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17-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after assaulting 3 at school in northern England 05/01/2024 07:50am • LONDON (AP) — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three people were assaulted with a sharp object at a secondary school in northern England, South Yorkshire Police said Wednesday. Two adults and a child were treated for minor injuries but didn't need to be tr Study says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled Panama Canal 05/01/2024 01:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The climate phenomenon known as El Nino — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year, scientists said Wednesday. A team of international scientists found that El Nino — a natural warming of the central Pa Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall 05/01/2024 12:12am • NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of people. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hami Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden 05/01/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2024. There are 244 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation. (Because of the time difference, it was early May 2 A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at US colleges 04/30/2024 11:15pm • Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses after being inspired by demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from companies advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza and in some cases from Israel King Charles III returns to public duties with a trip to a cancer charity 04/30/2024 09:53pm • LONDON (AP) — King Charles III returned to public duties on Tuesday, visiting a cancer treatment charity and beginning his carefully managed comeback after the monarch’s own cancer diagnosis sidelined him for three months. The event was the king’s first formal public engagement since Feb. 6, w Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriously 04/30/2024 08:51pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, The Latest | Blinken says Israel will open a major aid crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza 04/30/2024 08:49pm • Israel plans on opening a major humanitarian aid crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday. Israel's war against Hamas has flattened huge swaths of Gaza's north, and famine is imminent for the hundreds of thousands of civilians who remain. Blinken How Columbia University's complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today 04/30/2024 08:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) — College students taking up space and making demands for change. University administrators facing pressure to get things back under control. Police brought in to make arrests. At other schools: students taking note, and sometimes taking action. Columbia University, 2024. And Columbi What's causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya? 04/30/2024 08:32pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years. At least 169 people have died due to the heavy rains, with at least 91 missing, according to the latest government figures. In the mo Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering 04/30/2024 08:24pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for looking the other way as criminals used the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism. U.S. District Judge Richard A. Doctors Every Woman Needs 04/30/2024 08:00pm • A woman's health care needs change throughout life. Still, consistent care from a trusted primary care provider, obstetrician-gynecologist and other specialists can help ensure that you get treatment for lifelong health concerns and help prevent future health issues. When talking about women's healt Survey: FAFSA Delays Loom Over Decision Day 04/30/2024 08:00pm • Each spring, after the prom decorations are swept from the school gymnasium and before the final exam Scantron sheets are rushed to the front of the class, hordes of high school seniors take to social media for an exciting announcement: "Future Florida Gator" or "We are Penn State, Class of '28" or The DNC restores New Hampshire's delegates after a second nominating event unknown to many Democrats 04/30/2024 07:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee 's rulemaking arm voted Tuesday to seat New Hampshire's full slate of delegates at the party's convention this summer, ending a bitter feud with the state over its presidential primary no longer being the first in the nation. The move follows an More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students 04/30/2024 06:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration's newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president's authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law. A federal lawsuit, led by Tennessee and West Virginia