Tag: nationwide

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Drexel ignore call to disband as arrests nationwide approach 3,000

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters ignored a request by Drexel University’s president to disband their encampment on Monday as arrests linked to campus demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war approached the 3,000 mark nationwide. Drexel’s campus remained on lockdown, with classes being held virtually as police kept watch over the demonstration on the school’s Korman Quad. […]

Nationwide teacher shortages leave school districts relying on alternative solutions

Districts nationwide are shortening school weeks and packing more students into classrooms because there aren’t enough teachers. Arizona is just one state where almost a quarter of their teaching jobs are consistently vacant. School districts are fighting to fill some of those jobs in Arizona and half of the time they are filled by people who aren’t properly certified. Representatives for school […]

FedEx Freight to close 7 service centers nationwide in 2024

FedEx Freight to close seven service centers in six states. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), confirmed Tuesday that it is closing seven service centers across the U.S. this year as the division continues to make alignments to its freight network. “As the less-than-truckload industry evolves, at FedEx, […]

Panera says it’s phasing out its controversial Charged Lemonade nationwide

A Panera Bread spokesperson says the restaurant chain is phasing out its Charged Lemonade, a highly caffeinated beverage that has been blamed for at least two deaths in lawsuits. The beverages prompted controversy in October following a lawsuit filed by the family of 21-year-old Sarah Katz, a University of Pennsylvania student with a heart condition […]

UChicago, DePaul encampment continue as nationwide protests escalate

CHICAGO — The University of Chicago encampment is entering Day 3 as DePaul students begin their second day of protesting Israel’s war on Gaza as nationwide anti-war protesters challenge their universities’ involvement. The demands at DePaul are no different than what other demonstrators at different college campuses across the country are calling for — a […]

Afghanistan launches nationwide polio vaccination campaign

Afghanistan launched a new polio vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at protecting around 10.72 million children under the age of 5, the Health Ministry announced. The four-day campaign will cover 31 of the country’s 34 provinces. Vaccinations in Ghor, Daikundi and Bamyan provinces will be implemented later due to recent rains and cold weather, the […]

Two Jewish New Yorkers share their wildly different perspectives on the pro-Palestinian protests at colleges nationwide.

Two Jewish New Yorkers share their wildly different perspectives on the pro-Palestinian protests at colleges nationwide. Two Jewish New Yorkers outside Columbia University this week shared wildly different perspectives as pro-Palestinian protests are erupting on college campuses nationwide — and accusations of antisemitism are following. “I think in the current moment the concept of antisemitism […]