News Wrap: Cornell students protest handling of alleged rapeIn our news wrap Monday, students at Cornell are staging protests over the university's handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape in 2024, President Trump said a threat linked to Iran was the reason the U.S. withdrew its bombers from the Fairford airbase in the UK and Dennis Hastert, the disgraced former House Speaker who later went to prison,…PBS NewsHour14h agoWhole story →EducationJustice
Supreme Court rejects Michigan woman's appeal over school's ban on 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirtsThe mother of two boys says their First Amendment rights were violated when they were told to take off the sweatshirts she bought them for Christmas in 2022.PBS NewsHour20h agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentsupreme court appeal decision
Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthoodTheir anxiety is fueling a restlessness with a national political system that they worry is no longer capable of improving their lives or no longer interested in helping.PBS NewsHour2d agoWhole story →Education
Civil rights enforcement cuts mean fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits for students with disabilitiesFiling a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents’ last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource.PBS News9d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcivil rights enforcement cuts
Congress passes new sanctions on Russia and countries using Russian energyA bill to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia, and on countries using Russian energy, is now on its way to President Trump after the House overwhelmingly passed it Wednesday night. Congress also took action this week on data centers, college sports and the Iran war. Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.PBS News19d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyrussian sanctions bill passage
WATCH LIVE: Senate meets after advancing College Sports ActA bill that proposes to fix some of the biggest problems in college sports — spiraling spending, constant lawsuits and a transfer portal run amok — cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when the Senate voted 74-24 to halt debate and move the measure one step closer to a final up-or-down vote.PBS News19d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentcollege sports act vote
Mahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia University failed to protect pro-Palestinian activistsThe university's “deliberate indifference” led to the doxing of multiple group members and Khalil’s detention by immigration agents, according to the civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court in New York City.PBS News22d agoWhole story →JusticeEducationcolumbia university lawsuit
