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Harvard University's recent actions to combat antisemitism are "not enough

White House views Harvard’s recent changes as ‘positive’ but says more needs to be done, signals additional funding cuts

By Betsy Klein and Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The White House characterized recent steps by Harvard University to rectify its apparent mishandling of antisemitism as “positive,” but signaled Wednesday that the university needs to do more to crack down on what it sees as anti-Israel bias on campus for the flow of federal funding

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11 high school lacrosse players suspected in hazing of teammate in Syracuse turn themselves in, avoiding kidnapping charges

By Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — All 11 Westhill High School lacrosse players suspected of being involved in hazing a teammate in Syracuse, New York, have turned themselves in, Onondaga County First Chief Assistant District Attorney Joseph Coolican said Wednesday. The non-juvenile students will be arraigned, while the juveniles will go “straight

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Colleagues of Victoria Roshchyna attend a vigil in Kyiv

Body of Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian detention returned by Moscow with signs of torture and with missing organs

By Ivana Kottasová, Victoria Butenko and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — The body of a young Ukrainian woman who died in Russian captivity after being held incommunicado for months was returned to Ukraine showing signs of torture, Ukrainian prosecutors have said. Kyiv said the remains of journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who went missing during a reporting

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