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A coalition of Asian American groups filed a federal complaint asking for an investigation into Yale, Brown and Dartmouth for alleged racially discriminatory practices in college admissions processes.

A missile fired by an unmanned U.S. aircraft kills a key al Qaeda leader and five other suspected terrorists in Yemen. U.S. officials confirm the strike was a planned CIA attack. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix briefs European leaders on the latest findings in Iraq. Blix refuses to term yesterday's discovery in Iraq of nearly a dozen empty warheads a "smoking gun" that would show Iraq to be in noncompliance with U.N. resolutions. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the U.N. nuclear agency, and chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix arrive in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials. They are expected to warn Iraq that it must cooperate more intensely with arms inspectors. Hear NPR's Kate Seelye and Walter Russell Mead of the Council on Foreign Relations.

John Powers, Fresh Air critic at large, weighs in on the trends of 2007: political campaigns, Iraq movies failing at the box office, HBO's The Sopranos, stories about hitting the road, the TMZing of America, jocks gone wild, hip sentimentality, the nightly ideological news, atheist chic and the writers strike.

There are now more than a thousand confirmed coronavirus cases on the Central and South Coasts.Ventura County now has 443 cases, up 15 from Monday, and…

The number of coronavirus deaths on the Central and South Coasts continues to grow, with word of a 29th death in the region.A person in their 40s with…

The number of coronavirus cases on the Central and South Coasts has hit an unfortunate milestone. The number of cases now tops the 20,000 mark.271 new…

The number of coronavirus cases on the Central and South Coasts now tops 80, with one death. The latest numbers show a total of 86 diagnosed coronavirus…

The number of diagnosed coronavirus cases on the Central and South Coasts now tops 700.There are 718 cases in the region. Ventura County has 317, Santa…