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Divestment on campus: What it is, how it works — or doesn't 05/06/2024 04:34pm • As students on college campuses across the county protest Israel's actions in Gaza, they have increasingly called on their institutions to divest from Israel. Chris Marsicano, an assistant professor of educational studies and public policy and the director of the College Crisis Initiative at For mom this Mother's Day, why not make homemade jam? Just don't tell her how easy it is 05/06/2024 12:00pm • Mother’s Day always feels like a bit of a push-pull to me on many levels. Leaving the wide range of family dynamics aside (that’s another article, to be written by another writer!), the-stay-in-and-cook vs. going-out conundrum bubbles up every year. Make mom a fabulous meal at home (with the ens Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024's rare contest between two presidents 05/04/2024 08:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Their track records and plans on abortion, immigration, taxes, wars abroad — you name it — leave no doubt that the man voters choose in November will seek to shape the landscap There's progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas 05/04/2024 04:25pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks for Gaza. But Israel hasn’t sent a delegation and a senior Israeli official downplayed prospects for a full end to the war while emphasizing the comm After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground' 05/04/2024 08:48am • NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor. “Bleeding doesn’t mean you need After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground' 05/04/2024 08:47am • NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor. “Bleeding doesn’t mean you need Are skin care products with benzoyl peroxide dangerous? This Va. doctor says 'context matters' 05/03/2024 11:16pm • A recent report links benzoyl peroxide skin care products, often used for acne, to an increased risk of cancer. One local dermatologist says more context is needed, and her message is: don't panic. "A small, independent research organization called Valisure recently did a study where they took, e Hawaii lawmakers wrap up session featuring tax cuts, zoning reform and help for fire-stricken Maui 05/03/2024 10:10pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Friday wrapped up a legislative session heavily focused on addressing Maui's needs after last year's deadly Lahaina wildfire. They also took on Hawaii's housing shortage, tax cuts and measures to support distinctive Hawaii agricultural products like coffee and m Scamacca put PlayStation away and began scoring. Now game time may come as center forward for Italy 05/03/2024 12:17pm • ROME (AP) — The message was clear from Italy coach Luciano Spalletti: Put your PlayStation away and start focusing more on scoring goals. The results have been wondrous for Gianluca Scamacca, who has scored nine goals in 11 matches for Atalanta since Spalletti dropped him from the Azzurri squad in The Kremlin brands comments on Ukraine by France's Macron and Britain's Cameron as 'dangerous' 05/03/2024 08:13am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Recent statements by France’s president and Britain’s foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine are “dangerous” and will deepen international tension around the conflict, the Kremlin’s spokesman said Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview publishe The unexpected, under-the-radar Senate race in Michigan that could determine control of the chamber 05/03/2024 12:03am • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Elissa Slotkin had less than half an hour to reckon with a retirement announcement that would reshape Michigan’s political landscape. The state's senior senator and the third-ranking Democrat in the chamber, Debbie Stabenow, was about to reveal that she would retire in 2024 Send us Patriots: Ukraine's battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks 05/02/2024 09:14pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a Ukrainian power plant repeatedly hit by Russian aerial attacks, equipment department chief Oleh has a one-word answer when asked what Ukraine’s battered energy industry needs most: “Patriot.” Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensif EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration 05/02/2024 04:37pm • BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union announced Thursday an aid package for Lebanon of 1 billion euros — about $1.06 billion — much of which will go to boost border control to halt the flow of asylum seekers and migrants from the small, crisis-wracked country across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus Billie Jean King is getting the Breakfast of Champions treatment. She'll appear on a Wheaties box 05/02/2024 02:02pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Billie Jean King is a 39-time Grand Slam champion and an equal rights champion — and now she's getting the Breakfast of Champions treatment. The twice-inducted tennis Hall of Famer will appear on a limited-edition box of Wheaties. The cereal maker announced Thursday that the o More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains 05/02/2024 10:14am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages to individuals and businesses in Nigeria in 2015, it was a lot harder to raise money than it is today. Climate tech was new in Africa, the continent was a fledgling destinati