USC Cancels Graduation Ceremony Over Protest Fears

The University of Southern California canceled its main stage graduation ceremony Thursday as college officials across the U.S. worried that ongoing campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war could disrupt May commencement ceremonies.

NY v. Trump: Tabloid publisher testifies he bought stories on Tiger Woods, ex-Obama chief of staff

A former tabloid publisher and key witness for the prosecution testified that he purchased stories about professional golfer Tiger Woods, former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, among others during questioning by defense attorneys for former President Trump.  Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office brought David Pecker, their first witness, to the stand […]

US energy giant sounds alarm on Biden’s climate rules targeting power plants

Duke Energy, one of the nation’s largest energy providers, is warning that the Biden administration’s newly finalized power plant regulations will threaten the reliability and affordability of power supplies. The North Carolina-based company — which serves more than eight million residential and commercial customers across several states, mainly in the Southeast — warned that the […]

‘Death to America’ rapidly emerging as key slogan of anti-Israel agitators in US

The slogan “Death to America” is seemingly gaining steam among anti-Israel agitators, who have swept across the nation. The anti-Israel demonstrations that have spread across the country have taken on an anti-American tenor in recent weeks, with students at the University of Michigan who were participating in the protests being given pamphlets titled “10 anarchist […]

Protesters Clash With Police at Emory University

Emory University in Atlanta is the latest school to be gripped with protests over the Israel-Hamas war. The protests have prompted clashes with police and several arrests, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[#item_full_content]

Stocks Fall as Weak GDP Growth Raises Rate-cut Gloom

Wall Street stocks closed lower Thursday as markets were stunned by data showing slower-than-expected U.S. economic growth and persistent inflation, coupled with a sell-off in large cap stocks triggered by disappointing results from Meta Platforms.[#item_full_content]