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After pushing immigration as an economic cure-all, the West is now questioning its benefits. Switzerland is at the vanguard.

Elon Musk is now worth about as much as the world’s next four richest people combined.

Musk became the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX shares rose following a record-breaking initial public offering that raised $75 billion for the rocket company.

100 Argentines got free TVs after their U.S. visas for the World Cup were denied.

The giveaway was organized by Noblex in Buenos Aires, and eligible fans had to bring documented proof of their visa rejection.

Days before his wedding, New York Knicks superfan Kevin Kelly sent his group-chat guidelines for their attendance: watching the NBA Finals during the reception will not be sanctioned.

“Everybody turn in a good performance, get out on the dance floor and the reward will be at the after party downstairs with TVs on for the second half starting at 10:30,” Kelly said. Knicks games really pick up then anyway, he assured them.

After a stunning comeback victory against the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday, the Knicks could clinch their first NBA Championship title since 1973 with a win on Saturday night. For some fans, that basketball fever dream is creating a wedding nightmare.

Couples are weighing just how to incorporate Game 5 into their own special days—or looking for ways to dissuade guests from pulling the game up on their phones during key moments, when any devices should be focused on them.

Kelly’s fiancé, Emily Crimmins, is now thinking of Game 5 as an element of her wedding day akin to the weather: “It is out of my control.”

Retail investors bidding for shares in SpaceX’s initial public offering have submitted more than $100 billion in orders, according to people familiar with the matter, as the potentially record-breaking debut enters the home stretch.

US to cut air and naval assets deployed for NATO operations in Europe.

Justin Helman didn’t get his dream acceptance from the University of Florida. But that isn’t stopping him from pursuing the classic college experience there.

The recent high-school graduate from Park Ridge, N.J., is set to move into a private apartment right by campus. He is enrolling in a UF online program for the first few semesters and paying an extra fee package to access services like the campus gym and student-section football-game tickets. He plans to study at the library, join clubs and might rush a fraternity.

“I’m going to get almost the entire same experience, and the only thing I’m really missing is going into class and dorming,” he said. “To me, it was just almost a no-brainer.”

More students like Helman are discovering there is another way into their dream schools.

Students who don’t get into major public flagships the traditional way are still participating in the social life of these campuses. The small-but-mighty group is moving to college towns, enrolling in online programs or nearby community colleges, living in private housing, joining Greek life, and attending game-day tailgates.