National News
- Harvard closes Harvard Yard as anti-Israel protesters take over Ivy League campuses across country: report April 22, 2024Harvard University is reportedly restricting access to Harvard Yard this week as anti-Israel protesters take over open areas of other Ivy League campuses.
- Anti-Israel Yale agitators refuse meeting with university trustees before police bust dozens of occupiers April 22, 2024Anti-Israel agitators demanding Yale University divest from weapons manufacturing firms declined an offer to meet with decision makers.
- Anti-Israel protests sweep across elite universities just before Passover April 22, 2024Anti-Israel encampments that are raising security concerns for Jewish students were seen at Columbia, Yale, NYU, MIT and Emerson College on Monday.
- Columbia 'does not want NYPD present on campus' as anti-Israel protests raise Jewish safety concerns: police April 22, 2024Police said Columbia University does not want NYPD officers on campus amid antisemitic protests and an encampment celebrating terror groups.
- Columbia University anti-Israel protesters: 5 dramatic moments from a week of chaos April 22, 2024Anti-Israel protesters continue to hold demonstrations at Columbia University in New York City, continuing a week of chaos that started when they pitched an encampment on campus Wednesday.
- Tennessee school voucher program plans come to an end after Gov. Lee admits defeat April 22, 2024Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's plans to expand school vouchers and allow families to access public funds for private schooling has come to an end as legislative leaders do not reach an agreement.
- As Hawaiians struggle to find affordable housing after Lahaina wildfire, lawmakers reconsider vacation rentals April 22, 2024Hawaii lawmakers seek to balance demands of citizens who are struggling to find affordable housing and the interests of short-term rental owners and the tourism industry.
- Carnival Cruise Line ship rescues 27 migrants adrift off Cuba coast April 22, 2024Staff on the Carnival Paradise rescued 27 Cubans signaling for help 20 miles off the west Cuban coast on Sunday as the cruise liner made its way from Tampa to Roatan, Honduras.
- Female University of Chicago student disarms masked man who tried to rob her on walk home from class: report April 22, 2024A University of Chicago student reportedly disarmed a robbery suspect who approached her on the sidewalk while she walked home from classes and demanded her phone.
- Marine killed in training accident near Camp Lejeune, less than 2 weeks after promotion, identified April 22, 2024U.S. military officials have identified a North Carolina-based Marine who died during a late-night training exercise last week, just days after his promotion to sergeant.