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Massive protests and tent encampments opposing the war in Gaza are growing at universities across California, with classes canceled at the University of California-Los Angeles Wednesday, after tensions boiled over into violence there. Police arrested 25 students at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Tuesday. An organizer named Rithik from the Students for Gaza encampment at San Francisco State University recently spoke to Sonali Kolhatkar for her TV and radio show Yes! ...

Advocates for the rights of people with disabilities have joined the Montana Quality Education Association in a suit to stop a school voucher bill in the state. Montana is the latest to enact a plan allowing parents to pay private school tuition with public money. Senate Bill 393 is much more narrowly focused than Educational Savings Accounts in other states. ...

By Meghan Holt for the Ball State Daily News .Broadcast version by Joe Ulery for Indiana News Service reporting for the Ball State Daily News-Free Press Indiana-Public News Service Collaboration. “Come in as a stranger, leave as a friend” brands the doors of the Mark III Tap Room, known colloquially as “the Mark” in downtown Muncie, Indiana.  Established in 1968, the Mark is the state’s oldest gay bar.  Since its initial openin...

Several Connecticut counties rank poorly in the latest State of the Air report by the American Lung Association. Four counties measured for ozone pollution received failing grades while three others got Cs. The rankings stem from transportation emissions, the states largest contributor to greenhouse gases. ...

New Yorks 2025 budget takes proactive steps to address rural housing. In the budget, $10 million was allocated for improvements to rural housing built by the U.S. Department of Agricultures Section 515 program. ...

A new report shows Black girls are enduring disproportionate discipline, sexual harassment and public humiliation from school-based police and security guards in Miami-Dade public schools. The report, "Keep Her Safe: Centering Black Girls in School Safety," compiles the experiences of Black girls and young women between the ages of 14 and 24, sharing their stories through surveys and focus groups about mistreatment by school safety personnel who make them feel unsafe. Bayliss...

More than 1,000 family members of firefighters who died in the line of duty, including some from Texas, will gather in Emmitsburg, Maryland, starting this Friday, to honor their loved ones. The occasion is the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend and 13 of the firefighters being honored are from Texas. Victor Stagnaro, CEO of the National Firefighters Foundation, said their names will be added to a memorial wall. ...

A Connecticut bill would expand the states paid sick leave law. The initial 2011 law requires 40 hours of paid sick leave for workers at employers with 50 businesses or more. The new bill covers all workers regardless of their employers size. ...

Native American tribes in Nevada are calling for designation of a new national monument in east central Nevada. They say Bahsahwahbee, commonly known as Swamp Cedars in White Pine County, holds cultural and spiritual significance for tribal nations. Alvin Marques, chairman of the Ely Shoshone Tribe, explained Bahsahwahbee was a place of religious gatherings, healing ceremonies and celebrations, which made it a target for settlers who expanded into Indigenous "Newe territories&quot...

Artificial intelligence has come under scrutiny over potential negative impacts on society but a Minnesota medical expert said it has become one of many tools to improve outcomes for survivors of stroke. May is American Stroke Month, and in creating more awareness, voices within health care hope the public learns more about the warning signs and evolving technology on the treatment side. Dr. ...