Harvard College received 39,494 applications for the Class of 2021. That's the most applications in the history of the school. The ever-increasing number of applicants at elite schools elicits the question of whether it's more difficult to get into elite schools today...

Sex and love are great. That's probably why the science of sex and love is so popular. I know it's popular because sometimes I write about it, and lots and lots of people read those stories. More »     

Sam Trammell makes his singing debut on Tuesday's episode of "This Is Us." "I got to actually sing with Mandy Moore," Trammell told Business Insider on Monday. "I've never sung before." More »     

The dollar is hugely overvalued. According to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Fund Manager Survey out on Tuesday, a higher percentage of investors in February believed the dollar is overvalued than in more than a decade. More »     

A federal judge in Virginia shot down President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban on Monday. Judge Leonie M. Brinkema ruled that the executive order temporarily barring people from seven majority-Muslim countries likely violates the First Amendment's protection ...

Apple is breaking into original TV content, and the trailer for one of its first shows, "Planet of the Apps," was released on Monday evening. And by a large margin, Apple fans -- and even some employees -- hate it.  More »     

Welcome to Finance Insider, Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is back in Congress on Tuesday for the first day of her semiannual testimony on monetary policy. More »     

President Donald Trump will continue to have the bragging rights when it comes to the TV ratings for "The Celebrity Apprentice." The season-finale ratings for the Arnold Schwarzenegger-hosted reality competition pale in comparison to the numbers for Trump's last seaso...

The new "Legend of Zelda" game is almost here. Link, Zelda, and the Kingdom of Hyrule all look better than ever in "Breath of the Wild," which arrives on March 3. Better yet, it arrives alongside Nintendo's new console -- the Switch -- as a launch title. You might cal...

The founders and eight executives who held minority shares of the creative agency Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw (KNAS) are suing Publicis Groupe for up to $US6.1 (£4.9) million in unpaid earn-outs and $US4.5 (£3.6) million in breach of contract damages, according to Cam...

Australian stocks soared on Wednesday, underpinned by a strong performance from financials. Here's the final scoreboard. ASX 200 5809.10 , 53.86 , 0.94% More »     

An alleged heated exchange between Trump communications official Omarosa Manigault and a reporter was reportedly captured in a recording, The Washington Post reported Tuesday night. More »     

Less than six months after leaving his post as Reserve Bank of Australia governor, Glenn Stevens has Sydney's property market on his mind once again, accepting an advisory role with the New South Wales government to tackle housing affordability issues in the state. ...

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday suggested he's not sold on the need for investigations into the mounting controversies roiling President Donald Trump's administration. More »     

There's a bit of a debate going on in Australia about housing affordability. Just a little one. One side thinks prices are out of control, particularly in Australia's southeastern capitals, fuelled by lower interest rates, increased investor activity, soft labour mark...