Colorado Athletic Director Dick Tharp announced on Monday that he will resign at the end of the month, largely because of recruiting scandals and allegations of financial mismanagement that tarnished the school’s image. Read more...

Woman’s ramblings not admissible in murder case SAN BERNARDINO “”mdash; A Long Beach woman charged with killing a Crestline man nearly eight months ago was freed, after a judge ruled that her rambling statements to detectives cannot be used against her. Read more...

As Thanksgiving and the end of November draw near, high school students across the country are scrambling to turn in their University of California applications. But the application process ““ and the basic UC eligibility requirements ““ remain at the center of a great debate. Read more...

The tragic death of a student last week sent ripples through the UCLA community as students and staff have struggled to cope with the loss. Amid the mourning, many have been drawn to speculate about Amanda Hafleigh’s death and the complex nature of suicide. Read more...

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About a dozen people were infected with the anthrax virus in 2001, but 30,000 people were placed on antibiotics and 200,000 laboratory tests were performed as a result. Read more...

Britain, not America, should leave its cave I am not a fan of opera, art films or “War and Peace.” Instead, I wallow in the banality of pop music, “Star Wars” and “Newlyweds.” But I do think I am intelligent enough to respond to Matthew Kennard’s column about America (“America must abandon cave of delusion,” 11/16). Read more...