May 03 A new sea route for Gaza aid is on track, USAID says By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press An official with the U.S. Agency for International Development tells The Associated Press that humanitarian groups expect to have their part of preparations complete by early to mid-month. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 9:07 Biden condemns violence and disorder as some college protests escalate into confrontations By Geoff Bennett, Alexis Cox, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako While many protests on college campuses have been peaceful and many of the arrested are not students, this week has seen a series of escalating confrontations, occupations and shutdowns. That led President Biden to condemn violence and disorder following the… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 6:39 Niece of American held hostage in Gaza updates efforts to bring him home By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Among the more than 100 hostages still held captive by Hamas in Gaza are five American captives believed to be alive and the bodies of three Americans confirmed dead. Israeli American Keith Siegel has been missing from his home in… Continue watching
May 02 Hamas sending delegation to Egypt for more cease-fire talks, latest sign of progress By Bassem Mroue, Lee Keath, Sam Mednick, Associated Press The group's supreme leader Ismail Haniyeh said Thursday he had spoken to Egypt's intelligence chief and Hamas negotiators would travel to Cairo "to complete the ongoing discussions with the aim of working forward for an agreement."… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 3:30 Violence erupts at UCLA, police clear occupied building at Columbia as protests intensify By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako There were more arrests Wednesday at college campuses after demonstrations led to heated confrontations between protesters and law enforcement. The decision by college officials to call in police and when to do so has been debated in several states. Arrests… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 7:22 How colleges decide when to call in police to break up campus protests By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas Hundreds of protestors have been arrested across the country as demonstrations against the war in Gaza intensify on college campuses. For a closer look at when and how police are involved in these protests, Amna Nawaz spoke with Frederick Lawrence,… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 3:57 Columbia University protest escalates with students occupying building on campus By Geoff Bennett Protests took a dramatic turn at Columbia University overnight when some pro-Palestinian students occupied a building on campus. In California, police arrested 25 protesters at California State Polytechnic University who had taken over a building for about a week and… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 9:42 Student journalists discuss covering the campus protests against Israel's war in Gaza By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Ethan Dodd, Leila Jackson Student protests over Israel’s war in Gaza and U.S. involvement continue across campuses nationwide. Even as the school year comes to an end, administrators are struggling with how to respond. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Spencer Friedland of the Emory… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 6:22 Why many universities are rejecting protester calls for divestment from Israel By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris A key issue at these college protests against the war in Gaza is the demand for schools to divest from Israel. Monday, we heard a perspective arguing how universities can do that more readily. Now, Geoff Bennett has a different… Continue watching
Apr 30 The U.S. is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here's how it would work By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Trucks loaded with the pallets of aid will drive off the Army boats onto the causeway and down to a secure area on land where they will drop off the aid and immediately turn around and return to the boats. Continue reading