World
-
Arizona Lawmakers Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Two Republican state senators broke with their party to ensure final passage of the repeal. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat,…
-
Thursday Briefing: Police Deployed at U.S. Campuses
Also, China’s surging electric car market and a new Netflix series from India.
-
What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests
Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.
-
Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students
The announcement covers 317,000 former students and marks another step in the administration’s student loan relief efforts.
-
Flooding in a Kenyan Natural Reserve Forces Tourist Evacuation
The heavy rains that have pounded East Africa for weeks, killing hundreds, have now spilled into the Masai Mara, one…
-
In a Portland Library, Activists Fortify for a Standoff
At Portland State University’s crescent-shaped library, students can normally peer through floor-to-ceiling windows at the leafy green spaces below. But…
-
Record Number of Writers Were Jailed Globally in 2023, PEN America Says
For the first time, China has more than 100 incarcerated writers, and Israel and Russia entered the list of the…
-
Some Gazans Say U.S. Campus Protests Give Them ‘Hope’
Thousands of miles away from the campus protests that have divided Americans, some displaced Palestinians are expressing solidarity with the…
-
Blinken Meets With Netanyahu, Hoping to Stave Off Rafah Assault
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Wednesday, his latest stop on…
-
Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Now Law, With Political Implications
The ban, which took effect on Wednesday, was part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s push into cultural conservatism. But Florida politics…