President Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College where some faculty members have raised concerns about the choice, prompting officials to fear protests by teachers and students. Mr. Biden will speak at Morehouse, one of the nation’s premier historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), on May 19 as he tries to woo younger […]
LONDON — London’s police commissioner will meet with senior members of the Jewish community on Monday after the force bungled its apology for suggesting an “openly Jewish” man’s presence along the route of a pro-Palestinian march risked provoking the demonstrators. Amid calls for his resignation, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley is also expected to meet […]
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy after district leaders cited concerns about what they described as his activism and “lifestyle.” Pancholy, who is gay, was scheduled to speak against bullying during a May 22 assembly at Mountain View Middle School in […]
President Biden scuttled his weekend plans in Delaware to return to Washington a day early to deal with rising tensions in the Middle East. Mr. Biden left his beach home in Delaware Saturday afternoon, the White House announced, to consult with his national security team about events in the Middle East. Though the White House […]
MESQUITE, Texas — Eclipse spectators staked out their spots across three countries Sunday, fervently hoping for clear skies despite forecasts calling for clouds along most of the sun-vanishing route. North America won’t see another coast-to-coast total solar eclipse for 21 years, prompting the weekend’s worry and mad rush. Monday’s extravaganza stretches from Mexico’s Pacific beaches […]
JERUSALEM — A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar. World Central Kitchen said the vessels and a barge were carrying ready-to-eat items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and proteins that were enough […]
HONG KONG (AP) — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said on Friday that its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening worries about the city’s media freedoms. Bay Fang, the president of RFA, said in a statement that it will no longer have […]
Rory Kennedy is raising concerns the long-shot presidential bid of her brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could torpedo President Biden’s reelection chances and put Republican Donald Trump back in the White House. Members of the extended Kennedy clan have started ramping up efforts to put a check on one of their own in the name […]
SpaceX is facing fresh allegations from the National Labor Relations Board that it retaliated against workers who debated hours, pay and conditions. When SpaceX employees gathered to hash out the work environment at their facility, the company “interfered with, restrained and coerced” them, the NLRB said in a Thursday filing. The filing also claims that […]
The recent indictments of Samuel Randazzo and two former executives of the Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corporation reveals the extent and depth of political corruption within the nuclear industry. It was just recently that nuclear executives were found guilty of bribing elected officials, resulting in jail time for all convicted. FirstEnergy executives are now accused of […]
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