Harvard's first Black president has resigned just six months into her tenure. Also in the news: The killing of a senior Hamas leader could provoke major retaliation by Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah militia. Japan is bracing for more aftershocks from a major earthquake as rescue efforts continue. | |  |
Now, here we go with Wednesday's news. |
Claudine Gay resigns 'in the best interests of Harvard' |
Harvard President Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday following accusations of plagiarism in her academic work and a grilling by congressional lawmakers in early December over her response to antisemitism on her campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. |
Questions about whether Gay copied others' work first became public after the congressional hearing, when she and other elite university presidents were excoriated for their responses to questions about whether calling for the genocide of Jews would violate campus policies on bullying and harassment. |
Who's on the Jeffrey Epstein list? |
A number of boldfaced names have been linked to Jeffrey Epstein since federal agents arrested the hedge fund manager on sex trafficking charges in July 2019. Now, hundreds of sealed court filings about Epstein are expected to be released in the coming days or weeks — and are likely to include the names of prominent people. The sealed documents were part of a defamation lawsuit brought by one of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Giuffre. Epstein took his own life inside a jail cell in 2019. Read more |
Death of top Hamas leader raises questions about targeted killings outside Israel |
Saleh al-Arouri, a top Hamas leader and a linchpin between the group and terrorist affiliates in Iran and Hezbollah − a Lebanon-based Hamas ally − was killed in an Israeli strike in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, according to Lebanon's state-run news agency and the Hezbollah-linked al-Mayadeen media outlet. The killing marks a potentially significant escalation of Israel's war against Hamas and heightening the risk of a wider Middle East conflict. Arouri's death raises questions about whether – and where – Israel can target and kill suspected leaders of Hamas in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks. Netanyahu and other Israel leaders say it is their right to do so, while others disagree, citing international laws regarding sovereignty and the rule of law. Read more. |
Donald Trump sues after he was disqualified from Maine ballot |
Former President Donald Trump sued Maine's secretary of state Tuesday for disqualifying him from the state's primary ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, opening another legal front in the saga over whether voters in some states will be barred from selecting the Republican frontrunner. Election officials and courts in several states are considering whether Trump's actions on Jan. 6 disqualified him under a Reconstruction-era provision of the 14th Amendment known as the insurrection clause. Only two states − Maine and Colorado − have so far decided that Trump should be removed from this year's primary ballots. Read more |
Japan racing to find survivors after 'catastrophic' earthquake |
Rescue efforts continued Wednesday to get out those trapped beneath collapsed buildings after a series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 62 people dead. Officials are warning people in some areas to stay away from their homes because of a risk of more strong quakes. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas two days after a magnitude 7.6 temblor slammed the area on Monday. Meanwhile, investigators continue to look into why a Japan Airlines flight collided Tuesday with a Japanese Coast Guard plane that was going to deliver relief aid. Read more | People make their way through fallen buildings in the earthquake-hit city, Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. η’ε³Άε΄θ²΄, AP |
Photo of the day: Caitlin Clark's game-winning 3-pointer saves Iowa |
The sweet swish and ensuing roar let everyone know the outcome Tuesday night when Caitlin Clark broke away to hand the Iowa Hawkeyes a 76-73 win against Michigan State women's basketball team. Read more | Iowa's Caitlin Clark celebrates after hitting a game-winning 3-pointer in a 76-73 win over Michigan State in Iowa City, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall, AP |
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