By NICK PERRY and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University averted another confrontation between students and police early Wednesday, but the situation remained tense with campus officials saying it would continue talks with pro-Palestinian protesters for another 48 hours. University President Minouche Shafik had set a midnight deadline to reach an
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Besides being an accomplished actor, John Lithgow is a Harvard graduate who was a Fulbright Scholar at the London School of the Arts. At 78, he went back to school to learn arts education with Los Angeles-area high school students. It was filmed for “Art Happens Here with John Lithgow,”
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds. About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released Wednesday by the organization that
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ancient DNA is spilling more secrets about the Avars, a fearsome people who built a mysterious empire that ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe for 250 years from the mid-sixth century. Primarily known from the accounts of adversaries, the Avars confounded the Byzantines with formidable horseback warriors who
Continue ReadingBy KIM COOK Associated Press The way a meal looks has been important to the dining experience since forever. But perhaps never more than now, when chefs know that images of dishes can be shared online as well. And there’s a movement toward relaxed, homey, handcrafted. Design is all over new tableware, in restaurants and
Continue ReadingBy Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi, Pauline Lo, Lauren Izso, Richard Allen Greene and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Hamas released a video of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday, the first proof that he survived being badly wounded during his capture on October 7. Goldberg-Polin, then 23, was kidnapped from the Nova music festival during Hamas’ attacks on Israel
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Police say a suspect has been arrested after three people were injured in a reported stabbing at a secondary school in Wales. Dyfed-Powys Police said Wednesday that the victims were being treated for injuries at Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. Police did not disclose what happened, the extent of the injuries
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices raised questions Wednesday about whether state bans on abortions during medical emergencies conflict with federal healthcare law after the sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The case marks the first time the Supreme Court has considered a state ban since the nationwide right to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A Russian deputy defense minister in charge of military construction projects and known for a lavish lifestyle was ordered jailed pending trial on charges of bribery, Timur Ivanov, one of 12 deputy defense ministers, appeared in Moscow’s Basmany court Wednesday wearing his military uniform. Russia’s Investigative Committee said he was arrested
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — An email Monday night from Donald Trump – subject line: “My farewell message” – carried a fateful warning to his backers. “Tomorrow is my GAG ORDER hearing,” it read. “If things don’t go our way, I could be thrown in jail.” Ominous? Certainly. Dubious? Yes, that too. Trump faced little
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign, she refused to endorse Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination — and apparently so did some of her supporters in Pennsylvania. Haley won almost 17% of Pennsylvania’s primary vote Tuesday, to Trump’s 83%, despite not campaigning for president
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday, as Wall Street’s big week so far lets off the accelerator. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading. Its two-day winning streak to start the week erased nearly two-thirds of last week’s steep loss. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Lisa Pisano’s combination of heart and kidney failure left her too sick to qualify for a traditional
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has revived a debunked tale about his past – his fictional claim that he used to drive an 18-wheeler truck. Biden has repeatedly embellished or invented biographical tidbits. In 2021, he claimed during a tour of a Mack Trucks facility: “I used to drive an 18-wheeler, man,” then added, “I got
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, Arlette Saenz and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law an aid package providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine, capping months of negotiations and debate. The aid package, passed by the Senate late Tuesday evening and worth $95 billion in total, includes nearly $61 billion
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, Natasha Chen, Jason Kravarik and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban, setting the stage for a repeal that would leave the state’s 15-week restriction on the procedure in place. The vote comes after two failed attempts by lawmakers in the Republican-controlled
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Bush has his Heisman back. The Heisman Trust reinstated the former Southern California tailback as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner on Wednesday, citing fundamental changes in the structure of college athletics during the 14 years since Bush forfeited the trophy and the honor. Bush
Continue ReadingFAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Relatives say a 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of a credit union in Ohio last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems. Ann Mayers, who had no previous run-ins with the law, faces counts of aggravated robbery
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — New Jersey is incentivizing taxpayers who work from home for New York based employers to sue New York in court for taxing their wages. Connecticut is now considering it as well. There’s hundreds of millions of dollars on the line for both states. New Jersey Gov.
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