Politics

NYC Mayor Adams: 'Outside agitators' were part of campus protests

By Associated Press

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in an appearance on on “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday that police had identified organizations and individuals who weren’t university students, but professional agitators.

Poll: Majority of Americans aren't paying attention to Trump's hush money trial

By Laura Santhanam

One in 5 Americans say Trump has done nothing wrong, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

U.S. judges reject a map that would have given Louisiana a new majority-Black House district

By Kevin McGill, Associated Press

Tuesday's decision fuels new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. Challengers of the new map said it amounted to an unconstitutional gerrymander designed specifically with race in mind.

A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at U.S. colleges

By Associated Press

The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from companies advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza and in some cases from Israel itself. Police have arrested hundreds nationwide since detainments at Columbia on April 18.

United Methodists begin historic reversal on longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies

By Peter Smith, Associated Press

The delegates voted to delete mandatory penalties for clergy conducting same-sex marriages. They also removed their denomination's bans on considering LGBTQ candidates for ministry and on funding for gay-friendly ministries.

The top UN court rejects Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt military aid to Israel

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

Germany argued at hearings in the case that it has barely exported any weapons to Israel since the offensive against Gaza started following the deadly incursion into southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.

Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The lawsuits are the first to challenge Biden's new Title IX rules, which expand protections to LGBTQ+ students and add new safeguards for victims of sexual assault.

Lawmakers and advocates scramble to extend affordable internet subsidy

By Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America, Pablo Monsivais, Associated Press

The Affordable Connectivity Program provided families $30 a month toward their internet bills. The White House has pushed for an extension but it has not happened so far.

Supreme Court refuses to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages

By Associated Press

The provision of House Bill 1181, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, remains in effect even as the association's full appeal is weighed by the Supreme Court.

WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on unauthorized digital replicas with singer FKA Twigs

By News Desk

A Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing on the 'No Fakes Act' to protect people from unauthorized digital replicas on Tuesday featured singer FKA Twigs.