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President of Columbia University Dr. Nemat (Minouche) Shafik testifies during a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing about antisemitism on college campuses, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024. (DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her immediate resignation Wednesday, months after college […]
Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives a keynote speech during the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center on July 26, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently sought a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris, according to multiple people familiar with the […]
Geo Piatt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As students across the United States head back to school, classrooms may begin to feel the effects of laws concerning LGBTQ issues, race and religion that have recently been passed and signed by their local legislators. What laws are schools facing in your state? Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane over the coming days as it travels northwards toward Bermuda, having already left half of Puerto Rico residents without power on Wednesday. Ernesto had moved out of Puerto Rico as of Thursday morning, with wind gusts of 85 mph, according […]
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at a rally at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024, in Bozeman, Montana. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump focused partly on the economy during a speech in North Carolina on Wednesday as his campaign works to […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The murder trial against Robert Telles — the former Clark County public administrator accused of killing journalist Jeff German in September 2022 — began with opening statements on Wednesday. Telles, 47, has been accused of stabbing the Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter to death outside his home after an investigation […]
Marion County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — The prosecutor and defense attorney delivered opening remarks Tuesday in the trial of Susan Lorincz — the Florida woman charged in the fatal shooting of her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens through a closed door — after a six-person jury was seated on Monday afternoon. According to a June […]
Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging schools across the state to restrict students’ cellphone usage in classrooms, he said in a letter to schools. Los Angeles Unified School District — the second largest district in the U.S. — and Santa Barbara Unified have already implemented restrictions on the use of […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a press conference Thursday at his Bedminster golf course — his second press conference in a week — as the campaign continues to put the pressure on Vice President Kamala Harris to hold a robust media availability. “It has been 24 days […]
jared lloyd/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A black bear attacked and injured a child Sunday night in Montana, officials said. The child — who had been inside a tent on a private campground near Red Lodge — was taken to a medical facility in Billings, according to a news release from the Montana Department of […]
