying heavily on standardized tests -- was more than 70% Asian American. In 2020, school board officials shifted to a more holistic approach that has resulted in greater numbers of ...

DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of measles cases linked to an elementary school outbreak in southern Florida has risen to five.The outbreak at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston -- 20 miles west of Fort Lauderdale and located in Broward County -- was first reported on Friday with the initial patient being a third-grade student without a history of travel, according to the Florida Department of Health (DOH).It's unclear what grade the other infected students are in as well as other identifying information about them including age, sex and race/ethnic...

Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Capital One's decision to acquire Discover could establish a new megafirm that shakes up the credit card industry.The move may hold long-term implications for credit card holders, regardless of whether they bank with Capital One or shop with Discover, experts told ABC News.If approved by shareholders and regulators, the merger would leave Capital One in a stronger market position, potentially allowing the company to offer more attractive bonuses and perks, some experts said. The potential challenge to industry juggernauts Visa and Mastercar...

Absecon Police are trying to track down the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on the White Horse Pike on Saturday night. It happened shortly after 9 p.m. in the westbound lane of U.S. Route 30 near the Executive Lodge motel, just east of Turner Avenue. The driver failed to stop and fled, leaving the ... Read more

Mphotoi/Getty Images(INDIANAPOLIS) -- At least one person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Waffle House in Indianapolis, Indiana, early Monday, police said.Authorities said they were dispatched to the scene at approximately 12:40 a.m. ET and, upon arrival, they found five people with gunshot wounds.Those five victims -- three men in stable condition, one woman in stable condition and one woman in critical condition -- were transported via ambulances to area hospitals, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.The woman in critical condition later di...