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Free speech, campus safety collide in USC's cancellation of valedictorian speech
LOS ANGELES — Five months ago, USC cited safety as a rationale for banning economics professor John Strauss, who is Jewish, from campus after student activists said they felt threatened when he approached them at a protest and said "Hamas are murderers. ... I hope they all are killed."
"Our north star is protecting the safety of our community...Read more
Is the eviction of hundreds of renters from Barrington Plaza legal? A court case to decide is now underway.
LOS ANGELES — Nearly a year ago, every tenant at the massive Westside apartment complex Barrington Plaza was served with an eviction notice by their landlord, who said the residents of nearly 600 units needed to move out so the company could install fire sprinklers following two major blazes.
In the months since, most of the tenants have left...Read more
Ukraine's allies see bleak times ahead without more air defenses
As Ukraine’s ammunition stocks dwindle some of the country’s biggest allies are expressing growing concern that it may not be able to defend itself for much longer against Russia’s invasion. Group of Seven foreign ministers gathering on the Italian island of Capri will call for stronger support.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock,...Read more
Germany arrests two alleged Russian spies planning sabotage
German authorities arrested two men suspected of spying for Russia and membership of a terror group planning acts of sabotage, in a case the interior minister called “particularly serious.”
The Federal Prosecutor General in Karlsruhe named the pair of German-Russian citizens as Dieter S. and Alexander J. and said the alleged members of a ...Read more
Netanyahu is caught between hitting Iran and heeding allies
When Iraq fired dozens of Scud missiles on Israel in early 1991, the U.S. implored then Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir not to respond. Shamir said he had to act. After days of late-night calls, high-level visits and long cabinet meetings, Israel stood down and the US led a 42-nation alliance that defeated Iraq in what became the Gulf War.
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Ye investigated for punching man he says sexually assaulted Bianca Censori
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department for the alleged battery of a man the rapper claims sexually assaulted his wife, Bianca Censori, according to reports.
The 46-year-old Grammy winner allegedly punched the unnamed man in the face late Tuesday night, sources told TMZ. While the ...Read more
Cities with Black women police chiefs had less street violence during 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests
Black Lives Matter protests in cities with Black women police chiefs experienced significantly lower levels of violence – from both police and protesters – than cities with police chiefs of other racial backgrounds and gender, according to our newly published paper.
After George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police ...Read more
5 years after the the Mueller Report into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election on behalf of Trump: 4 essential reads
In the long list of Donald Trump’s legal woes, the Mueller report – which was released in redacted form on April 18, 2019 – appears all but forgotten.
But the nearly two-year investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election dominated headlines – and revealed what has become Trump’s ...Read more
3 things to learn about patience − and impatience − from al-Ghazali, a medieval Islamic scholar
From childhood, we are told that patience is a virtue and that good things will come to those who wait. And, so, many of us work on cultivating patience.
This often starts by learning to wait for a turn with a coveted toy. As adults, it becomes trying to remain patient with long lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles, misbehaving ...Read more
Billions of cicadas are about to emerge from underground in a rare double-brood convergence
In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII.
This event will affect 17 states, from Maryland west to Iowa and ...Read more
The tragedy of sudden unexpected infant deaths – and how bedsharing, maternal smoking and stomach sleeping all contribute
Unsafe sleep practices underlie most sudden unexpected infant deaths in the U.S., with three-quarters of infants affected by multiple unsafe practices at the time of death, and almost 60% sharing a sleep surface with another person. These are the key findings from our recent study published in Pediatrics.
Sudden unexpected infant ...Read more
In France and US, two wildly different takes on IVF
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE — In vitro fertilization, a procedure first used more than 45 years ago, has suddenly become the topic of political debate on both sides of the Atlantic — but for wildly different reasons.
In France, President Emmanuel Macron’s government is eyeing policies to promote the use of assisted reproductive technology, ...Read more
Cole eyes axing HUD earmarks for nonprofit organizations
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are weighing a change to their congressional earmark guidelines that would put another major dent in House lawmakers’ ability to secure funding for social services programs in their districts, sources familiar with the discussions said.
New House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is considering ...Read more
Earl Blumenauer takes his last ride through Congress
WASHINGTON — Aside from his bike pins and bow ties, and the holiday fruit cakes he delivers to colleagues, Earl Blumenauer has carved out his own niche in the House.
“I’ve got a pretty interesting portfolio of issues,” says the Oregon Democrat, like trying to ease federal cannabis policy. He cites his work on neuroscience and nutrition....Read more
States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement
For decades, Amina Tollin struggled with mysterious, debilitating pain that radiated throughout her body. A few years ago, when a doctor finally diagnosed her with polyneuropathy, a chronic nerve condition, she had begun to use a wheelchair.
The doctor prescribed a blood infusion therapy that allowed Tollin, 40, to live her life normally. That ...Read more
Swap funds or add services? Use of opioid settlement cash sparks strong disagreements
State and local governments are receiving billions of dollars in opioid settlements to address the drug crisis that has ravaged America for decades. But instead of spending the money on new addiction treatment and prevention services they couldn’t afford before, some jurisdictions are using it to replace existing funding and stretch tight ...Read more
LA's water supplies are in good shape. But is the city ready for the next drought?
LOS ANGELES -- California’s second wet winter in a row has left L.A’s water supplies in good shape for at least another year, but the inevitable return to dry conditions could once again put the city’s residents in a precarious position.
After the state’s final snow survey of the season, officials with the Los Angeles Department of ...Read more
Metro Detroit police brace for more burglaries by South American 'crime tourists'
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Police in Metro Detroit are bracing for another round of burglaries by South American "crime tourists" who enter the United States through a visa waiver program and move from state to state stealing from upscale homes.
Recent crimes in Bloomfield Township and Northville Township were committed by the same network ...Read more
NASA Langley is testing solar sail technology that could reduce costs of space missions
A sunlight-propelled satellite floating though space on huge metallic sails sounds like an idea straight from science fiction.
But scientists at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton have spent five years making the technology a reality and plan to launch a test mission as soon as April 23. If successful, the sail technology could reduce the ...Read more
When rogue brokers switch people's ACA policies, tax surprises can follow
Tax season is never fun. But some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn’t even know they had.
While the concern about unscrupulous brokers enrolling unsuspecting people in ACA coverage has simmered for years, ...Read more
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