PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Editor's note: The last names of the students involved have been removed from this story due to threats.
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After three days of school closures at Portland State University because of pro-Palestine protesters occupying the school's library, class is in session again, and Jewish students opened up about how they’re feeling about coming back to school.
“I'm scared. I'm nervous. I don't know what people are gonna say,” said PSU student Amaya.
UPDATE |PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge dismissed all charges, including a murder count, against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver who had a knife, agreeing with defense lawyers who said the officer could have feared for his life.
The municipal judge ruled after a courtroom packed with police and relatives of Eddie Irizarry watched about 20 minutes of harrowing video of the brief traffic stop that led to the death of 27-year-old.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City stepped up its efforts to push migrants out of its overwhelmed shelters Wednesday as it began enforcing a new rule that limits some adult asylum-seekers to a month in the system before they have to find a bed on their own.
Migrants without young children must now move out of the hotels, tent complexes and other shelter facilities run by the city and find other housing after 30 days, unless they provide proof of “extenuating circumstances” and are granted an exemption.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSTM) — Actor Richard Gere was in New York over the long Memorial Day weekend to celebrate a special birthday. It wasn't his birthday, but rather his father's.
Pastabilities in Syracuse, New York was where Gere and his family celebrated the milestone event. The downtown restaurantposted a photo on Instagram of Gere with his father and restaurant staff.
"Richard Gere came into Pasta's tonight to celebrate his father, Homer Gere's 100th birthday,"
PHILADELPHIA (WCAU) — A four-year-old child is emotionally recovering after watching several suspects tie up and beat her loved ones during a home invasion.
Philadelphia police released video of last Monday’s home invasion in hopes of identifying and capturing the four suspects.
The brazen home invasion and robbery was caught on camera along the 6600 block of North 7th Street in East Oak Lane.
"Two guys were behind the car, and they put their gun in the face of him and me and said, 'come inside to the house.