Columbia's announcement Monday that it was canceling next week's universitywide commencement ceremony in favor of small-scale celebrations was met with disappointment from seniors and their families, upending plans that a tumultuous school year could be salvaged with the normalcy of a time-honored tradition.
Pam Harter, a 69-year-old Napa Valley woman battling a rare terminal disease, is hoping to become the first hospice patient to travel to space through Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin....