Transgender Veterans Sue V.A. Over Gender-Affirming Surgeries

The lawsuit, brought by the Transgender American Veterans Association, said the Veteran Affairs department’s decision not to offer the procedures was discriminatory. Read More

City College of New York becomes latest site of heated pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment Thursday at City College of New York, part of a wave of tent demonstrations sweeping the nation calling on universities to divest from Israel. Similar ... Read More

Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is overturned by top New York court

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned by New York's highest court, reopening the landmark case that fueled the #MeToo movement and highlighting the challenges ... Read More

Akebono, First Foreign-Born Sumo Grand Champion, Dies at 54

Born in Hawaii, he moved to Japan in 1988 and won 11 grand championships. His success drove a resurgence in the sport’s popularity. Read More

Trump Criminal Trial Seats 7 Jurors, Adjourns Until Thursday

On the trial’s first day, more than half the initial group of prospective jurors was dismissed after they indicated they could not be impartial in the first prosecution of an American president. Read More

Columbia Leaders Grilled at Antisemitism Hearing Over Faculty Comments

The university’s president, Nemat Shafik, agreed that some professors had crossed the line as she testified before House lawmakers on questions of student safety and free speech. Read More

Columbia’s President Tells Congress That Action Is Needed Against Antisemitism

Nemat Shafik said some contested phrases — like “from the river to the sea” — might warrant discipline, angering some supporters of academic freedom. Read More

NYPD Arrests More Than 100 Protesters at Anti-Israel Protest on Columbia Campus

New York City police arrested 108 anti-Israel protesters on Columbia University’s campus on Thursday after the university’s president asked law enforcement to step in and break up the “Gaza Solidarity ... Read More

This trans author toured red-state libraries. What she found might surprise you

Diana Goetsch spent months visiting red-state libraries to do presentations on the freedom to read. Would she be recognized, or clocked as transgender? Read More

Democrats chair some committees in the Texas House. Republicans say that has to end.

Critics say Democratic committee leaders have stonewalled GOP priorities, even as they offer few specific examples. Read More

What’s on TV tonight: Midsomer Murders returns, the Olivier Awards, and more

Midsomer Murders ITV1, 8pm Series 23 begins with the end of the world. A paranoid doomsday prepper called Warren (Aran Bell) receives the radio transmission that he has been waiting for: the nuclear ... Read More