Israel-Hamas war protests on college campuses have been ongoing for weeks. At the University of South California (USC), professors who were going to give commencement speeches are pulling out in protest of the university’s decision to cancel its valedictorian’s speech and its main ceremony over safety concerns. Valedictorian Asna Tabassum, a pro-Palestinian Muslim, was going…

Several people, including an infant, are dead after tornadoes sweep through the Midwest. Also, demonstrations by dueling groups turn physical on the campus of UCLA. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, April 29, 2024. Several dead after tornadoes sweep through Midwest At least four people, including a young child, are dead…

April marks the month of the 2024 NFL draft, a time to check out the future stars of your favorite teams, escape from the daily grind, and most importantly, break free of politics and ads — except one. Joe Biden’s campaign is running a 20-second ad that shows President Biden smiling with the Kansas City…

United States troops started the construction of a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians residing in the enclave. The project started days after Gaza militants fired mortar shells toward the construction site. President Joe Biden announced the decision to establish the maritime pier during his State of the…

At a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, April 25, celebrity chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, gave an emotional tribute to seven aid workers killed in a Gaza airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces earlier this month. Israeli military officials acknowledged the airstrike was a mistake and have disciplined those involved. Andrés has…

Developments in former President Donald Trump’s legal cases take us to a New York City courtroom and the U.S. Supreme Court, and USC cancels its main commencement ceremony following dozens of arrests during campus protests. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, April 26, 2024. Testimony continues in Trump’s criminal trial as…

Hamas has released a video of an Israeli-American hostage who has been presumably held captive for over 200 days. Hersh Goldberg- Polin, 23, was kidnapped from the Nova music festival, hiding from Hamas terrorists as they killed 1,200 people on Oct. 7, 2023. Goldberg-Polin was one of 200 people taken alive. Graphic video surfaced following…

With Congress passing the $95 billion foreign aid package, including a bill on TikTok, it now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk. A year after a deadly school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers approve a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in school. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, April 24, 2024.  Senate…

Palestinian authorities in Gaza said they found mass graves outside Al-Shifa Hospital and Nasser Medical Complex on Saturday, April 20. However, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are calling the claims “completely baseless.” Palestinian authorities said the graves containing the bodies of hundreds of Palestinian women and children were found after the IDF completed an operation…

A series of recent airstrikes between Israel and Iran inflamed fears of a wider regional war erupting in the Middle East. That concern now seems to have paid off, after third-party countries around the world successfully intervened and talked down military hardliners in both Israel and Iran in order to avoid such an outcome. Israel’s…