Nation and World
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Protesters take over Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrationsApr 30, 2024 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a...
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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
Apr 30, 2024 7:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of P...
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West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
Apr 29, 2024 9:17 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia's and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory...
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NATO chief chides members as Ukraine’s allies say slow arms deliveries have helped Russia
Apr 29, 2024 9:13 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — NATO countries haven’t delivered what they promised to Ukraine in time, the alliance’s chief said Monday, allowing Russia to press its advantage while Kyi...
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3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say
Apr 29, 2024 6:16 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were woun...
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Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
Apr 29, 2024 11:43 am - JERUSALEM — A suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against in...
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Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, U.S. official says
Apr 29, 2024 9:38 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navaln...
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Affluent Americans are driving U.S. economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cutsApr 29, 2024 7:42 am - WASHINGTON — Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She's plann...
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Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms
Apr 29, 2024 7:35 am - SULPHUR, Okla. — Small towns in Oklahoma began a long cleanup Monday after tornadoes flattened homes and buildings and killed four people, including an infant, widening a...
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Texas police confront protesters;Apr 29, 2024 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday as police arrested more...