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21 storiesCornell trustees tap Sally Yates to review handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees announced Tuesday that Sally Yates, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, will lead an independent review of how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints, including the alleged 2024 assault of a forme…
Cornell Faculty Introduce No-Confidence Resolution; Students Target President
Members of Cornell University's faculty have introduced a resolution for a vote of no confidence in the university administration over its handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house. The resolution is expected to …
China Marks Long March 90th Anniversary With Holiday Exhibition Crowds
China News Service reported that exhibitions marking the 90th anniversary of the Red Army’s Long March victory drew large crowds across China during the National Day holiday. Beijing’s Military Museum received more than 320,000 visitors by …
More Than 250,000 Rally Across France as Student School Protests Escalate
More than 256,000 people rallied across France on Tuesday and hundreds of schools were shut or blockaded as students, parents and teachers demanded more education funding. Police fired tear gas in Paris and other cities, and Fox News, citin…
FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins announce engagement
FBI Director Kash Patel, 46, and country singer Alexis Wilkins, 27, announced their engagement on Sunday in social media posts. Wilkins posted a black-and-white photo showing her ring with the caption “Went and got the law involved,” and Pa…
French high schools shut as student protests over school conditions enter third week
Student protests over underfunded and deteriorating schools across France entered a third week, with hundreds of high schools closed or disrupted and a student union saying 2,000 were at a standstill. Education Minister Édouard Geffray said…
Cornell students protest assault case handling; Day Hall vandalized
Student activists vandalized Day Hall, Cornell University's administration building, at about 3am Monday, smashing a glass door and painting messages in red, after a lawsuit alleging a 2024 fraternity-house gang rape. A Cornell spokesperson…
French student protests over school conditions spread; nearly 5,000 arrested
Student protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating school buildings have spread across France since they began on Sept. 21 at a high school in a Paris suburb, according to The Hill. Newsweek reported nearly 5,000 arrests, more than 6…
Rescue kittens explore Sea Life aquarium at Mall of America
About two dozen rescue kittens from the Twin Cities-based Bitty Kitty Brigade spent nearly two hours at the Sea Life aquarium at the Mall of America, in a suburb of Minneapolis, before it opened to the public. The visit, the group's sixth a…
US extends deadline for student loan auto pay interest rate cut to end of 2026
The US Department of Education has extended the deadline for student loan borrowers to enroll in auto pay and receive a 1 percent interest rate reduction to the end of 2026; the original deadline was Sept. 30. The reduction lasts through Ju…
Trump blames France student protests on “out of control mass migration”
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the student protests across France were “about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country,” not about schools. The remarks came as France’s Interior Ministry counted 266,000 demonstrator…
Students protest across France over school resources as unions join
Students demonstrated in cities across France on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, demanding more resources and better conditions in schools, according to the Associated Press, with marches in Rennes, Paris and Bordeaux. The New York Times reported th…
Cornell administration building vandalized; protest planned over assault case handling
Cornell's main administration building in Ithaca, New York, was splashed with graffiti and had a glass door damaged overnight, as student organizations planned a Monday protest over the university's handling of an alleged 2024 fraternity-ho…
Qinghai's Baima County, on Long March route, builds barley and snow tea industries
Xinhua and China News Service both carried a feature on Baima County in Qinghai's Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, described as the only place in Qinghai the Red Army's Long March passed through, where the Second and Fourth Front Armies…
Cornell president says university “must do better” amid rape allegation scrutiny
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff said in a Saturday video statement that the university “must do better” in handling sexual assault allegations and the investigation that followed them. A former student identified as Jane Doe …
Cornell rape lawsuit prompts 'I am Jane Doe' solidarity wave online
A young woman using the name Jane Doe is suing Cornell University and seven fraternity members she accuses of raping her, according to ABC News. Since the filing was reported late last month, social media users have flooded platforms with “…
Trump administration proposes dropping Head Start limits on suspending preschoolers
The Trump administration has proposed changes to Head Start regulations that would remove federal rules against suspending and expelling preschoolers, Associated Press, The Boston Globe and ABC News reported. The proposal would instead ask …
Vendor’s Chinese lessons at Tashkent flea market become a ‘micro-classroom’
Xinhua and China News Service published a feature on the Chinese “micro-classroom” at the Yangiabad flea market in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It describes how 57-year-old vendor Rashid learned spoken Chinese from Chinese tourists and how his 10-…
Scenic spots across China offer marriage registration to traveling couples
Scenic areas in several parts of China are now offering marriage registration on site, letting couples combine travel with getting their certificates, China News Service and Xinhua reported. The change follows the revised Marriage Registrat…
Leshan Buddha scenic area says viral maintenance video is AI-generated
The Leshan Giant Buddha Cultural Relics Protection (Scenic Area) Management Committee said a widely shared video showing workers cleaning the statue's ears and nose was AI-generated and not a real scene at the site. An official told reporte…