By Dakin Andone, Cindy Von Quednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after suffering a head injury Sunday following an “interaction” with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator during dueling rallies in Southern California, the Ventura County Sheriff said Tuesday, adding authorities had not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. The
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, WITNESS VIDEO, UNSOURCED PHOTO, CNN By Dakin Andone, Cindy Von Quednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after suffering a head injury Sunday following an “interaction” with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator during dueling rallies in Southern California, the Ventura County Sheriff said Tuesday, adding authorities had not ruled out
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education is reminding schools and colleges that they have a legal obligation to address incidents of discrimination – including against those who are Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Arab or Palestinian – and that they could ultimately lose federal funding if they fail to
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Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) — What was once Gaza’s busiest thoroughfare has become a terrifying escape route for Palestinian civilians fleeing combat on foot or on donkey carts. On their way south, those running for their lives said they raised their hands and
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German federal court has denied two seriously ill men direct access to a lethal dose of a drug, arguing that the country’s narcotics law stands in the way and that they could turn to assisted suicide to end their lives. One of the men has advanced multiple sclerosis and the other
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Aluminum rockets and steel skyscrapers; slick high-speed shuttles and glassy facades: that’s how “the future” has been imagined for decades. But that’s not what Koji Murata imagines. A researcher at Kyoto University in Japan, Murata has been exploring how biological materials could be used in space. Murata wondered if
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — UBS has reported a $255 million pre-tax loss, shed some 4,000 jobs globally, cut costs faster than expected, and reaped billions in asset inflows in the third quarter. It comes as the giant Swiss bank moves forward with its government-orchestrated merger with rival Credit Suisse. Underlying profit before taxes came in at
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has announced the formal suspension of a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s pullout from the deal. The alliance said on Tuesday that its members who signed the treaty are now freezing their participation in the pact. Most of NATO’s 31 allies have signed the
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio became the latest flashpoint Tuesday in the nation’s battle over abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to the procedure last year. Voters are deciding whether to pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing an individual right to abortion and other forms
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he wants voters to extend Republicans’ “license to lead” as the legislative campaign cycle comes to a close. The nation is closely watching Tuesday’s election in Virginia for hints of what may come in the 2024 presidential cycle. Vote-counting was underway
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Lagos (CNN) — Irish chef Alan Fisher has unseated Nigeria’s Hilda Effiong Bassey to take the world record for the longest cooking marathon, the Guinness World Records (GWR) committee said Tuesday. Fisher “cooked for an incredible 119 hours and 57 minutes at his restaurant in Japan,” GWR said,
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, Arit John and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Abortion rights are on the ballot Tuesday as Americans head to the polls for state and local races that will set the stage for next year’s presidential election. Fiercely fought contests in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio could offer a 2024 roadmap for both
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer It was a wild and historic opening day in women’s college basketball with a monumental upset and stellar debuts. If Monday was any indication of the season ahead, there’s going to be a lot of excitement leading up to the crowning of a national champion in Cleveland in April.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and IAIN SULLIVAN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Clashes have erupted in Spain for a second night between police and protesters who oppose the acting government’s negotiations with Catalan separatist parties over a possible amnesty for thousands of secessionists in the northeastern region. Tuesday’s gathering at the gates of the national headquarters
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer TOKYO (AP) — Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia on Tuesday with an appeal for the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies to forge consensus on how to deal with
Continue ReadingBy Ed Lavandera, Sarah Boxer and Rhea Mogul, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Mourning his 8-year-old daughter believed killed in Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel, Thomas Hand said he was at least partially consoled militants had not taken her hostage. Of all the terrible possibilities for her, death was the least painful, he said. But then
Continue ReadingCNN By Ed Lavandera, Sarah Boxer and Rhea Mogul, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Mourning his 8-year-old daughter believed killed in Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel, Thomas Hand said he was at least partially consoled militants had not taken her hostage. Of all the terrible possibilities for her, death was the least painful, he said. But
Continue ReadingBy BASSAM HATOUM Associated Press BLIDA, Lebanon (AP) — A Lebanese woman and her three granddaughters were laid to rest in their hometown in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, two days after they were killed in an Israeli drone strike that hit the car they were traveling in near the Lebanon-Israel border. Hundreds of men and
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ senior advisers are outlining a difficult path to the Republican presidential nomination that starts by denying Donald Trump a large win in Iowa. The DeSantis campaign is promising to leverage the “vast statewide political operation” of his newest
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