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At least 2,000 people arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, AP tally shows

At least 2,000 people arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, AP tally shows

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 200 people were arrested at UCLA Thursday, bringing the nationwide total of arrests to more than 2,000 at dozens of college campuses since police cleared an encampment at Columbia University in mid-April, according to a ta
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Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza

Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face a wave of violence, outrage and f
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Death toll jumps to at least 48 as the search continues in southern China highway collapse

Death toll jumps to at least 48 as the search continues in southern China highway collapse

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll climbed to 48 on Thursday as search efforts continued in southeastern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep slope.
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Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister

Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China .
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Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people

Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people

BEIJING (AP) — A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in a mountainous area in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday.
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Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says

Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says

MOUNT HOREB, Wis.
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Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign

Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions Wednesday, advancing the bill to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is expected to sign it.
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Violence, chaos erupts on campuses as protesters and counter-protesters clash over the war in Gaza

Violence, chaos erupts on campuses as protesters and counter-protesters clash over the war in Gaza

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A brawl erupted at UCLA after a pro-Palestinian encampment was “forcefully attacked,” the school's chancellor said Wednesday, while activists at the University of Wisconsin in Madison clashed with police officers who destroyed thei
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Tennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in England

Tennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in England

LONDON (AP) — German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds.
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Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside , sitting in protest.
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