Pressure builds for colleges to close or shut down anti-Israel encampments amid death threats toward Jews

Calls are mounting to temporarily shutter schools plagued by anti-Israel unrest as most colleges continue to pursue a hands-off approach to the encampments — even as the vitriol increasingly includes explicit threats of violence against Jews and others who don't support the metastasizing movement. "Columbia should shut down campus entirely, …...Read More

Cardinals fans can't buy Mavin Harrison Jr jersey just yet because of licensing issue

Arizona Cardinals fans won’t be able to purchase a Mavin Harrison Jr. jersey anytime soon. The Cardinals drafted the Ohio State star with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night, but just hours before his name was called on stage, it was reported that …...Read More

Pope to bring his call for ethical artificial intelligence to G7 summit in June in southern Italy

Pope Francis is taking his call for artificial intelligence to be developed and used according to ethical lines to the Group of 7 industrialized nations. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Friday that Francis had accepted her invitation to attend the G7 Summit in Puglia in June. The Vatican confirmed …...Read More

NFL says Guardian Caps permitted in games after concussions decrease in training camp

The National Football League introduced Guardian Caps to training camp in 2022 in an effort to lower concussions during the summer practices. Well, the results have apparently been so good that the NFL will now allow players to wear them during the season. "We’ve got two years of data now …...Read More

New Jersey announces emergency dune repairs in long-desperate shore town

A long-running sandstorm at the Jersey Shore could soon come to an end as New Jersey will carry out an emergency beach replenishment project at one of the state's most badly eroded beaches. North Wildwood and the state have been fighting in court for years over measures the town has …...Read More

Former Nebraska deputy indicted on manslaughter charge in October shooting

A former Nebraska deputy is jailed after a grand jury indicted him on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of a man in October, a prosecutor said Friday. Lancaster County Attorney Pat Condon announced the indictment of former Seward County Deputy Anthony Gann. Gann is jailed on …...Read More

McNeese State EVP is named Louisiana school's next president

A new president has been named for McNeese State University in southwest Louisiana. The University of Louisiana System announced Thursday that Wade Rousse will succeed Daryl Burckel, who announced in December that he was stepping down after seven years. LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY SELECTS NEW CHAIRMAN Rousse currently serves as the …...Read More

Dodgers star pitcher avoids serious injury after miraculously catching 105-mph frozen rope

Add cat-like, and potentially life-saving, reflexes to Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s resume. The Los Angeles Dodgers signed the 25-year-old Japanese right hander for $325 million in the offseason, the most money ever given to a pitcher despite not throwing a pitch in the major leagues, over a dozen years. His 1.16 ERA …...Read More

Sen. Ted Cruz grills 'complicit' Corporation for Public Broadcasting providing funding to scandal-plagued NPR

EXCLUSIVE - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sent a scathing letter to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) grilling the nonprofit that distributes federal funding to scandal-plagued NPR. "I write today to express deep concern about National Public Radio’s (NPR) departure from its stated mission 'to create a more informed public' …...Read More

At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend

Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week. The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as well as in the …...Read More