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Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance
Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally and figuratively.
For protesters, demonstrations are usually the result of meticulous planning by advocacy groups and ...Read more
UCLA's top cop, accused of security lapse, faces calls to step aside. He defends his actions
LOS ANGELES — The UCLA police chief is facing growing scrutiny for what three sources told the Los Angeles Times was a string of serious security lapses before a mob attacked a pro-Palestinian student encampment this ...Read more
City Dept. of Correction pulls all body-worn cameras after one ignites, injures captain
NEW YORK — The city Department of Correction temporarily pulled almost 3,500 body-worn cameras after one caught fire and injured a correction captain, the department said Saturday.
The captain was on duty in the George ...Read more
Bay Bridge to be relit, with twice the lights
In the decade after they went up, the 25,000 LED lights illuminating the western side of the Bay Bridge endured a brutal pounding.
“It’s the salty air, the wind, the fog, the rain, the 24-7 vibrations on the bridge, ...Read more
'Stop funding genocide': Boise protesters call for ceasefire in Gaza, set up encampment
BOISE, Idaho — Dozens of people came out to protest in Boise on Friday night and into Saturday calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
The demonstrations come amid growing antiwar protests and as ...Read more
Sullivan says US-Saudi defense pact not possible without Israel deal, Financial Times reports
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan insisted the Biden administration will enter into a defense pact with Saudi Arabia only if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, the Financial Times reported.
Sullivan...Read more
Labour mayor wins cap triumphant election run for Starmer
Labour wins in the U.K.’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.
Not...Read more
Yellen counsels caution on currency intervention after yen surge
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged sharp moves in the value of the yen this week, even as she declined to say whether Japan had intervened to support the currency.
“I’m not going to comment on whether ...Read more
Boaters dumping trash in South Florida's waters? Teens face felony charges
MIAMI — Two teen boaters are facing felony charges for pollution after they were caught on video dumping trash into the Atlantic Ocean during a South Florida boating party.
The 16-year-old and 15-year-old boys from Palm...Read more
A Georgian charged in Jan. 6 attack wants to return to US Capitol -- as member of Congress
Some candidates might run away from their role in the violent pro-Donald Trump mob that engulfed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Chuck Hand is embracing it.
The Republican contender for a rural Georgia U.S. House seat ...Read more
A seized superyacht shows up in Pacific Northwest -- minus one Russian oligarch owner
EVERETT, Wash. — It's not clear whether Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov had plans to visit Puget Sound this spring — the French Riviera is more the style of the U.S.-sanctioned mining and energy multibillionaire.
...Read more
Buffett says US corporate taxes likely to rise to tame deficit
WASHINGTON — U.S. taxes are likely to rise as lawmakers look to narrow the federal deficit, Warren Buffett said, as Washington prepares for major tax negotiations next year.
The Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief ...Read more
UK, Ireland leaders on collision course over migration surge
A dispute between the U.K. and Ireland over a surge in asylum-seekers is threatening to upend their already fragile relationship. With elections on the horizon for the leaders of both countries, neither side appears likely...Read more
Labour on course for power: 5 takeaways from UK elections
The governing Conservatives suffered heavy defeats in a set of local elections on Thursday, adding to the sense that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will struggle to turn things around before a general election that he must ...Read more
Michigan congressional bid for ballot at risk over possible forged signatures
DETROIT — A set of what appears to be forged petition signatures could complicate a prominent U.S. House candidate's bid to secure a spot on the Democratic primary ballot in August.
Former state Sen. Adam Hollier's ...Read more
Labour mayor wins cap triumphant election run for Keir Starmer
Labour wins in the U.K.’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.
...Read more
Eight arrested in multimillion-dollar retail theft operation, LA County sheriff's officials say
LOS ANGELES — Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft after authorities discovered several million dollars' worth of stolen medicines, cosmetics and other merchandise at multiple Los ...Read more
Bodies found in Baja California during search for missing tourists, Mexican officials say
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said three bodies have been found in the same remote stretch of Baja California where two Australian brothers and their American friend went missing last week while on a surf trip.
The ...Read more
Tufts encampment protesting Israel comes down, but demonstrators vow to continue fight
BOSTON — The protest encampment at Tufts University has come down, but the students who put up the tents say they will continue to fight until the school fully divests from Israel.
Tufts Students for Justice in ...Read more
Is the NYPD too political? Cops drive Gaza protest narrative with slick video of Columbia raid
NEW YORK — The video begins over ominous music in a New York City Police Department command center with top brass mulling over surveillance video of a man waving a Palestinian flag and ends with police officials talking ...Read more
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