Pro-Palestinian student protests target colleges' financial ties with Israel
Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in protest encampments with a unified demand of their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that empower its ongoing...
View ArticleArrests follow barricades and encampments as college students nationwide...
NEW YORK (AP) — Standoffs between pro-Palestinian student protesters and universities grew increasingly tense on both coasts Wednesday as hundreds encamped at Columbia University faced a deadline from...
View ArticleThe Latest | Germany will resume working with UN agency for Palestinians,...
Germany said Wednesday that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians in Gaza after the publication of an independent review of...
View ArticleChanges to child protective services in Montrose
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Montrose County's Child Welfare Department held a public forum Wednesday to inform the community about a new approach to child protective services. The new approach, called...
View ArticleA look at the Gaza war protests that have emerged on US college campuses
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week's arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. Protests...
View ArticleTikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What's the legal outlook?
NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden's official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted...
View ArticleUS growth likely slowed last quarter but still pointed to a solid economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coming off a robust end to 2023, the U.S. economy is thought to have extended its surprisingly healthy streak at the start of this year, with consumers still spending freely despite...
View ArticleA high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan boosts awareness of domestic violence
The CCTV footage shown at the domestic abuse trial was disturbing: The defendant is seen dragging his wife by her hair, and then punching and kicking her. Hours after it was recorded, she died of...
View ArticleVenice launches experiment to charge day-trippers an access fee in bid to...
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launches a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro (around $5.35) entry fee that authorities...
View ArticleUS coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels over...
JERUSALEM (AP) — A warship — part of a U.S.-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile fired over the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the American...
View ArticleColleges nationwide turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country as universities, including ones...
View ArticleBlinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in the...
SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday with local government...
View ArticleBee Gees tribute band performing in Grand Junction Thursday night
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — STAYIN’ ALIVE, a Bee Gees tribute band, is performing in Grand Junction on Thursday night. STAYIN’ ALIVE showcases all the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees playlist,...
View ArticleCity approves annexation zoning for construction of fire station No. 7
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) —Grand Junction Fire Station is building a new fire station in Appleton but needed the city to approve the annexation of the land they purchased into the city limits. The...
View ArticleMesa County holds monthly gift card drawing to promote cleaner rivers and trails
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — County officials from the Stormwater Department are encouraging community members to take pictures of themselves engaging in activities that promote cleaner rivers and...
View ArticleHamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its...
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one. But Hamas has also refused to say that it...
View ArticleMesa County commissioners approve funds for Shoshone water rights
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — During a public meeting Tuesday, the Mesa County Board of Commissioners approved a $1 million contribution towards the permanent protection of the Shoshone water rights....
View ArticleUnhoused camp cleanup
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Mesa County Sheriff's Department cleaned up and cleaned out an unhoused camp off Dike Road Wednesday morning. Deputies cleared out about 10 to 15 people that have...
View ArticleTennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental...
View ArticleAs some universities negotiate with pro-Palestinian protestors, others...
The students at an encampment at Columbia University who inspired a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country dug in for their 10th day Friday, as administrators and police at college...
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