Runaway horses gallop through central London, blazing a path of mayhem and injuriesApril 24, 2024 12:00 PMBy Rachel Treisman Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.
‘We’re not going to stop’: Protests continue at the University of Minnesota campusApril 24, 2024 8:10 AMBy MPR News Staff and Alex CipolleA University of Minnesota protest was cleared late Tuesday night for the second time in a day. They picked things back up on Wednesday and say they will not quit until their demands are met.
South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying it's violating human rightsApril 24, 2024 5:05 AMBy Anthony Kuhn Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with bipartisan voteApril 23, 2024 9:03 PMBy The Associated PressThe bill passed the Senate on an overwhelming 79-18 vote late Tuesday after the House had approved the package Saturday. Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation.
Play9min 26secAddressing free speech concerns amid University of Minnesota student encampmentApril 23, 2024 1:31 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and CJ YoungerUniversity of Minnesota Police quickly dismantled an encampment by students who were protesting the University’s ties to Israel amid the war. Several students were arrested.
Play5min 01secUniversity of Minnesota students and faculty walk out after anti-war encampment cleared, 9 arrestedApril 23, 2024 8:13 AMBy MPR News Staff and Nicole KiProtest organizers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus led a class walkout Tuesday afternoon to try to reestablish an encampment that authorities cleared from Northrop Mall earlier Tuesday.
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses following mass arrests at ColumbiaApril 23, 2024 6:55 AMBy The Associated PressColumbia University canceled in-person classes and police arrested dozens of students at New York University and Yale as tensions over Israel's war with Hamas continue to grow on U.S. college campuses.
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonousApril 22, 2024 5:42 AMBy The Associated PressThe Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Oct. 7 attackApril 22, 2024 3:49 AMBy The Associated PressThe head of Israel's military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas' unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the deadliest assault in Israel's history.
Military court convicts U.S. sailor of attempted espionageApril 20, 2024 4:03 PMBy Luke Garrett A naval chief petty officer who served on a Japan-based destroyer was found guilty of sharing classified information with a foreign government, the Navy's investigative agency said.