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Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia
Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another More »
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The Latest | New York mayor says 'outside agitators' were part of protests
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in an appearance on on “CBS Mornings” that police had identified organizations and individuals who weren’t university students, but professional agitators More »
Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says 'the time is now'
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 »
Trump returns to his campaign facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
Donald Trump will use a one-day break from his New York hush money trial to rally voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan More »
Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care More »
Drone footage shows devastation in Ukraine's strategic eastern city of Chasiv Yar as Russians near
Drone footage exclusively obtained by The Associated Press shows months of Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine More »
Workers and activists around the world hold May Day rallies urging greater rights and more pay
Workers, activists and others across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia are marking May Day with rallies against the global pressure of rising prices and calling for greater rights More »
News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds
Americans have a message for news organizations as they prepare to cover the 2024 election: About half of Americans say they're concerned that outlets will report inaccuracies or misinformation More »
Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77
Author Paul Auster has died at age 77 More »
The botched FAFSA rollout leaves students in limbo. Some wonder if their college dreams will survive
The bungled rollout of a new federal student aid form has left millions of students in limbo and some wondering if their college dreams will survive More »
