Days after a 22-year-old student from Karnataka went missing in the United States, the Consulate General of India in San Francisco confirmed that local law enforcement had recovered Saketh Sreenivasaiah’s body. After Saketh Sreenivasaiah’s body was found in the US, his parents in Karnataka are struggling to accept the news of his death (LinkedIn/Saketh Sreenivasaiah … Read more
Something strange happened at UC campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash, computer science enrollment dropped. System-wide, it fell 6% this year after declining 3% in 2024, according to reporting this past week by the San Francisco Chronicle. Even as overall college enrollment climbed 2% nationally — according to January data … Read more
Cambria County native Dan Barefoot made his Olympic debut in Italy on Thursday. Barefoot opened his men’s skeleton competition at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games with two runs that left him in 19th place overall going into the final day of racing. The Geistown native, who’s competing for Team USA, finished his first run of … Read more
Eighteen-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar has been identified as the suspect behind the Tumbler Ridge shooting in Canada, which left nine people dead, including the shooter. As Canada continues to reel in from this mass shooting, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has shared new information regarding the attack and the suspect. The six victims of the … Read more
Actor Salman Khan, who attended the 100 Years of Sangh Journey: New Horizons event in Mumbai, reacted after Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat called him an inspiration for college students. Several videos and pictures from the event emerged on social media platforms on Sunday. Salman Khan was part of the RSS event held … Read more
SARONNO, Italy — Rain fell steadily as Amy Garff carried the Olympic torch through Saronno, Italy, just north of Milan, but the weather did little to slow her down. Surrounded by family, cheering children and local spectators, the Utah native embraced her moment as part of the Olympic torch relay, calling the experience unforgettable. “I … Read more
Updated Feb. 2, 2026, 4:59 p.m. CT Will students in the Mid-South be back in class Feb. 3? Many will be out until at least Feb. 4 after Memphis-Shelby County Schools again canceled school due to continued icy road conditions. Memphis area public schools have canceled classes for the last week, due to a winter … Read more
A private school that’s opening campuses from New York to California uses AI bots to teach kids their academic subjects in just two hours a day – claiming its Silicon Valley methods could shake up the future of US education. Alpha School – a chain of private and charter schools founded in Austin, Texas in … Read more
An essay by a Stanford University student, revealing that a significant section of students at the elite institution claim to have disabilities in some form in order to gain several exemptions, is making waves on the internet. A Stanford International Relations and East Asian Studies student claimed that some students registered as disabled to get … Read more
Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to fund businesses founded by college students and recent graduates nationwide. Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi began building the accelerator program after hosting a series of popular Demo Days at Stanford starting in 2024 and decided … Read more