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Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University defied orders to end their demonstration. A nasty storm system was moving across the Gulf Coast. And the feds are investigating Ford's hands-free driving system after two people died. |
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Campus protesters defy deadline to clear out |
Columbia University ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to disband their encampment Monday after school representatives and student organizers failed to negotiate a resolution of the standoff that began almost two weeks ago and fueled similar protests on campuses across the nation, but the students remained in place after the 2 p.m. EDT deadline for clearing out. 👉 Here's the latest on the developing situation. | University of Texas at Austin police arrest a protester at an encampment where demonstrators gathered to call attention to the war in Gaza on Monday, April 29, 2024. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman |
Blinken pushes Hamas to accept truce proposal |
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas on Monday to swiftly accept Israel's latest and "extraordinarily generous" proposal for a Gaza truce to secure a release of hostages amid a diplomatic drive to end the war between Israel and Hamas. Hamas negotiators were expected to meet Qatari and Egyptian mediators in Cairo on Monday to deliver a response to the phased truce proposal Israel presented at the weekend ahead of a threatened Israeli assault on the southern border city of Rafah. "The only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a cease-fire is Hamas," Blinken said. 👉 Here's what we know. |
Big storms batter Gulf Coast after weekend tornadoes |
States along the Gulf Coast were under severe weather threats Monday as a storm system that spun up ferocious tornadoes across the central U.S. over the weekend – killing at least four people and inflicting widespread damage – moved over the region. |
Heatwave hits East Coast: Elsewhere, record heat was possible along the East Coast, forecasters said, as high temperatures soared into the upper 80s and mid-90s in the mid-Atlantic, with one spot reaching a scorching 96 degrees. |
More severe weather: Thunderstorms rolled across southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana into the afternoon, with damaging wind, hail, flash floods and up to 3 inches of rain falling every hour. More than 48,000 homes and businesses were without power. ⛈️ See the damage + the latest forecast. | Tornado damage in Sulphur, Okla., Sunday, April 28, 2024, after severe storms hit the area the night before. BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN, BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK |
Feds looking into Ford's hands-free driving tech |
Federal safety regulators announced Monday they are investigating Ford's hands-free driver assistance system, BlueCruise, on the heels of fatalities fatal crashes. |
What happened? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it confirmed BlueCruise was engaged right before impact during two wrecks this year, one in Texas and one in Pennsylvania. The deaths mark the first fatalities involving the system, according to the NHTSA, and both crashes took place during "nighttime lighting conditions." 🔎 More about the investigation. | Ford's Mustang Mach-E, shown here, was the type of vehicle involved in two fatal crashes where regulators say the automaker's BlueCruise system was engaged. Ford Motor Company | | | | Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York is on break Monday, but court will reconvene Tuesday morning. Here's what you can expect this week. | | | |  | Multiple officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were shot as U.S. Marshals tried to serve a warrant in one of the city's neighborhoods. | | | | Few stones shine like diamonds, but no one does rock like The Rolling Stones. Here's what it's like inside their Hackney Diamonds Tour. | | | | Sean "Diddy" Combs has filed a motion to dismiss a few claims made by Joi Dickerson-Neal in her sexual assault lawsuit over 1991 allegations. | | | | When we read about how you shot your young hunting dog Cricket in a gravel pit, it didn't raise any red flags on our end. Oops! | | | | Candace Parker retired from the WNBA on Sunday. She leaves a legacy of greatness on and off the court. She also inspired a generation of Black girls. | | | | Mint Butterfield, the 16-year-old child of two tech executives, was found safe in San Francisco on Saturday, police said. | | | | Peter Navarro, who served as a trade adviser in the White House, is serving a four-month sentence for refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee. | | | | Prince William and Princess Kate celebrated the 13th anniversary of their wedding by sharing a throwback photo on social media. | | | | The Supreme Court accepted an appeal from Medical Marijuana, Inc., contesting a ruling that it could be sued under RICO. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
