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Law enforcement officers in riot gear moved in on another encampment constructed by pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the campus of UCLA on Thursday. Sky5 aerial footage showed the encampment on Kerckhoff Patio, which involved wood barricades, had blocked access to a campus building. The Los Angeles Police Department announced it was on…

For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift some 40 years in the making as recreational pot use became more mainstream and legal in nearly half of U.S. states.In 2022, an estimated 17.7 million people reported…

The human bones, including a skull, found in a brook in Easton, Massachusetts, this month have been identified as belonging to a man last seen in September 2021, authorities said Tuesday. Teeth helped identify the bones as belonging to Matthew Yeomans, an Easton man whose grandfather reported him missing Sept. 21, 2021,…

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial briefly closed the courtroom Monday, forcing reporters into the hallway after he admonished a defense witness for his behavior on the witness stand.It happened minutes into the testimony of Robert Costello, a former federal prosecutor…

Needham police are warning residents after several vehicle break-ins.According to officials Friday night into Saturday, at least six motor vehicles were broken into in the Town of Needham.A seventh vehicle was stolen but has been recovered. Another vehicle was located in Needham that was stolen was a neighboring city.Police are asking anyone…

CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students’ graduation on Saturday.Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring the feline not for his mousing or napping, but for his friendliness.“Max the Cat has been an…

Alex Wong/Getty Images Tony Allen, right, Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs and President of Delaware State University, speaks as US President Joe Biden listens during a meeting…

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred in part by demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have included ...By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressMay 15, 2024, 8:00 PM ET• 4 min readRALEIGH, N.C. --…

The American flag and the State of Illinois flag will be flying at half-staff on Wednesday. The move is done in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day, which takes place every May 15 as designated by federal law. The annual remembrance honors local, state and federal peace officers who have died or been disabled in the line of…

Harvard University and student protesters announced on Tuesday that they had negotiated an end to a pro-Palestinian encampment in Harvard Yard, with the university agreeing to discuss student questions about its endowment related to the war in Gaza and to quickly process petitions for the reinstatement of suspended students. The apparently…