ADL chief backs campus crackdowns. As a student, he stood up for free speech — even by antisemites

Jonathan Greenblatt, the head of the Anti-Defamation League, has supported campus crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protesters this week. Read More

Report: Texas once again among top states for white supremacist activity in 2023

Despite the state's dismal ranking, El Paso remained largely free of white supremacist activity, with only two recorded incidents last year. Read More

Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream

AHMEDABAD, India -- AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of ... Read More

Juggling Campaign and Foreign Policy, Biden Sends Complicated Messages

The president signed a bill that could ban TikTok even as his re-election team uses it to reach young voters. It was hardly the first internal disparity on matters around the globe. Read More

American universities: Hundreds rally for hostages outside Columbia, Blinken comments on protests

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday protests at US universities over US-ally Israel's war in Gaza are a hallmark of American democracy, but criticized what he called the "silence" ... Read More

Antisemitic incidents in the US reached record high last year, up 140% from 2022, ADL says

The Anti-Defamation League tracked 8,873 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2023 – the highest number of incidents reported since the organization began tracking data in 1979, according to ... Read More

REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 P.m. GMT/ 6 A.m. ET

REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 P.m. GMT/ 6 A.m. ET April 16th, 13PM April 16th, 13PM Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 10 p.m. GMT/ 6 a.m. ET. For a full ... Read More

With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students' right to protest Gaza war

U.S. colleges and universities are preparing for end-of-year commencement ceremonies with a unique challenge: providing safety for graduates while honoring the free speech rights of students involved ... Read More

Columbia's president rebuts claims she allowed university to be a hotbed of antisemitism

It was a reprise of a December hearing that led to the resignations of presidents at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. Read More