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By Taylor Romine, Lex Harvey, Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University professors are grappling with difficult – sometimes life or death – decisions, after being ordered to stop their research this week when the Trump administration froze more than $2.2 billion in funding over the university’s refusal to bow down to

By Danny Freeman and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Cody Balmer, the man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence, allegedly told 911 operators he targeted the governor in part because of his views on the war in Gaza, according to a search warrant obtained by CNN from the Dauphin County district

By Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is testing systems to detect drones in New Jersey, after a series of unexplained drone sightings in the state last year raised alarm. The testing, over a two-week period in the community of Cape May, includes about 100 off-the-shelf Unmanned Aerial Systems, commonly called

WBZ By Taylor Romine and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are rising across American academia after the Trump administration froze over $2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts at Harvard University after its leaders refused to make key policy changes the White House also is demanding of other elite US colleges. Harvard refused to

By Catherine E. Shoichet and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Undocumented immigrants who’ve been paying taxes in the US are facing an unsettling possibility: This year, that may be used against them. A recent data-sharing deal between the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Homeland Security is sparking widespread concern in immigrant communities –

CNN By Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian student at Columbia University went into a Vermont immigration office Monday hoping to begin the final step to becoming a US citizen. But instead of having an interview, Mohsen Mahdawi – who’s been in the United States for a decade – was taken away in handcuffs.

CNN Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Hungary’s parliament has passed a constitutional amendment that allows the government to ban all LGBTQ+ events. The amendment, which states that the constitution recognizes just two sexes — male and female — also codifies a law that allows authorities to use facial recognition tools to identify people who attend

By Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian student at Columbia University went into a Vermont immigration office Monday hoping to begin the final step to becoming a US citizen. But instead of having an interview, Mohsen Mahdawi – who’s been in the United States for a decade – was taken away in handcuffs. Immigration

By Jeff Winter and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration announced Monday that it would freeze $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contract value at Harvard University after the school said it would not follow policy demands from the administration. Earlier Monday, Harvard University said it would reject the

CNN, PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, WGAL, BROADCASTIFY, DAUPHIN COUNTY FIRE AND EMS, COMMONWEALTH MEDIA SERVICES, WHP, Broadcastify/Dauphin County Fire and EMS By Sabrina Souza, Amanda Musa, Dakin Andone and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The man charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence has been denied bail over concerns for the safety of

By Dalia Faheid and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Rümeysa Öztürk told a federal judge in Vermont Monday that she was unconstitutionally arrested, leading to her detention in a Louisiana immigration facility that the Tufts University PhD student described as “unsanitary, unsafe, and inhumane.” A nearly three-hour hearing for Öztürk – whom the

By Lex Harvey, Zoe Sottile, Dakin Andone and Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — Magistrate District Judge Dale Klein denied Cody Balmer, the man charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence Sunday, bail and recommended imprisonment for the safety of himself and of the community. He did not enter a plea. Balmer faces

By Alaa Elassar and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday must stop operations immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. The suspension of the air carrier certificate comes after an employee at the company who voluntarily agreed to stop flights was fired,

WHP, CNN By Zoe Sottile and Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an arson at the Pennsylvania governor’s house as the governor and his family slept inside. Harrisburg Bureau of Fire responded to the fire around 2 a.m. and extinguished it, but the building was left with

By Kelly Murray and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — At least six people were injured after a house explosion Sunday morning in Austin, Texas, leveled one house and severely damaged another, according to the Austin Fire Department. Two of the injured were from the house, said Shannon Koesterer, spokesperson for Austin-Travis County EMS. One

By Zoe Sottile and Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an arson fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s house as the governor and his family slept inside. Harrisburg Bureau of Fire responded to the fire around 2 a.m. and extinguished it, but the building was left with “a