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Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering
Tensions are growing on the UCLA campus as law enforcement officers order a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators to disperse More »
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Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama
Student journalists on the Columbia University campus knew what was coming long before police with riots shields arrived to begin arresting the pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupied a building More »
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
Before and after police officers arrested more than 100 people at Columbia University who were protesting the war in Gaza, New York Mayor Eric Adams blamed “outside agitators” for leading the demonstrations More »
Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people
Authorities say a section of a highway in southern China's Guangdong province has collapsed, killing at least 36 people More »
Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says 'the time is now' for a deal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas to impress on them that “the time is now" for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war More »
Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign
The Arizona Legislature has approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions More »
Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says police shot and killed a student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon More »
Trump calls judge 'crooked' after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
Returning briefly to the campaign trail, Donald Trump has called the judge presiding over his hush money trial “crooked” a day after being held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order More »
Federal Reserve says interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further cools
The Federal Reserve emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price increases are slowing sustainably to its 2% target More »
Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere
A student protest movement has washed over the country since police first tried to end an encampment at Columbia University in New York nearly two weeks ago More »
