Nation May 06 Appeals court makes no immediate decision in detention cases of Tufts and Columbia students By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press
Politics Apr 08 Court tells government to provide evidence justifying deportation of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil or case is over At an immigration hearing Tuesday in Louisiana, Judge Jamee Comans gave the federal government until Wednesday to turn over its evidence gathered against Khalil, a 30-year-old legal U.S. resident. By Sara Cline, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press
Politics Mar 12 WATCH: Lawyers for pro-Palestinian activist threatened with deportation hold news briefing One of Khalil’s lawyers, Ramzi Kassem, told the judge that Khalil was “identified, targeted and detained” because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights and his protected speech. He said Khalil has no criminal convictions, but “for some reason, is being… By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
World Mar 27 WATCH: Blinken hosts U.S.-Colombia dialogue with Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva on Monday, March 27. By News Desk
Science Jan 26 NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster NASA is marking the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Jun 20 Watch 4:59 Colombia ventures into the unknown with election of leftist president By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda For the first time in its history, Colombia has elected a leftist president. Gustavo Petro is a former guerrilla who became mayor of Bogota and then a senator. He defeated right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernández. As Nick Schifrin reports, his election… Continue watching
Apr 16 12 people injured in South Carolina mall shooting, police say By Michelle Liu, Associated Press Three people who had firearms have been detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said. He said at least one of those three people fired a weapon. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 6:01 Amid protests and pandemic, this South Carolina mayor sees ‘collective pain’ emerge Columbia, South Carolina’s capital, is among the many U.S. cities seeing protests and curfews over the past week. Mayor Stephen Benjamin is the city’s first African American mayor, and he joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how he sees “collective pain”… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 9:22 FARC drops its weapons, but Colombia’s deadly conflict goes on By Nadja Drost, Bruno Frederico Despite the peace deal, new waves of deadly violence are hitting many areas of Colombia, especially those once under FARC-rebel control. And it's targeting the very people -- activists and social leaders -- for whom the peace deal was supposed… Continue watching
Aug 14 After failure of South Carolina nuclear plant, backers seek federal aid By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Proponents of nuclear power are pushing to revive a failed project to build two reactors in South Carolina, arguing that the demise of the $14 billion venture could signal doom for an industry that supplies one-fifth of the nation's electricity. Continue reading