Jewish students and staff at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), were threatened, harassed and sometimes assaulted, according to a new report published by the UCLA Antisemitism Task Force. The task force was established by UCLA Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt in February 2024. The task force surveyed 428 Jewish and Israeli members of the…

On this upcoming Election Day in California, in addition to voting for the next U.S. president, residents will decide on Proposition 6 — a measure to end the use of forced labor in prisons. While the California Constitution currently prohibits forced labor, it makes an exception for criminal punishment. This means prisoners without qualifying exemptions…

A number of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities were arrested Monday, Oct. 21, after vandalizing and barricading Morrill Hall. The university released a statement, saying the protesters, of which 11 were arrested, entered the building around 4 p.m. Monday. “Once inside the building, protesters began spray painting, including covering lenses of…

Saying goodbye isn’t always easy, but one airport is saying goodbye to long farewells. Dunedin Airport in New Zealand has posted new signs in its drop-off lanes, putting a time limit on hugs. The airport is asking people using the lanes to keep their hugs, and therefore their goodbyes, to three minutes or less. The…

A white former Ohio police officer is on trial for murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. Jury selection began on Monday, Oct. 21, for former Columbus Police Department officer Adam Coy, who prosecutors say fatally shot 47-year-old Andre Hill as Hill came out of a friend’s garage with a cellphone in…

Jury selection begins in the Manhattan trial of former Marine Daniel Penny, 25, who’s charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely. The case stems from May 2023 when Penny and Neely crossed paths on a New York City subway train. Penny’s lawyers argue witnesses said a man, identified…

Gun battles between police and gangs in Haiti’s capital are forcing thousands to flee. Gunmen reportedly fought to take over one of the few areas in Port-au-Prince not already controlled by criminal organizations. The neighborhoods of Solino and Nazon have been under attack since Thursday, Oct. 17. Gang members threatened residents who do not join…

Seattle police have released a video showing officers responding to a call about a man experiencing a mental health crisis on a downtown bridge. The man stood on a ledge about 25 feet above train tracks as officers tried to persuade him to come down to safety. In the video, one officer can be heard…

A prominent short seller claimed the popular video game platform Roblox is an “X-rated pedophile hellscape” and said the company is lying to investors about its numbers. Last week’s report from Hindenburg Research prompted a suicide prevention campaign to call on British regulators to do more to protect kids from harmful online content.  Hindenburg Research…

A bipartisan panel is calling on the Secret Service to make “fundamental reforms” to its operations after former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. President Joe Biden ordered the creation of the panel to effectively review the security provided to Trump. The panel, composed of former Democratic and…