CU Boulder study creates tool to read college essays

CU Boulder study creates tool to read college essays

A new AI tool can read college essays — and it has the potential to change the way admissions is run at colleges and universities nationwide. University of Colorado Boulder researchers developed AI tools that can read college admissions essays and identify the presence of certain character traits without showing bias toward applicants from certain … Read more

American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead. – The Denver Post

American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead. – The Denver Post

Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades. A sitting president tried to overturn an election and his supporters stormed the Capitol to stop the winner from taking power. Supporters of that attack launched a campaign against local election offices, chasing out veteran administrators and … Read more

Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president? – The Denver Post

Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president? – The Denver Post

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press) DENVER — First, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn’t eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine’s Democratic secretary of state ruled the same for her state. Who’s next? Both decisions are historic. The Colorado court was the first court to apply … Read more

Senate border security talks grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era ‘blood’ rhetoric against immigrants – The Denver Post

Senate border security talks grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era ‘blood’ rhetoric against immigrants – The Denver Post

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Time slipping, White House and Senate negotiators struggled Sunday to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars worth of military aid for Ukraine and other national security needs before senators leave town for the … Read more

Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the 2024 election. The new charges filed Thursday — three felonies and six misdemeanors — are in addition … Read more

GOP rivals take on Haley in effort to blunt her rise at Republican debate

GOP rivals take on Haley in effort to blunt her rise at Republican debate

By STEVE PEOPLES and NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press) With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House hopefuls gathered Wednesday in Alabama for the fourth presidential debate. As usual, former President Donald Trump, who is dominating the GOP primary, didn’t appear. Instead, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki … Read more