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New campus protest rules spur an outcry from college faculty
Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new restrictions, faculty have taken up the cause. To faculty, new protest rules threaten freedom of speech — and the freedom to think, both central to...
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after occupying building at University of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police arrested an unknown number of pro-Palestinian protesters Monday at the University of Minnesota after a group of students briefly occupied an administrative building, protest organizers said. The Monday afternoon protest prompted an alert from school...
Judge hears arguments to block Louisiana's Ten Commandments displays in schools
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments at a hearing Monday on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. Louisiana, a reliably Republican state in the Bible...
Spielberg, Spike Lee and Queen Latifah among standouts in US arts and humanities honored by Biden
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday honored acclaimed filmmakers, singers, writers and others who have made their mark on American culture, awarding the prestigious National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to 39 recipients. Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike...
University of Michigan's gun ban will stand after court declines to hear appeal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A ban on guns at the University of Michigan will stand after the state Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a man who said the policy violates the Constitution. The 4-2 order Friday means a 2023 Michigan Court of Appeals decision in favor of the...
The White House public tour has been upgraded so visitors can see, hear and touch more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden on Monday unveiled what she says is a reimagined White House public tour that will engage visitors' senses to teach them about the mansion's history and events that happened there. New to the tour is the Diplomatic Reception Room, which previously had...
Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died
Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas' capital city of Little Rock in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults, has died at age 83. Mothershed Wair died Saturday at a hospital in Little Rock after...
Dave Campbell's Texas Football high school rankings for Week 9
The Week 9 high school rankings from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com, distributed by The Associated Press. CLASS 6A Rank School (Record) Week 8 Prv rank 1 Duncanville (6-0) W: Lancaster, 41-7 1 2 Galena Park...
Shooting at Albany State University in Georgia kills 1 and wounds 5
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting during homecoming weekend at Albany State University in Georgia, a school official said. Interim President Lawrence M. Drake II said the shootings happened Saturday night on the university's east...
Cameroon’s separatist conflict forces hundreds of thousands of students out of education
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Jane Ndamei’s dream of becoming a medical doctor almost cost her life five years ago. The 20-year-old student from Cameroon’s restive southwestern region was taking her Grade 12 exam when she suddenly heard gunshots. Shortly after, armed men rushed into...
