Nation and World Politics
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Protests roiling U.S. colleges escalate with arrests, new encampments and closuresApr 23, 2024 12:25 pm - NEW YORK — The student protests of Israel’s war with Hamas that have been creating friction at U.S. universities escalated Tuesday as new encampments sprouted and some co...
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Biden marks Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grantsApr 23, 2024 12:15 pm - TRIANGLE, Virginia — President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low...
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Moscow court rejects Evan Gershkovich’s appeal, keeping him in jail until at least June 30Apr 23, 2024 11:23 am - MOSCOW — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed on espionage charges until at least late June, after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appe...
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Ukraine will get its U.S. funding. But can that turn the tide?Apr 23, 2024 8:59 am - The Senate is expected to pass legislation Tuesday granting Ukraine a new lifeline. Half a year of political squabbling and deadlock ended this weekend after a bipartisan...
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A Russian strike on Kharkiv's TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine's Zelenskyy saysApr 23, 2024 8:57 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile strike that smashed a prominent skyline television tower in Kharkiv was part of the Kremlin...
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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses following mass arrests at ColumbiaApr 23, 2024 8:04 am - NEW YORK — Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the publi...
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5 migrants have died while crossing the English Channel, hours after UK approved deportation billApr 23, 2024 7:54 am - PARIS — Five people, including a child, died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K., French authorities said Tuesday, just hours after the Brit...
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Supreme Court considers Starbucks’ challenge to labor board’s authorityApr 23, 2024 7:50 am - A Starbucks challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s reinstatement of fired baristas will go before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In 2022, Starbucks fired seven ...
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What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President TrumpApr 23, 2024 7:17 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his...
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Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 raceApr 23, 2024 2:58 pm - NEW YORK — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump's “eyes and ears" during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he pro...
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