From now until Aug. 6, select school supplies can be purchased without sales tax. Under Florida’s tax holiday, clothing and footwear are tax-free if the individual item is under $100.

During her free period at school ... In a 2003 ruling regarding race-conscious admissions at the University of Michigan Law School, the Supreme Court narrowly upheld affirmative action but ...

In a year in which it received a record number of applications for the incoming first-year class, Boston College continued to solidify its status as one of the country’s most selective universities.