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It just added fuel to the fire. The decision by Columbia University’s president, Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, to call in the New York Police Department to clear pro-Palestinian protesters from the campus last week appears to have sparked the spate of increasingly strident demonstrations that have erupted at universities in New …

Pro-Palestinian student protesters resumed a third day of demonstrations Friday at Columbia University, saying their resolve has strengthened despite mass suspensions and arrests. “This is the moral thing to do,” said Eliette, 25, who uses they/them pronouns and declined to give their last name out of fear of retaliation from …

HONG KONG — A Chinese fashion photographer has apologized after backlash over work she did for French luxury brand Dior. The picture featured a tan, freckled model of Asian descent wearing traditional Chinese clothing while holding a black Lady Dior bag. It was criticized for perpetuating Western stereotypes of East …

HONG KONG — They’ve taken subway rides, loitered at pedestrian crossings and been fed by local residents. But now wild boars have finally gone a step too far for authorities in Hong Kong. Increasing incidents involving the animals, which have long roamed the hills and hiking trails surrounding the bustling …

Large, toxic and voracious cane toads are being collected by hand in Taiwan in a bid to protect pets, wild animals and even humans on the island. Volunteers from the Taiwan Amphibian Conservation Society worked by flashlight to gather toads late into Sunday night, and have collected up to 300, …

An Antarctic penguin’s misadventure has seen it waddle ashore almost 2,000 miles from home. The Adélie penguin, which is native to Antarctica, washed up on the coast of New Zealand on Wednesday. The rare visitor was spotted by resident Harry Singh, just south of Christchurch in Birdlings Flat on the …

CAMERON PARISH, La. — Seven days a week, Tressie LaBove Smith makes the two-hour round trip from Lake Charles to what’s left of her Cajun restaurant in Cameron, Louisiana, an unincorporated town perched along the stormy Gulf Coast. Business once boomed at Anchors Up Grill, which opened in 2014 as …

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The latest news and live updates on the 2024 election. Tonight, Haley and DeSantis will face-off in a CNN GOP presidential debate as Trump leads a Fox News town hall.

The Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday swore in the chamber's first Black speaker in its 405-year history that included serving as the capital of the Confederacy, Delegate Don Scott, whose personal story includes an arrest for drugs, a federal prison sentence and a rise through the ranks of a …

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Amid declining support from Black voters, President Joe Biden headed Monday to Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the site of a horrific hate crime in which a white supremacist massacred nine worshippers in 2015 — what his campaign sees as a high-stakes address as he kicks off …

WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who faced threats after far-right conspiracy theorists and then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson falsely suggested he was a secret government operative who entrapped other Jan. 6 rioters was sentenced to probation on Tuesday. Ray Epps, who was on the grounds of the Capitol on …

Phillips and Williamson blast DNC over letter to New Hampshire MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., and Marianne Williamson tonight accused the Democratic National Committee of trying to subvert democracy with its letter calling the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary "meaningless." Phillips and Williamson, who are both challenging Biden …

Biden, Saudis call for Israeli restraint as Gaza suffers another bloody day GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO— Pressure grew on Israel on Monday from its staunch ally the United States and from Middle East powers to ease its assault on Gaza as its forces said they engaged in “tough battles” against Hamas militants …

Why Trump can't use the 'idiot' defense other Jan. 6 defendants often lean on For the past three years, defense lawyers seeking leniency for Jan. 6 rioters have often struck a similar theme in trying to explain to federal judges and Washington juries how their clients fell for thoroughly debunked …

Home sales have dropped this year, as high prices, high borrowing costs and a low supply of available homes have combined to send potential buyers to the sidelines.

WASHINGTON — Last year marked the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, and despite widespread public skepticism surrounding the official narrative of the case and legislation mandating transparency, there are still 4,700 documents related to the case that are partially or heavily redacted. The …

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., announced Wednesday that she'll be seeking the GOP nomination next year in a neighboring congressional district that's solidly Republican, instead of her district where she eked out a win against a Democratic opponent during the 2022 midterms. Boebert said she would be running in Colorado's 4th …

When Nasir Bin Zakaria arrived in Chicago in 2013, there were just around 300 Rohingya families in the city from his native Myanmar, also known as Burma. He said the word Rohingya drew blank stares from Americans he encountered. “If you asked anyone in the United States: ‘Do you know …

Giuliani departs courthouse, does not speak to press Giuliani left the courthouse shortly after it was announced that the jury deliberations would resume tomorrow morning. Unlike previous days in the trial, Giuliani declined to speak to the press while leaving the building. The jury has ended its deliberations for the …