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UCLA officials announced all classes Wednesday morning would be canceled hours after law enforcement was sent to the campus to restore order following attacks on a pro-Palestinian encampment that has been in place at the university since last Thursday. “Due to the distress caused by the violence that took place on Royce Quad late last night and early this morning, all classes are cancelled today. Please avoid the Royce Quad area,” UCLA posted on X, formerly Twitter, shortly before 8:30 a.m. The violence erupted shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday when the group of about 50 counterprotestors wearing dark clothing, hoods...

Rep. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.) officially put a time frame on her effort to oust Speaker MIKE JOHNSON, announcing at a press conference this morning that she’ll bring up the motion to vacate as a privileged matter next week. Greene’s move will be just the latest chaos to roil the House GOP Conference, but unlike the successful push to depose KEVIN McCARTHY last year, this one “seems doomed,” Olivia Beavers and Jordain Carney report. Having readied for this moment, House Republican leaders are planning to move to quash her attempt, with help from Democrats repulsed by Greene’s coup attempt. (We’ll...

This is the tale of Kenneth Harrelson, a member of the Titusville Oath Keepers. Harrelson narrowly escaped a major legal hit in federal court when he was acquitted of the rare charge of “seditious conspiracy” related to his role in the January 6 Capitol melee. While he managed to dodge the most severe accusation, he wasn’t off the hook. A jury found him, along with Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers, guilty of obstructing an official proceeding of Congress, among other lesser charges. Though Harrelson avoided the harshest penalties, he still faced a hefty sentence behind bars—a situation made possible...

Primary Menu News Tampa Hoy Video Weather 8 On Your Side More Search Search Advertisement: 0:29 NATIONAL What scammer said after sending Uber driver on deadly order by: Mark Feuerborn Posted: Apr 24, 2024 / 11:41 AM EDT Updated: Apr 24, 2024 / 11:41 AM EDT SHARE SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio (WCMH) — Deputies in Clark County recorded conversations with a scammer they said unintentionally orchestrated a deadly shooting with an Uber order and phone calls. The scammer had been calling 81-year-old William Brock on March 25, telling him that one of his relatives was in jail and demanding money, according...

Days after Donald Trump trashed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on social media, a poll released by Florida Atlantic University and Mainstreet Research suggests the 2024 presumptive Republican nominee has some reason to worry about the third party candidate. The national poll showed President Joe Biden leading Trump by a single-point in a statistical dead heat, 47% to 46%, among likely voters. But when RFK Jr. was added as an option, Biden's lead grew to 5 points, 44% to 39%. The survey of 1,046 adults has a 3-point margin of error.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A convicted felon, who has been charged with 105 offenses in Nashville since 2007, was arrested Friday for allegedly raping and kidnapping an Amazon delivery worker. The Metro Nashville Police Department said 34-year-old Carl Jerome Hamilton is charged with aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, and robbery for allegedly attacking an Amazon delivery worker in the mailroom of an apartment building located in the 700 block of President Ronald Reagan Way. The 25-year-old victim was delivering packages to the building at around 4 a.m. Friday, April 26, when Hamilton allegedly pushed her further into the mailroom and shut...

When Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky set up Retraction Watch in 2010, the idea of highlighting academic malfeasance was seen as unusual. Researchers didn’t peddle disinformation; they were the arbiters of truth and the custodians of society’s collective knowledge. In the fourteen years since, the scales have fallen from our eyes as the breadth of academic falsity has been uncovered – through the work of Marcus, Oransky, and a host of others. When they set up Retraction Watch, they believed there were around three retractions published by journals a month. It was actually 45. Now it’s closer to 300. The...

On this date in 1942, red-haired Robert S. James became the last man judicially hanged in the state of California. He’d earned the noose three times over. The press called him “the Diamondback Killer” or “Rattlesnake James”. “Robert James,” records Robert Keller in his book 50 American Serial Killers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of, Volume Five, “must rank as one of the most creative killers in the annals of American crime. Not content with such mundane methods as shooting, stabbing or strangling, James resorted to such inventive devices as auto wrecks, drowning and rattlesnake bites.” James’s cunning homicides and his...

Ukraine is looking to boost female participation in demining operations due to a critical shortage of resources, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said during a meeting with Canadian Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, Jacqueline O'Neill, on April 29. "Gender equality is a core component of Ukraine's policy, which is founded on principles of integration, inclusiveness, and integrity. This is applicable across all sectors, including key areas such as demining," Svyrydenko stated, acknowledging the notable progress already made.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Tuesday that representatives from the two main Palestinian factions, the terrorist organization Hamas and Fatah, made progress at recent “unity talks” held in Beijing. Lin said Hamas and Fatah sent representatives to Beijing at China’s invitation for “in-depth and candid dialogue on promoting Palestinian reconciliation.” “The two sides fully expressed their political will of realizing reconciliation through dialogue and consultation, had discussions on many specific issues, and made encouraging progress,” he said. No announcements have been made and the talks were held without much fanfare. Lin did not indicate exactly when this...

According to Gallup, immigration was named as the top problem in the United States for the third straight month. Immigration has been named the top issue in previous months (once in 2014, 2018, and 2019) but never for three months straight. Until now. Voters’ opinions of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies are also at all-time lows. Harvard has the public’s disapproval of Biden’s handling at 62%, the Economist has it at 63%, and the New York Times has it at 64%. Biden’s bad border numbers are well earned. Immediately upon entering office, Biden began dismantling the secure border that existed...

Democrat election officials in Arizona and Nevada are using taxpayer resources to register and turn out Democrat-favorable young voters ahead of the 2024 election. On Monday, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, announced that his office is partnering with the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge to launch the “Arizona Campus Voting Challenge.” According to an office press release, this allegedly “nonpartisan initiative” is designed to increase voter engagement among students attending accredited universities throughout the state. Young voters (18-29) broke for Democrat House candidates over Republican ones by a nearly 2-to-1 margin during the 2022 midterms, according to...

Louisiana State Police are investigating the Archdiocese of New Orleans for possible child sex trafficking linked to widespread sexual abuse committed by priests over several decades, WWL reported from a criminal warrant Tuesday. The warrant says that Louisiana State Police are seeking all documents linked to the archdiocese's sexual abuse scandal including letters and emails, as well as priest assignments, transfers and personnel files. State Police are also asking the archdiocese turn over records of all complaints of sexual abuse made to archdiocesan officials and financial records related to the archdiocese's sexual abuse cases and documents that led to priests...

Hating America is among the 'values' of these Palestinians whom no Arab state wants in their country. Why is Biden doing this? Joe Biden is running for re-election and behind in the polls. He's desperate to satisfy his 'death to America' base in places like Dearborn and at campus protests. So now he's come up with a new sweetender to bring those voters back. Importing Gaza "refugees," despite the war, from the Gaza side at least, being about staying in place at home and taking over Israel, too. According to CBS News: The Biden administration is considering bringing certain Palestinians...

The group representing Republican state financial officers announced it is forming a political arm in order to defend its members and push back harder against ESG. The State Financial Officers Foundation has been at the forefront of combating ESG, which stands for environmental, social, and governance. As financial firms have adopted ESG to guide investment decisions, Republicans have increasingly opposed it, arguing that it is used to advance progressive goals through the financial system. SFOF Action is the new 501(c)(4) announced on Tuesday. The group’s executive director, Noah Wall, told the Washington Examiner that the entity has two specific goals:...

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. needled President Biden Wednesday, offering a zany “no spoiler” agreement that whichever of the two candidates is least likely to defeat Donald Trump drops out of the race in October. During a news conference in Brooklyn, the 70-year-old RFK Jr. proposed that he and Biden co-fund a 50-state poll of at least 30,000 likely voters to determine which candidate is the true “spoiler” who would ensure a victory for the 45th president by continuing to campaign. “Ultimately, I think what we all want in this election is [for] Americans not to feel like...

Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in most polls in key swing states, but in many of those states’ pivotal Senate races, GOP candidates are lagging behind. An Emerson College-the Hill poll released on Tuesday shows Trump leading Biden in seven swing states, while in five of those states’ Senate races, the leading Republican candidate is behind the Democrat. In Pennsylvania, the former president holds a 47%-45% lead over Biden, but Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) holds a 46%-42% lead over GOP challenger David McCormick. The Senate race has narrowed in the Keystone State in recent months, according...

More than one in 10 young people who identify as LGBTQ attempted suicide in 2023, a survey from suicide prevention organization Trevor Project has found. The survey, which focuses on the mental health of LGBTQ youth, was circulated to 18,000 people from ages 13 to 24. Nearly 40 percent of LGBTQ young people seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, while 46 percent of transgender and nonbinary young people between the ages of 13 and 17 had similar ideations. Transgender men were the most at risk, with more than 50 percent of them reporting considering suicide and 18 percent...