By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, citing an “alarming rise” in threats and harassment. In a Tuesday letter, the Education Department said there’s “renewed urgency” to fight discrimination against
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spanish author Luis Mateo Díez has been awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary honor. Spain’s Culture Minister Miquel Iceta announced the winner Tuesday. The prizes are presented each April 23 on the anniversary of the death in 1616 of Miguel de Cervantes, author of “Don Quixote,” in a ceremony
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian federal police have conducted searches at five locations, including the Portuguese Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, as part of a corruption investigation. Portuguese public prosecutors and Portuguese security agents accompanied the Brazilian officers, according to a statement from the Federal Police force. The statement says Portuguese authorities are investigating
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out a presidential vote next spring and is urging his countrymen to avoid political divides, saying the country must concentrate all its resources on fighting Russian aggression. Zelenskyy’s comments in a video address late Monday follow discussions
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended the Internal Revenue Service in a speech Tuesday against repeated threats from Republicans to cut the agency’s funding. “Playing politics with IRS funding is unacceptable. Cutting it would be damaging and irresponsible,” Yellen said. The IRS was allocated an influx of $80 billion
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Police say man with a gun was arrested near the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon. U.S. Capitol Police say they searched the area and his belongings after his arrest in a park outside Senate office buildings, across from Washington’s Union Station. Officers said they did not believe there was an “ongoing threat.” Openly
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE and KENYA HUNTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are calling for stepped-up prevention measures, including encouraging millions of women of childbearing age and their partners to get tested for the sexually transmitted disease. More than 3,700 babies were
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge set a June 3 date for the murder trial of a former Southern California street gang leader who has become the only person ever charged in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Duane “Keffe D” Davis made
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge set a June 3 date for the murder trial of a former Southern California street gang leader who has become the only person ever charged in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Duane “Keffe D” Davis made
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — When the Lebanese militia Hezbollah announced last week that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, would deliver his first public speech since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, much of the region held its breath. Would Iranian-backed Hezbollah, the Arab world’s most powerful paramilitary force, continue its limited exchanges
Continue ReadingBy EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Gabriel Boric has formally received the draft of a new constitution and is calling for a national referendum next month so citizens can decide whether the new charter will replace the country’s dictatorship-era constitution. Chileans will decide on Dec. 17 whether
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republicans have yet to coalesce around their own plan to avert a government shutdown with just 10 days until the deadline, raising the stakes for a new speaker who will have to contend with the internal dynamics of his conference and a Democratically-controlled Senate and White House.
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The candidates in the hard-fought Mississippi governor’s race have voted. Republican incumbent Tate Reeves voted in downtown Jackson on Tuesday. Democratic challenger Brandon Presley voted in his hometown of Nettleton. Voters have been standing in line in some crowded precincts to cast ballots. Republicans dominate
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Though it’s an off-year general election, races across the country will have far-reaching implications for 2024 and beyond. For example, there are two races that will determine state governors. Other races will provide insight into how abortion rights are shaping American politics. Some contests, such as Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court race, could
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Boston University said Tuesday that its initial inquiry into the antiracist research center run by best-selling author and academic Ibram X. Kendi found no issues with how it managed its finances. After the announcement, Kendi said he was eager to get back to work. The university launched the inquiry into
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An exiled Belarus activist has presented a second dossier of evidence to the International Criminal Court that he says proves the personal involvement of President Alexander Lukashenko in the illegal transfer of children to Belarus from Russian-occupied towns in Ukraine. Pavel Latushka, a former Belarusian
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The House passed a GOP-led resolution on Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over comments critical of Israel and in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war against Hamas. The move amounts to a rare and significant rebuke of the Michigan Democrat, who is the
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House maintained Tuesday that it doesn’t believe Israeli forces should reoccupy Gaza following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comments that the country will have the “overall security responsibility” in Gaza for an “indefinite period” after the war ends. “The president still believes that a reoccupation of
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, who appeared in the 2020 Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” has pleaded guilty to wildlife trafficking and money laundering charges, according to federal court records. Antle, 63, who is not the first figure from “Tiger King” to face criminal charges, admitted in court to directing the
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, a former engineering director at the social media giant who had rejoined the company as a consultant sent an alarming email to Meta CEO
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