The International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders, as a result of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israeli civilians and Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza, according to Israeli officials and what The New York Times and other media outlets call “foreign officials.”

Israeli Prime ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three law enforcement officers were killed and five others were shot and wounded Monday in east Charlotte, authorities said.

The U.S. Marshals service and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, made up of multiple agencies, was attempting to serve a warrant in the area when it...Read more

As a united front of powerful armed gangs in Haiti continue to hold millions hostage and threaten the collapse of society, the ongoing attacks have claimed a new victim: the downtown Port-au-Prince premises of Haiti’s oldest newspaper, the region’s oldest French-language daily.

Unknown assailants vandalized and looted the offices of Le ...Read more

BERKELEY — The number of tents pitched at a pro-Palestine encampment at UC Berkeley more than doubled over the weekend, but university officials say they’re not changing their approach.

Up to 60 tents were estimated to be at the site Friday. By Monday, that estimate grew to about 150, Matt Kovac, protest media liaison, confirmed in a text ...Read more

California struck up a new deal with Amneal Pharmaceuticals on Monday to bolster the state’s supply of the opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone at a much lower price for schools, police departments and others trying to ease the toll of fentanyl.

The deal would put the price tag for a two-dosage pack of FDA approved naloxone, often ...Read more

DENVER — A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado was sentenced Monday to nearly 22 years in federal prison in connection with his attempt to sell American secrets to the Russians.

Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 32, of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty in October to six counts of attempting to transmit national defense information to a...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland’s new state superintendent of schools, Carey Wright, positioned her tenure as one built on honesty and transparency in an introductory news conference Monday. Among her first actions is creating a task force to examine the Maryland Report Card, the state’s accountability system that measures schools’ performance.

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ATLANTA — Demonstrators in Georgia and the Southeast are taking more of a risk than those in other parts of the country, some legal and advocacy organizations say.

Representatives from groups including the National Lawyers Guild, Project South and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Georgia as well as some students involved in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Alex Lopez doesn’t contest that Joe Biden was elected president in 2020.

His concern lies with how those results came to be.

“By the numbers? He absolutely won it. Ethically? Probably not,” said the 38-year-old Anaheim resident, who works as a logistics coordinator.

Questions about the integrity of the election process ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple law enforcement officers were shot Monday in east Charlotte, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said.

CMPD says people should stay clear of the 5000 block of Galway Drive, where there is an active investigation.

The department said the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, made up of multiple agencies, was ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Three gun-safety measures are headed to votes on the Minnesota House floor Monday although it wasn't clear if or when the Senate would consider the bills.

"We are the House. We are going to continue to do the work of the House," state Rep. Kelly Moller, DFL-Shoreview, said at a news conference hours before the anticipated ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The mother of Ralph Yarl on Monday filed a lawsuit on her son’s behalf against Andrew Lester and his homeowners association related to the shooting in April 2023 that left the teen severely injured.

Cleo Nagbe filed the civil lawsuit on her son’s behalf in Clay County Circuit Court against Lester and the Highland Acres ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Those who obtained federally backed student loans from private banks can have some or all of their remaining debt forgiven by the Biden administration, but they need to act fast: The deadline for qualifying is Tuesday.

The relief is available for students enrolled in income-driven repayment plans or the Public Service Loan ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple law enforcement officers were shot Monday in east Charlotte, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said.

The residence in the 5000 block of Galway Drive where it happened was cleared and the area deemed safe, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said around 5 p.m., about three hours after the shooting. ...Read more

NEW YORK — Administrators at NYU said they will proceed with disciplinary action against pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to disband a student encampment urging the university to divest from Israel over the war in Gaza.

Even though the protesters took down tents housing demonstrators, campus officials said protesters remain in violation...Read more

NEW YORK — Talks have stalled between Columbia University students and officials to clear the campus pro-Gaza encampment on campus, prompting the administration to threaten disciplinary action for any students who did not leave by Monday afternoon.

Columbia President Minouche Shafik announced the breakdown of negotiations Monday morning. ...Read more

A Yellowstone National Park visitor was left injured while harassing a bison herd, park rangers said.

The 40-year-old park tourist from Idaho Falls, Idaho, was injured by a bison on April 21, according to an April 29 news release by the National Park Service.

The man had “harassed a herd of bison and kicked a bison in the leg,” officials ...Read more

CHICAGO — The typically busy stretch of south Western Avenue outside St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel was quiet Monday morning.

Instead of tractor trailers hauling freight, the thoroughfare was lined with scores of police vehicles from cities and towns across northern Illinois.

Hundreds of Chicago cops and their counterparts from other ...Read more