Students applying to college know they're not supposed to use AI chatbots to write their essays. So it might come as a surprise that some schools are now using artificial intelligence to read those essays. That's just one way that AI is entering the college admissions space for many schools starting this fall. Administrators around the country say that 2025 marks a new era in college admissions as AI tools are being incorporated into the way applications are screened, analyzed and scored. Schools like Virginia Tech, the California Institute of Technology and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are introducing AI tools in a variety of ways. Some colleges are speaking publicly about it, and others are not.

Luigi Mangione is due back in court for the second day of a hearing in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using evidence that they say links him to last year’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The pretrial hearing in Mangione’s state murder case resumes on Tuesday. Prosecutors showed surveillance videos on Monday of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing, security footage of Mangione’s arrest at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, and audio of a 911 call. The defense is seeking to bar evidence including items seized from Mangione's backpack during his arrest, including a gun and notebook. He’s pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges.

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New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart reacts during a news conference while talking to the media after a loss to the New England Patriots in an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)