How the current police response to anti-war campus protestors compares to those in the last century
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by Allen G. Breed, Associated Press, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press
2d ago
So far, there hasn't been violence like bombings and the Kent State National Guard massacre on protestors. Still, some still feel the situation is just one hair-trigger moment away from tragedy ..read more
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Former students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation
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by Collin Binkley, Associated Press
2d ago
The Biden administration says it'll cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed the last of its campuses in 2023 amid accusations of fraud ..read more
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UCLA cancels classes after dueling protesters clash on campus over the war in Gaza
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by Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press, Ethan Swope, Associated Press, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press, Joseph B. Frederick, Associated Press
2d ago
After a couple of hours of scuffles between demonstrators at UCLA, police wearing helmets and face shields slowly separated the groups and quelled the violence. The scene was calm as day broke ..read more
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Police step in to separate fighting protesters at UCLA
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by Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press, Ethan Swope, Associated Press, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press, Joseph B. Frederick, Associated Press
2d ago
Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school while inspiring others ..read more
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A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at U.S. colleges
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by Associated Press
2d ago
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 ..read more
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Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
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by Collin Binkley, Associated Press
2d ago
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 ..read more
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WATCH: Speaker Johnson holds news conference on anti-Israel protests and universities
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by Associated Press, News Desk
2d ago
Nationwide, campus protesters have called for their institutions to cut financial ties to Israel and decried how thousands of civilians in Gaza have been killed by Israel following the deadly attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 ..read more
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WATCH: Israel-Hamas war protesters defy Columbia University's deadline to disband camp or face suspension
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by Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press
4d ago
Students and others nationwide have been sparring over the Israel-Hamas war and its mounting death toll. Many students are demanding their universities cut financial ties with Israel ..read more
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Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave
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by Jim Gomez, Associated Press
4d ago
Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorities canceled in-person classes for two days ..read more
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Father's push to end gun violence persists 25 years after his son was killed at Columbine
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by Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris
1w ago
It's been 25 years since 12 students and one teacher were killed in the Columbine massacre in Littleton, Colorado. It was the largest mass killing at a high school in U.S. history at the time. But since then, school shootings have grown to higher levels. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Tom Mauser, whose son, Daniel, was killed at Columbine that day ..read more
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