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UCLA cancels classes after violence erupts on campus over the war in Gaza
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dueling groups of protesters clashed overnight at the University of California, Los Angeles, shoving, kicking and beating each other with sticks after pro-Israel demonstrators tried to pull down barricades surrounding a pro-Palestinian encampment. Hours earlier, police burst...
Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College students held a protest rally against the Israel-Hamas war last week. Bullhorns were banned, lest the noise disturb studying for finals. Tents weren't allowed. Students who'd been arrested at other Boston campus protests were barred. After an allotted...
Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says 'the time is now'
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders Wednesday in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying “the time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war in Gaza. ...
Trump returns to his campaign facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump on Wednesday is using a one-day break from his hush money trial to rally voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan, a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order. His remarks...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to choose sides in a difficult showdown after Democratic leaders announced they would provide the votes to save the Republican...
Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care. Dr. Leah...
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers. Delegates voted 692-51 at...
News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as many Americans say they learn about the 2024 election campaign from national news outlets, a disquieting poll reveals some serious trust issues. About half of Americans, 53%, say they are extremely or very concerned that news organizations will report...
Expanding clergy sexual abuse probe targets New Orleans Catholic church leaders
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and failing to report their crimes to law enforcement. Louisiana...
The botched FAFSA rollout leaves students in limbo. Some wonder if their college dreams will survive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that's supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails to go through. ...
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Federal Reserve signals interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further cools
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve signals interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further cools.
Mexican volunteer searchers say they've found a clandestine crematorium in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Volunteer searchers said they have found a clandestine crematorium on the edge of Mexico City. It's the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed to have found such a body disposal site in the capital. In northern Mexico, drug cartels often use drums...
Wisconsin school district says active shooter 'neutralized' outside middle school
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin school district said an active shooter was “neutralized” outside a middle school in Mount Horeb on Wednesday, and no one inside the building was injured. Authorities said without giving details that the “alleged assailant” was harmed,...
Georgia moves closer to passing so-called 'Russian law' targeting media. Protesters gather again
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia's parliament on Wednesday moved a step closer to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country's European Union membership bid, as tens of thousands of protesters thronged surrounding streets. The vote occurred...
Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah public schools have been rushing to prepare students and teachers as the state starts cracking down Wednesday on any school found not enforcing new bathroom restrictions for transgender people. Residents and visitors are required under state law to use...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. April 30, 2024. Editorial: State wisely mulls banning book bans Legislation would require that key decisions be made by library professionals. A good response to the troubling trend of restricting access to books is making its...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
Miami Herald. April 30, 2024. Editorial: DeSantis kisses the ring in Miami meeting with Trump and it might just pay off Eventually, they kiss the ring. Republican after Republican who criticized, denounced and rejected Donald Trump over the years can...
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as it waits to hear from the Federal Reserve on rates
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear from the Federal Reserve about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 was down 0.3% in afternoon trading, coming off its first losing month in the last six. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College students held a protest rally against the Israel-Hamas war last week. Bullhorns were banned, lest the noise disturb studying for finals. Tents weren't allowed. Students who'd been arrested at other Boston campus protests were barred. After an allotted...
The Latest | In Israel, Blinken pushes Hamas to agree on Gaza cease-fire deal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Wednesday to press for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war, saying “ the time is now ” and warning that Hamas would bear the blame for any failure to reach an agreement to halt the war in Gaza. On his seventh visit...
