Education Dec 09 Liz Magill, UPenn president, resigns after antisemitism testimony draws backlash The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct…
World Dec 08 Pope Francis makes his first public appearances since being stricken by bronchitis Pope Francis has made his first public appearance outdoors since being stricken by bronchitis two weeks ago, which forced him to cancel a planned trip to the COP28 climate conference in Dubai.
Nation Dec 08 Man fired shotgun outside New York synagogue, citing Mideast violence The episode in New York’s capital happened on the first night of Hanukkah amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and fallout from Israel’s intensifying war in Gaza.
Nation Dec 08 Woman arrested for attempted arson of birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr. Video shot by a witness and broadcast by local television stations shows a young woman dressed in black pants, a black shirt and a black knit cap holding a large red gas canister standing on the front porch of the…
World Dec 08 Live updates: Palestinians in Gaza face dire conditions despite Israel's safe zone Israel has designated a safe zone in southern Gaza, but its widening air and ground offensive has left Palestinians packed together in dire humanitarian conditions.
Politics Dec 07 WATCH: Marking start of Hanukkah, Emhoff condemns antisemitism, says Biden and Harris 'have your back' Emhoff, the first Jewish person to be the spouse of one of the country's nationally elected leaders, highlighted fear in the Jewish community, moments before the menorah was lit on the Ellipse, just south of the White House.
Politics Dec 07 Shots fired outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, shooter's motive unknown Officials say a 28-year-old man is in police custody after allegedly firing two rounds from a shotgun outside a Jewish temple in Albany, New York.
Politics Dec 07 WATCH: White House holds briefing as the U.S. sanctions money lending network to Yemen's Houthi rebels White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the U.S. has already heard from “several key partners” interested in potentially joining the Combined Maritime Forces.
World Dec 07 Live updates: Israel widens attacks in Gaza as UN warns no safe place left in territory The center of Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis, has also seen fighting amid Israel's widening air and ground offensive in the southern part of the territory that has displaced tens of thousands more Palestinians and worsened dire humanitarian conditions.
Politics Dec 06 Live updates: 4th GOP debate in the 2024 presidential race Four Republican presidential hopefuls will be participating in Wednesday night's debate in Alabama.