Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks
The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through November 2026.
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US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war protests
As students return to colleges across the United States, administrators are bracing for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza, and some schools are adopting rules to limit...
As some universities negotiate with pro-Palestinian protesters, others quickly call the police
The students at Columbia University who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country dug in at their encampment for the 10th day Friday as administrators and police at campuses from California...
Police tangle with students in Texas and California as wave of campus protest against Gaza war grows
Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian...
It began with defiance at Columbia. Now students nationwide are upping protests against the Gaza war
What began last week when students at a New York Ivy League school refused to end their protest against Israel’s war with Hamas had turned into a much larger movement...
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at Yale and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public on Monday as some of the most prestigious...
College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. Schools say it’s OK, financial aid can numb sticker shock
As more than 2 million graduating high school students from across the United States finalize their decisions on what college to attend this fall, many are facing jaw-dropping costs —...
Report and letter signed by ‘Opie’ attract auction interest ahead of Oscars
RR Auction in Boston is taking bids on the rare 1945 report, as well as a letter signed by “Opie” that describes the nuclear bomb as a “weapon for aggressors.”
New Zealand targets cow burps to help reduce global warming
How do you stop a cow from burping? It might sound like the start of a humorous riddle, but it's the subject of a huge scientific inquiry in New Zealand....
Tuning out isn’t easy to do in today’s world
Four days unplugged? LOL ... RU crazy? It's tough tuning out in today's world. Just ask a dozen communications students at Seattle University who recently attempted a 96-hour media deprivation...