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Drexel threatens to clear encampment as arrests linked to Israel-Hamas war protests exceed 3,000

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Drexel University in Philadelphia is threatening to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters as arrests linked to campus demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war surpassed the 3,000 mark nationwide. Drexel’s campus in Philadelphia was on lockdown Monday, with classes being held virtually as police kept watch over the demonstration. Many Drexel

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EPA says it will step up cyber regulation of water systems amid increase in cyberattacks

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency is stepping up inspections of water facilities that may be vulnerable to cyberattacks, the agency said Monday, citing an increase “in frequency and severity” of cyberattacks on the nation’s water plants. “EPA inspectors have identified alarming cybersecurity vulnerabilities at drinking water systems across the

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Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it. The reopening of the Toussaint-Louverture airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince is expected to help ease a critical shortage of medications and other

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