TEL AVIV, Israel — The head of the United Nations World Food Program says northern Gaza has entered “full-blown famine” after nearly seven months of […]
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$400 million boost in federal funds for security at places of worship
FILE – Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Washington. Schumer announced Sunday, […]
The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled
NEW YORK — They’re hallmarks of American history: protests, rallies, sit-ins, marches, disruptions. They date from the early days of what would become the United […]
Anti-war protest ruffles University of Michigan as demonstrations collide with graduation season
Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement Saturday, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the […]
Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies over the war in Gaza is also roiling Senate contests across […]
Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today’s campus protests
KENT, Ohio — Dean Kahler flung himself to the ground and covered his head when the bullets started flying. The Ohio National Guard had opened […]
A new sea route for Gaza aid is on track, USAID says. Treating starving children is a priority
WASHINGTON — The United States expects to have on-the-ground arrangements in Gaza ready for humanitarian workers to start delivering food, treatment for starving children and […]
Police move in to clear NYU encampment, US campus arrests grow to 2,200 in pro-Palestinian protests
LOS ANGELES — Police began clearing out protesters at New York University on Friday, the latest development in weeks of pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses […]
Defense chiefs from US, Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation
HONOLULU — Defense chiefs from the U.S., Australia, Japan and the Philippines vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gathered Thursday in Hawaii for their […]
The Latest | Police break up tent camp at UCLA, take protesters into custody
Police removed barricades, took protesters into custody and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ camp at the University of California, Los Angeles early Thursday, hours after […]