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Recent college protests turn away from effective nonviolent methods of yesteryear

Michael Moore’s misstatement of the history is more fuel to the rhetorical fires of violence to achieve change by any means necessary. Getting this history right is important to the critical role our campuses play in civic discourse.

Whirlwind week in Rafah fuels disappointment, desperation: Q&A with UNRWA head

In the Gaza Strip, fuel is one of the most valuable commodities, essential to powering everything from generators for hospitals, sanitation services, and trucks to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians living in desperate conditions. Scott Anderson, based in Rafah as the senior deputy director of affairs for the United...

Officials pledge reimbursements for dairy farms impacted by avian flu

Federal officials on Friday pledged to reimburse farmers for some of the costs associated with keeping their herds protected from an outbreak of the avian flu virus that’s rapidly spreading among dairy cows. The funding includes up to $28,000 over the next 120 days to help individual farms test cattle and bolster biosecurity efforts to...

Trump calls it a ‘disgrace’ after judge directs Michael Cohen to refrain from talking about hush money case

Former President Trump complained Friday that it was a "joke" and a "disgrace" after the judge overseeing his hush money trial directed prosecutors to inform Michael Cohen, their star witness, to stop speaking publicly about the case as his testimony approaches. "There is no gag order for Michael Cohen. What the judge did was amazing, actually. Everybody...

We’re environmentalists: America’s haphazard plastic bag bans are not working 

They are disjointed and, for the average person, pretty confusing to understand — which is why they’re not working.  

US announces $400 million military aid package for Ukraine

The U.S. on Friday announced a $400 million military aid package for Ukraine, the third slated for the embattled country after the passage last month of a national security supplemental that included $61 billion for Kyiv. The new package includes Patriot air defense munitions and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, which have been crucial to defending Ukraine's...

1 in 8 adults has taken Ozempic or other GLP-1 drug: Survey

A new poll from the health policy nonprofit KFF found that one in eight adults say they've taken a GLP-1 agonist, the obesity and diabetes medications that include Ozempic, Mounjaro and Zepbound. Among those surveyed, 12 percent said they had used a GLP-1 agonist, with six percent saying they're currently using one. The majority —...

Trump predicts he will be the first GOP candidate to flip this blue state in 34 years

Former President Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, predicts he can flip blue state New Jersey red in the 2024 election.

Secret Service downplays report of petition warning of ‘inadequate training’: ‘Our people are exceptional’

The Secret Service is downplaying a report about a petition that is circulating internally raising concerns about recent incidents involving its agents.

House Education Committee chair demands answers after Northwestern University caves to anti-Israel agitators

House Education and Workforce Committee chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., sent a letter to Northwestern University leaders demanding answers on the school's response to antisemitism.

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