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6-week abortion ban takes effect in Florida; South Dakotans put access on ballot

U.S. News // 13 minutes ago

6-week abortion ban takes effect in Florida; South Dakotans put access on ballot

May 1 (UPI) -- Florida's six-week abortion ban has taken effect Wednesday after being signed into law a year ago. Meanwhile abortion advocates are submitting 60,000 signatures to put access on the ballot in November.

Education Department announces $6.1B in debt relief for Art Institutes students

U.S. News // 16 minutes ago

Education Department announces $6.1B in debt relief for Art Institutes students

Georgian authorities beat back protesters opposing 'foreign agent' law

World News // 2 hours ago

Georgian authorities beat back protesters opposing 'foreign agent' law

U.S. determined to secure Israel-Hamas cease-fire, Antony Blinken says in Tel Aviv

World News // 3 hours ago

U.S. determined to secure Israel-Hamas cease-fire, Antony Blinken says in Tel Aviv

UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment 'unlawful,' says school as it moves to disband protest

U.S. News // 5 hours ago

UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment 'unlawful,' says school as it moves to disband protest

May 1 (UPI) -- The University of California, Los Angeles, has informed pro-Palestinian protesters that their encampment is "unlawful" and violates school policies as it moves to disband the demonstration.

On This Day: Rev. Jackson-Milosevic talk liberates U.S. soldiers

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On This Day: Rev. Jackson-Milosevic talk liberates U.S. soldiers

May 1 (UPI) -- On May 1, 1999, a meeting between the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic led to the release of three U.S. soldiers captured a month earlier by Serbian troops.

Britain sanctions 3 Ugandan politicians on accusations of corruption

World News // 6 hours ago

Britain sanctions 3 Ugandan politicians on accusations of corruption

May 1 (UPI) -- Britain has blacklisted three Ugandan politicians, including its Parliament speaker, on accusations of stealing from the poor communities they serve.

NYPD enters Columbia University, arrests dozens of protesters inside Hamilton Hall

U.S. News // 8 hours ago

NYPD enters Columbia University, arrests dozens of protesters inside Hamilton Hall

April 30 (UPI) -- Hundreds of New York Police Department officers wearing riot gear swarmed Columbia University's campus Tuesday night and entered Hamilton Hall where they cleared the building and arrested dozens of protesters.

World Court rejects Nicaragua's bid to halt German military exports to Israel

World News // 8 hours ago

World Court rejects Nicaragua's bid to halt German military exports to Israel

May 1 (UPI) -- The World Court on Tuesday handed Germany a partial victory, rejecting an effort by Nicaragua to halt military exports from the European nation to Israel, though it would not throw out the case entirely.

Haiti names new prime minister in effort to quell gang violence

World News // 9 hours ago

Haiti names new prime minister in effort to quell gang violence

April 30 (UPI) -- Haiti's new transitional council Tuesday named former youth and sports minister Fritz Belizaire as the Caribbean nation's new prime minister in an effort to quell gang violence and pave the way for elections.

Brown University, pro-Palestinian protesters reach agreement to end encampment

U.S. News // 9 hours ago

Brown University, pro-Palestinian protesters reach agreement to end encampment

April 30 (UPI) -- Brown University and pro-Palestinian protesters behind an encampment erected on the school's campus reached an agreement Tuesday to disband the demonstration.

Antony Blinken meets with Jordanian leaders to push Gaza cease-fire, humanitarian aid

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

Antony Blinken meets with Jordanian leaders to push Gaza cease-fire, humanitarian aid

April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Jordan's top leaders Tuesday in Amman, where he is working to secure more humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip and a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

55 injured, 18 hospitalized in Los Angeles train-bus crash Tuesday afternoon

April 30 (UPI) -- A collision Tuesday afternoon between a Los Angeles Metro train and a University of Southern California bus injured 55 people, including more than a dozen who were sent the hospital, with two in critical condition.

16 charged in international 'grandparent scam' run in the Dominican Republic

U.S. News // 13 hours ago

16 charged in international 'grandparent scam' run in the Dominican Republic

April 30 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice has charged 16 for their alleged roles in a "grandparent scam" that the DOJ says bilked millions of dollars from elderly residents in the United States.

Suspect ID'd after 4 law-enforcement officers gunned down in Charlotte, N.C., day before

U.S. News // 14 hours ago

Suspect ID'd after 4 law-enforcement officers gunned down in Charlotte, N.C., day before

April 30 (UPI) -- Terry Clark Hughes Jr. had a lengthy criminal record before shooting and killing for law enforcement officers and injuring four others Monday in Charlotte, N.C., authorities said Tuesday.

Supreme Court denies request to hear Texas pornography age-verification case

U.S. News // 15 hours ago

Supreme Court denies request to hear Texas pornography age-verification case

April 30 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a First Amendment challenge to a new Texas law requiring online sites to verify users' ages before giving them access to pornographic content.

DEA to ease restrictions on marijuana, reclassify it as low-risk substance, sources say

U.S. News // 15 hours ago

DEA to ease restrictions on marijuana, reclassify it as low-risk substance, sources say

April 30 (UPI) -- In a historic move that does not legalize adult-use marijuana nationwide but eases its restrictions, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday agreed to reclassify cannabis.

Claiming copyright violations, 8 newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft

U.S. News // 15 hours ago

Claiming copyright violations, 8 newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft

April 30 (UPI) -- Eight U.S. newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune and The New York Daily News, are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over what it says is copyright infringement for using their articles to train artificial intelligence.

Hush-money trial: Trump deletes social media posts before gag order hearing later this week

U.S. News // 15 hours ago

Hush-money trial: Trump deletes social media posts before gag order hearing later this week

April 30 (UPI) -- The jury in Donald Trump's Manhattan hush-money trial left for the day on Tuesday until Thursday's new gag order hearing set for 9:30 a.m. EDT before the trial resumes later that day.

Walmart to close all 51 health centers, end virtual care services

U.S. News // 17 hours ago

Walmart to close all 51 health centers, end virtual care services

April 30 (UPI) -- Walmart officials on Tuesday announced the pending closing of all 51 of its health centers in five states and the end of its virtual care services.

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