Uncertainty over how many hostages are still alive are complicating Gaza cease-fire negotiations, officials say. Donald Trump complains about jury selection as his hush money trial resumes. And accusations of sexual abuse are made against a teacher at an elite girls’ boarding school. Here’s what to know today. Uncertainty over how many hostages in Gaza are still alive More than six months since Hamas militants attacked Israel and seized more than 250 hostages, it remains unclear exactly how...
Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) said that former President Donald Trump is normalizing “bigotry” over his stance against illegal immigration. The Michigan lawmaker argued that the United States is a nation of immigrants and that the former president is encouraging people to hold their “bigoted views” against immigrants. Trump is the presumptive nominee for the Republican […]
The city of Petersburg can hold a casino vote this November after Virginia lawmakers approved a change to a bill from Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
A major part of that puzzle has been what level of funding is necessary to support people with waivers for intellectual and developmental disabilities.
LOS ANGELES — Some students at the University of Southern California said their sense of pride was dashed this week when the school canceled Muslim student Asna Tabassum's valedictorian speech out of security concerns. They said the announcement of Tabassum's selection as valedictorian this month made them feel seen and heard. “It showed me that our people have a voice on campus,” said USC student Abdullah Khlefat, who is Muslim. Another student, named Layan, who asked that her last name not be...
USC has canceled the commencement speech of its Muslim valedictorian over alleged safety concerns, receiving backlash for the decision.
Virginia lawmakers will start over on the state budget after reaching an agreement with Gov. Glenn Youngkin, setting the scene for a special session in May to work on a spending plan, per multiple sources.
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell stressed his support for continued U.S. aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia during a speech Wednesday to a luncheon crowd in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
In a decision that the largest U.S. Muslim civil rights organization called "cowardly," the University of Southern California announced Monday that it would not allow a Muslim valedictorian to speak at its commencement ceremony, citing safety concerns.USC's 2024 valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, is a first-generation South Asian Muslim student majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in resistance to genocide. Her selection as valedictorian drew criticism from pro-Israel groups because of a...
"I am both shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the university is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice," student Asna Tabassum said in a statement.
First lady Jill Biden took aim at former President Donald Trump on Friday while speaking to an LGBT advocacy group. “Donald Trump is a bully,” she said at the Human Rights Campaign’s Equality in Action event. “He is dangerous to the LGBTQ community, to our families, to our country, and we cannot let him win. […]