NEW YORK — Columbia University has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring and temporarily revoked the diplomas of others who have since graduated, officials said Thursday. The university said in a campus-wide email that a judicial board brought a range...
March Megastorm May Bring Blizzards, Tornadoes, Flooding and Even Fires Across Much of US
More than 100 million people in the U.S. will be in the path of an intense March storm starting Friday as the sprawling multi-day system threatens fires, blizzards, tornadoes, and flooding as it tracks eastward across the Great Plains. Scientists said the storm's strength and potential for far-reaching impacts is...
Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva Dies From Complications From Cancer Treatment
WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday from complications from cancer treatments, his office said. Grijalva, who was 77, had risen to chair the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and was the top Democrat on...
Don’t Click on Those Road Toll Texts. Officials Issue Warnings About the Smishing Scam
WASHINGTON — State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal financial information, such as credit or debit cards or bank accounts. They're so-called smishing scams —...
Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice, Calls Self a ‘Proud Patriot’
BEDFORD, Mass. — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member who caused an international uproar when he leaked highly classified documents about the war in Ukraine, pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice at his court-martial Thursday and called himself a "proud patriot." In a 10-minute address, Teixeira...
Jewish Protesters Flood Trump Tower’s Lobby to Demand Mahmoud Khalil’s Release
NEW YORK — Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at Columbia University. The demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace wore red shirts reading "Jews say stop...
Sudan War Is World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis: 30 Million Need Aid, 16 Million of Them Kids
The war in Sudan has created the world's largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis with over 30 million people needing aid this year, 16 million of them children trying to survive in dire conditions, the head of the U.N. children's agency said Thursday. With no end in sight to the...
Meta to Start Testing Crowd-Sourced Fact-Checking, Based on X Example, Next Week
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. said Thursday it will begin testing its crowd-sourced fact-checking program, Community Notes, on March 18. It will initially based on a ratings system used by Elon Musk's X. Meta ended its fact-checking program in January. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the time...
The One-Take Wonder of ‘Adolescence,’ a Family Drama About Knife Crime
LONDON — Each episode of "Adolescence," the four-part Netflix drama premiering Thursday, was filmed in a single continuous shot. While shooting the British show, which traces the emotional fallout after a teenage stabbing, the camera was handed between operators like a relay race, clipped on and off drones and passed...
Senate Dems Refuse to Go Along With GOP Spending Plan, as Shutdown Deadline Nears
WASHINGTON — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to slap any limits on President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's efforts to gut federal operations. Senate Democrats are under intense...