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Month: June 2024

27 protesters arrested after pro-Palestinian encampments formed on UCLA campus, university says

By Jillian Sykes, Holly Yan and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A total of 27 people were arrested after setting up multiple pro-Palestinian encampments on UCLA’s campus Monday that police said were unlawful, according to a statement from UCLA leadership. At least six University of California Police Department personnel and other safety officers were injured during confrontations with protesters, including one

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At least 25 protesters arrested after pro-Palestinian encampments formed on UCLA campus, police say

KCAL, KCBS, CNN By Jillian Sykes and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — At least 25 people were arrested after setting up multiple pro-Palestinian encampments on UCLA’s campus Monday that police said were unlawful, according to a statement from the UCLA Police Department. As a result of the encampments, the group damaged a fountain, spray-painted brick walkways, tampered with fire safety equipment,

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4 Dutch parties say they’ve reached agreement on ministers in a new right-wing government

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Far-right leader Geert Wilders says the four parties negotiating to form a coalition government in the Netherlands have reached agreement on a new team of ministers. The agreement is another key step toward forming the first Dutch administration led by a far-right party. Wilders’ Party

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Attorney General Merrick Garland calls attacks against Justice Department ‘dangerous for our democracy’

By Colin McCullough and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a Washington Post op-ed published Tuesday that rising “baseless, personal and dangerous” attacks on the Justice Department have become “dangerous for our democracy.” “We will not be intimidated by these attacks. But it is absurd and dangerous that public servants,

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Warm temps and breezy conditions

Good Tuesday morning! Another beautiful day is ahead with that high pressure system providing us sunny and warm weather. Afternoon highs will hit the 80s for most of the region, but the breezy winds should make it feel a bit cooler. Grass pollen levels are very high today. If you’re dealing with those summer allergies,

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Elizabeth Holmes, Silicon Valley’s most famous convict, makes her long-shot appeal

By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Lawyers for Elizabeth Holmes, the convicted Silicon Valley grifter, presented her appeal before a California court Tuesday, revisiting a case that exposed the shortcomings of the tech world’s fake-it-till-you-make-it startup culture. Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her failed blood-testing company,

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What it means to be queer

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For most of its early history, the word “queer” meant unusual or out of the ordinary. Then it was co-opted as a homophobic insult for much of the 20th century before people from LGBT communities reclaimed the term. Then, LGBTQ activists who identified as queer showed that they were proud to be different. LGBTQ activist groups like

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MLB: ‘Jump on the wagon,’ says Phillies star Bryce Harper as baseball fever hits UK – with a little help from Rob McElhenney

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN London Stadium, London (CNN) — As the sun descended in east London, so did tens of thousands of baseball fans as America’s pastime once again made its way across the Atlantic Ocean to England’s capital. The newish tradition has become a much-anticipated part of the Major League Baseball (MLB) calendar and

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