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Attorney for Mahmoud Khalil speaks out as he faces deportation
Mahmoud Khalil is a green card holder who played a role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and is now facing deportation by the Trump Administration. NBC News' Tom Llamas spoke to ...NBC News - 5d -
Majority of Americans have used AI models like ChatGPT: Survey
A majority of Americans have used ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence (AI) models according to a new survey. In the survey from Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center, 52 percent ...The Hill - 5d -
Daybreak is a magical time in a big city, no matter how tired you are | Adrian Chiles
London, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham – I have favourite early-morning memories from each of them. I’ve had enough of city living. London has been my home on and off since I came to university in ...The Guardian - 4d -
Government seeks to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil's challenge of detention
The U.S. government has filed a motion to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil's challenge in his deportation case based on jurisdiction issues argued in court. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more on the Columbia ...CBS News - 4d -
Protests erupt at Trump Tower in NYC over Mahmoud Khalil's detention
Protesters took to the Trump Tower lobby in New York City to denounce Mahmoud Khalil's detention. Khalil is a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead the 2024 Columbia University protests against ...CBS News - 4d -
Defense may argue that suspect's DNA was planted on knife sheath in Idaho students murder case
A knife sheath with DNA on it that was found at the apartment house where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in 2022 could have been planted by the actual killer, defense ...NBC News - 4d -
Oxford Hills girls basketball's Ella Pelletier named Gatorade Player of the Year
Mar. 13—Oxford Hills senior Ella Pelletier was announced Thursday as the recipient of the 2024-25 Gatorade Maine Girls Basketball Player of the Year award. Pelletier, a 5-foot-11 guard who has ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
3 arrested in Louisiana student's fraternity hazing death
Three people have been arrested, one on manslaughter charges, in the death last month of a 20-year-old student at Southern University and A&M College. Authorities say Caleb Wilson died after being ...CBS News - 4d -
Scottre Humphrey ran all over the Lobos. Joining them was a 'really easy choice'
Mar. 13—It was hot, a late August sun beating down over University Stadium and gusts blew clouds across the sky, wrappers on the field. As far as first impressions go, that was more or less all ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Girls basketball: Fort Loramie, Waterford to battle for first-ever D-VII title
Mar. 14—DAYTON — A pair of familiar small-school powerhouses will meet at University of Dayton Arena with a chance to make history. Defending state champion Fort Loramie (25-3) will play Waterford ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
'You can't stop El Tanke': UFC hopeful Christopher Ewert aims to be Chile's first champion
Christopher Ewert is confident it's just a matter of time. Considering the time and sacrifice he's put in, he thinks the universe will reward him. He still needs to work hard, but thus far, he's ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Jimmies women's hoops preparing to take on Georgetown in NAIA tourney
Mar. 14—GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The University of Jamestown women's basketball team's season will continue for at least one more day after they got an at-large bid in the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Interpol issues global alert for missing Pitt student
Interpol has issued a global alert for University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki who went missing in the Dominican Republic more than a week ago. Police say they're now investigating all ...CBS News - 3d -
Witness says missing Pitt student rescued from powerful wave — then vanished
A man who might've been the last person to see Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing last week while on spring break in the Dominican Republic, said he rescued her ...NBC News - 3d -
Khalil felt 'he was being kidnapped': Lawyers
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil told his lawyers he felt as if he was being “kidnapped” while being detained by different law enforcement officers and agents in New York on Saturday for ...The Hill - 3d -
Latest news on Mahmoud Khalil's case, 2 other Columbia protesters targeted
The lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil say he may miss his child's birth while detained by the U.S. government. This comes as news emerges of two other Columbia University protesters facing immigration ...CBS News - 3d -
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers say he may miss his child's birth while detained
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers are saying he may miss his child's birth while detained for deportation proceedings over his involvement in the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests. CBS News' ...CBS News - 3d -
Union Leader Athlete of the Month: Manchester's Grumblatt leaves records, new culture behind at Rivier
Mar. 14—Looking back, Lyric Grumblatt realizes that she was one-dimensional. She was a decent player while at Manchester Memorial High School but scored most of her points from beyond the 3-point ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
UMaine hockey goalie makes save of year in rise to top of country
Mar. 14—ORONO — They don't teach the dive-across-the-crease-with-your-arms-outstretched-like-Superman move at goalie camps. What Albin Boija did with just over three minutes left in last Saturday's ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
UMaine men's hoop coach gets support from old South Portland teammates
Mar. 14—When Jon Furbush watches the University of Maine men's basketball team play, he sees the reflection of his high school teammate and longtime friend. That was especially evident Tuesday in ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Brian Eliason tabbed as new Mitchell girls golf coach
Mar. 14—MITCHELL — Mitchell High School has appointed Brian Eliason as the Kernels' new girls golf head coach ahead of a new season. Eliason is succeeding Jeff Meyerink, who took the head golf ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
NCAA BASKETBALL: Hartnett shines at big moments for Lady Royals
Throughout her career, Maddie Hartnett has had a knack for rising to the occasion for the University of Scranton women’s basketball team. In 124 games, the graduate student from Chatham, New ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Nintendo Switch 2 Specs Confirm Wi-Fi 6, Suggest Amiibo Compatibilities
In just over a month, players will have a better idea of what to expect from the Switch 2 when it's showcased during a Nintendo Direct on April 2 . Because Nintendo had to share certain ...GameSpot - Mar. 7 -
What does the first job report under Trump mean for the economy?
A new jobs report released Friday shows 151,000 new jobs were added last month short of the 170,000 jobs expected. The early data does not yet take into account the mass layoffs across the federal ...NBC News - Mar. 8 -
Courts grapple with 'King' Trump
The White House sees few, if any, limits on President Trump's executive powers in his second term, but the federal court system is much less sure. Trump's mass firings and dismantling of various ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
Trump administration's funding, staff cuts spark concerns over Colorado River
Federal funding freezes and staffing cuts are setting off alarms about the future of the Colorado River, a critical artery that supplies water to some 40 million people in 30 tribes and seven ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
Sydney caravan a ‘fake terrorism plot’ and antisemitic attacks a scheme to divert police resources, authorities allege
‘The caravan plot was an elaborate scheme contrived by organised criminals domestically and from offshore,’ AFP deputy commissioner Krissy Barrett says. Get our breaking news email , free app ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
"Dismantling" independent oversight in D.C.
In its purge of federal employees, the Trump administration has fired independent inspectors general, heads of government watchdog agencies, and everyday civil servants. Here's why so many ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Canada's next prime minister managed the financial crisis, then Brexit and now Trump's trade war
Canada’s next prime minister has helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis before and now will try to steer Canada through a looming trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, a ...ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Sens. Josh Hawley and Cory Booker reintroduce bipartisan child labor bill
Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., are reintroducing legislation on Monday that would bar companies from receiving federal contracts if they’ve been found to have made serious, ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump | Colin Horgan
The newly appointed Liberal leader is likely to call a federal election to bolster his mandate, but Canadians seem to see him as the best bet to counter US tariffs. When Mark Carney took the job as ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Nail-biter spending vote could hinge on Trump-district Democrats
Centrist Democrats are keeping them guessing. Heading into Tuesday’s vote to fund the federal government, almost a dozen House Democrats in Trump-won districts have yet to reveal if they’ll join ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
Laid-off FEMA employees speak out about DOGE cuts
Elon Musk today said that his Department of Government Efficiency is cooperating with cabinet secretaries on downsizing the federal bureaucracy. Since Inauguration Day, more than 200 FEMA employees ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Judge orders release of certain owed foreign aid payments
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to release foreign aid payments owed under certain existing contracts but stopped short of staving off mass contract cancellations that ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Lara Trump: Americans should be 'kissing the feet of Elon Musk and Donald Trump'
Fox News host and former Republican National Committee co-Chair Lara Trump argued Americans should be thankful for the work billionaire Elon Musk is doing on behalf of President Trump to shrink the ...The Hill - 6d -
Department of Education workforce slashed in half
The Department of Education says more than 2,100 civil service workers will lose their jobs. The department says all of its divisions are impacted by the reduction. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell ...NBC News - 6d -
Judge declines to block DOGE from taking over African development agency
A federal judge on Tuesday declined to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from taking over the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF). U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ...The Hill - 6d -
‘We’re on the edge of chaos’: families with trans kids fight for care as bans take hold
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s executive order banning trans youth healthcare, but access remains uncertain. Aryn Kavanaugh was sitting in her living room in South Carolina when her ...The Guardian - 5d -
What to know about court hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, activist detained by ICE
A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday morning in the case of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil won't attend the hearing because he's still being held at an ICE facility in ...CBS News - 5d -
Mahmoud Khalil case 'not about free speech': Rubio
Secretary of State Marco Rubio knocked the notion that Mahmoud Khalil’s federal court case is about First Amendment rights but rather his legal standing to remain in the U.S. after he led ...The Hill - 5d
