SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State students on Monday night set up a pro-Palestine encampment just days before the start of their finals week, adding to the nationwide reports of student encampments on college campuses.

The encampment sprung up near the statues of Tommie Smith and John Carlos, legendary San Jose State athletes whose ...Read more

DENVER — Police cited 10 more pro-Palestine demonstrators on charges of trespassing, interference and disturbing the peace Monday after the group refused to leave an Auraria Campus building, according to school officials.

Around 4 p.m. Monday, more than a dozen protesters marched from the 19-day-old Gaza solidarity encampment on the Tivoli ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Even as fierce new clashes erupt, one of Ukraine's toughest fights these days is taking place off the battlefield: persuading allies that its outgunned, outnumbered army can ultimately prevail, and that billions of dollars in Western military assistance is money well spent.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made that case Tuesday to...Read more

LOS ANGELES — During the pandemic years of shuttered pools and difficult-to-find swim lessons, the drowning rate of very young children increased significantly in the U.S., following decades of declines, according to a new federal report.

Drowning rates among children 1 to 4 were about 28% higher in 2021 and 2022, compared to 2019, according ...Read more

Broward county’s next idea to help the homeless off the streets could likely be the construction of 10 easy-to-build homes that serve as shelters.

The tiny fiberglass shelters are intended to be transitional, temporary homes with just enough room to sleep and use the bathroom.

There are no kitchens, and they can accommodate a family of four....Read more

NEW YORK — The Columbia College Class of 2024 — including many students whose high school graduations were canceled during the pandemic — graduated Tuesday morning at a smaller, toned-down ceremony that included a handful of low-key pro-Palestinian displays.

Columbia scrapped its university-wide commencement amid ongoing protests over the...Read more

NEW YORK — City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is pushing for a new law that would require the mayor to secure Council consent for top government appointments — posts that currently don’t require such approval, the Daily News has learned.

According to four sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the speaker broached the proposal ...Read more

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s loyal lawyer-turned-chief antagonist, told a jury Tuesday he discussed hush money reimbursement with Trump at the White House upon returning to the witness box at his Manhattan trial Tuesday.

Defense lawyer Todd Blanche, straight out of the gate, gave jurors an idea of what they’re in for — ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When California Gov. Gavin Newsom jets off to Italy this week for the third major international trip of his administration, footing the bill will be a little-known nonprofit called the California State Protocol Foundation.

The group has strong ties to Newsom.

The foundation has paid for all three of Newsom’s ...Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the U.S. for air-defense batteries to shield its second-biggest city as Russia launched a large-scale offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

“We need, today, two Patriots for Kharkiv,” Zelenskyy told Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting in Kyiv, referring to the U.S.-made ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Student protesters from the University of Connecticut stood outside of the Rockville Superior Court Tuesday to put out a call for amnesty for the 25 students and one alumnus who were arrested at pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus last month.

“To the State’s Attorney and to the UConn administration, we have one ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Two times the day before a massive cargo ship struck and destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the vessel lost power completely, federal safety investigators have found.

A series of electrical breaker failures aboard the 984-foot Dali also caused it to lose power and propulsion twice within about half a mile of the ...Read more

ATLANTA — A Washington, D.C.-based civil rights group has accused the Cobb County School District of creating a hostile learning environment for students of color and LGBTQ+ students by removing inclusive books from its libraries.

The National Women’s Law Center filed a complaint Monday asking the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for...Read more

Federal authorities are urging LGBTQ+ people and their allies to be aware that “foreign terrorist organizations” or their supporters could carry out violent attacks against the community during Pride Month this year.

Terrorist groups “may seek to exploit increased gatherings” associated with Pride celebrations in the U.S. and other ...Read more

To understand how important weather and climate risks are to the economy, watch investors. New research shows that two long-range seasonal weather forecasts in particular can move the stock market in interesting ways.

We often think about forecasts as telling us what the weather will bring in coming days, but the National Oceanic and ...Read more