Biden appears in live interview with Howard Stern
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden appeared on a live radio broadcast with interviewer Howard Stern on Friday, telling family stories and saying his stutter prepared him for the hard knocks of
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United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues
For the past 52 years, the United Methodist Church had officially declared “the practice of homosexuality
White House denounces takeover of campus building as protests escalate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House denounced non-peaceful efforts to protest the war in Gaza on Tuesday as students at Columbia University occupied a campus building, saying it was "the wrong
Lebanese students stage rare university protest against Israel
By Emilie Madi and Mohamed Azakir BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of students gathered at university campuses in Lebanon on Tuesday to protest against Israel, the country's first coordinated university
For Turkish performer, drag is a political act
By Dilara Senkaya and Burcu Karakas ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ilker Yazici - stage name Miss Putka - was in secondary school when he discovered he was gay.
The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II, the UN says
The United Nations says the world hasn’t seen anything like the unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza since World War II, and it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes devastated in Israel’s bombing and ground offensive if the conflict ended today
Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and youth outreach
Global Citizen NOW says it wants 2024 conference attendees to invest long-term in the African continent's fast-growing youth population and increase outreach to young changemakers
Arkansas governor says state won't comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says her state won't comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools
Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
Georgia’s Kirby Smart has agreed to a contract extension that makes him the highest-paid coach in college football with an annual salary of $13 million
Paying college football players could reverse trend of bowl game opt-outs, boost non-CFP postseason
With the expanded College Football Playoff locked in through 2031, questions still remain about what the rest of the postseason will look like
Biden faces a tough balancing act as campus protests over Gaza escalate
By Trevor Hunnicutt, James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Escalating campus protests are forcing U.S.
California police move in to dismantle pro-Palestinian protest camp at UCLA
By Lisa Richwine and Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hundreds of helmeted police muscled their way into a central plaza of the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday to dismantle
Middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting of armed student
Wisconsin authorities are promising a thorough investigation into a police shooting that they said killed an armed student outside a middle school
Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat
A federal judge in Los Angeles has sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019
Biden approves $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for Art Institute enrollees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the approval of more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for nearly 317,000 borrowers who were enrolled at any Art Institute
Students erect pro-Palestinian encampments across major Canadian universities
By KyawSoe Oo and Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on Thursday the encampment at Montreal's McGill University should be dismantled as more students erected
Answering readers' questions about the protest movement on US college campuses
A wave of student protests has spread across U.S. campuses over the last two weeks, led by students who have pitched tents or occupied buildings in protest of the Israel-Hamas war
Today's campus protests aren't nearly as big or violent as those last century -- at least, not yet
Although it might be tempting to compare the U.S. campus protests to the anti-Vietnam War movement of a half century ago, experts say that would be an overreaction at this point
What defines a heartbeat? Judge hears arguments in South Carolina abortion case
South Carolina’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks is back in court and centered on the definition of fetal heartbeat
Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story
Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump have heard a recording of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president
Jill Biden is hosting a White House 'state dinner' to honor America's 2024 teachers of the year
Jill Biden is holding a special White House dinner to recognize more than 50 of the best teachers in America
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU; Columbia cancels in-person classes
By Caitlin Ochs and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan on
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state's teachers to carry concealed handguns at school, as protesters yelled their opposition from the
Argentina's Milei faces biggest protest yet as students march over budget cuts
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities,
Need a hotel in the US for Graduation Day? Good luck
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) -If you think getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert or the World Series is tough, try booking a hotel room in an American college town for Graduation Day.
