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Washington — A federal judge in Vermont considered Monday whether to release a Tufts University Ph.D. student as she challenges her detention as a violation of her free speech rights. Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at the Massachusetts university, was detained by immigration authorities last month outside of her apartment because her student visa had been revoked. The Trump administration has said hundreds of students studying at American universities have had their visas taken away or were stopped from reentering the United States after they were accused of publicly expressing support for Palestinians.Ozturk’s attorneys argue that her detention violated her…

The man charged with attempted murder for setting fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept had a troubled past and a history of mental illness, according to new details on the case that emerged on Monday.The police said the suspect in the case, Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, climbed an exterior fence outside the residence early Sunday morning, broke two windows with a hammer and threw Molotov cocktails inside, causing serious damage. He later told investigators that he had fashioned the incendiary devices from beer bottles and gasoline from a lawn mower.Francis T.…

A man who used company fuel cards to buy more than $5000 of fuel for private vehicles — including a 1000-litre boat — has been served a community-based order.

The latest warning came 10 days before the deadliest air crash in South Korea.A dozen officials gathered inside a room at Muan International Airport for a meeting of a bird strike prevention committee, where they discussed the number of aircraft being hit by birds, with data showing a jump in incidents over the past couple of years.One official, from one of the country’s aviation training institutes, expressed concern that planes coming in to land often encountered flocks of birds by the coastline, according to a record of the meeting obtained by a lawmaker. To what extent is it possible to…

Follow live updates on the Trump administration.As he finished lunch in the private dining room outside the Oval Office on April 1, President Trump floated an astounding proposal: What if the government simply canceled every dollar of the nearly $9 billion promised to Harvard University?The administration’s campaign to expunge “woke” ideology from college campuses had already forced Columbia University to strike a deal. Now, the White House was eyeing the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.“What if we never pay them?” Mr. Trump casually asked, according to a person familiar with the conversation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to…

New York Helicopter Charter, Inc., has been grounded via an emergency order from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a helicopter operated by the company crashed in the Hudson River last week, killing a family of five and the pilot.The FAA’s decision comes after the helicopter company fired its director of operations following his decision to shut down flights.”The FAA is taking this action in part because after the company’s director of operations voluntarily shut down flights, he was fired,” the FAA said in a statement.6 DEAD, INCLUDING 3 CHILDREN, AFTER HELICOPTER PLUMMETS IN HUDSON RIVER Police and firefighters work…

It’s a potentially scary situation for new parents, as Regina’s General Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is described as overcapacity and nurses are searching for help. The news comes after the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) published an anonymous email sent to the union by someone who said they are an NICU staff member.“We’ve been operating over capacity for weeks, with no immediate relief in sight,” the email reads. “Our dedicated staff are exhausted, working extended hours and multiple overtime shifts to ensure our most vulnerable patients receive the care they need.”The email also outlines the normal one-to-one ratio…

The Wests Tigers have made the bold call to drop five-eighth Lachlan Galvin to the NSW Cup after the gifted youngster told officials that he would not be at the club beyond the 2026 season.The story has dominated the news cycle for the past two days, with the star playmaker replaced at five-eighth by veteran Adam Doueihi for the Easter Monday showdown with the Eels.It’s unclear whether the move is temporary or if Galvin may have played his last game for a club that will turn to Doueihi and Latu Fainu as they continue to build for the future.Camera IconLachlan…

UMNO’s top two leaders – its president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and deputy president Mohamad Hasan also paid tribute to the statesman.  Ahmad Zahid, who is also Malaysia’s deputy prime minister, said that Abdullah was a mentor and leader whom he respected a lot, and that his passing was a huge loss for the nation.  “In my career, Tun (Abdullah) gave me the opportunity to grow and provided a lot of invaluable advice,” he said, in a Facebook post on Monday. Zahid also paid his respects at the former prime minister’s residence on Monday night.  Hasan, who was at the National…

The 2025 WNBA Draft began just how everyone expected, as UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers was selected first overall by the Dallas Wings on Monday night. Last year, it was Caitlin Clark coming out of Iowa as the consensus top selection, and the Indiana Fever made it so when they called her name. Clark went on to win the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, breaking records along the way. Bueckers has had No. 1 pick potential since she entered UConn. Seeing it come to fruition, fresh off a national title run with her sisters on the court, was “overwhelming” for the…