The Columbia University student group that instigated nationwide anti-Israel demonstrations, built encampments at colleges across the country and that was criticized for acting as a proxy for Hamas was kicked off Instagram for repeatedly violating the platform’s “dangerous organizations and individuals” policies. The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Columbia announced on X Monday...
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Lawsuit challenges mask ban in New York county, claiming discrimination against disabled people
A disability rights organization has sued to block the Nassau County, New York, mask ban that prohibits face coverings in public except for health and religious reasons, with the lawsuit arguing the ban is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with disabilities. The Disability Rights of New York filed a federal class action lawsuit Thursday on...
Judge faults Breonna Taylor's boyfriend for shooting death, clears 2 Louisville officers of felony charges
A federal judge cleared two former Louisville police officers of felony charges in connection to Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting and instead faulted Taylor’s boyfriend for her death. In an order Thursday, U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson dropped felony “deprivation of rights under the color of law” charges against former Louisville Police Detective Joshua Jaynes and...
DNC Chicago protesters sound off on 2024 candidates
CHICAGO – Anti-Israel demonstrators rallying on Wednesday afternoon outside Chicago’s United Center during the DNC said they are not ready to choose Vice President Kamala Harris in November. “We don’t really believe her, like, strategies of, like, you know, good vibes,” one demonstrator, Enno told Fox News Digital, “That’s not how you fix a broken...
Chicago DNC: Anti-Israel protests erupt as Kamala Harris speaks on final night of convention
CHICAGO – Anti-Israel protesters took to the streets for a fourth night in Chicago Thursday on the last night of the Democratic National Convention where nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, was set to make a historic speech, addressing her supporters. Demonstrators met around 5 p.m. before marching, led by Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling and...
Anti-Israel agitators protest VP Harris nomination near DNC, hand out flyers for global 'intifada'
CHICAGO – Anti-Israel demonstrators marched toward the United Center – where the Democratic National Convention (DNC) wraps up Thursday night – with a message to Vice President Kamala Harris: Democrats are funding a “genocide” of Palestinian people and are not doing enough to get a cease-fire deal. Amid the sea of anti-Israel agitators – most...
Anti-Israel demonstrations continue near DNC for 3rd night as crowds gather in larger numbers
CHICAGO – Hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrations continued for a third straight night in Chicago as the Democratic National Convention (DNC) proceeded just miles away at the United Center arena. Protesters, many decked out in keffiyehs, assembled in significantly larger numbers than Tuesday, marching down Maypole Avenue along Park 578 waving flags and banners, including a...
Demonstrators shout 'F— you' at Chicago police, more than 70 arrested on 2nd night of DNC
CHICAGO – More than 70 anti-Israel agitators were arrested during the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago amid violent clashes outside the Israeli consulate. That figure was reported by the National Lawyers Guild of Chicago, which said in a post on X that their attorneys were at the police station ready to...
Ex-officer Derek Chauvin convicted in George Floyd’s killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Chauvin, 47, is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring,...
Biden DOJ defends Trump clearing 2020 George Floyd protesters from park near White House
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is willing to take responsibility for actions taken by former President Trump against protesters in 2020. The DOJ submitted a court filing on Monday certifying that Trump was acting within the scope of his office when he ordered the National Guard to disperse rioters gathered near the White House following...









