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Wayne LaPierre to step down as chief executive of National Rifle Association

LaPierre, 74, has cited health concerns but resignation comes days before he faces civil trial over alleged misuse of NRA funds

January 05, 2024

By Editors Desk

Wayne LaPierre, chief executive of the National Rifle Association, at the organization’s annual meeting in Indiana on 26 April 2019. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Claudine Gay during a congressional hearing on antisemitism last month. HAIYUN JIANG/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Harvard Crisis Signals Broader Fight Over What a University Should Be

January 04, 2024

By Editors Desk

Alan M. Garber, the provost of Harvard University, delivering a commencement address in 2014. He will serve as interim president.Credit...Paul Marotta/Getty Images

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January 03, 2024

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January 02, 2024

Billionaire hedge fund manager and Harvard alum reacts to President Claudine Gay's resignation

Bill Ackman, who led calls for the Harvard leader's ouster, issues three-word response to her stepping down

January 02, 2024

Fox News contributor Joe Concha joins Varney & Co. to discuss a recent Washington Post op-ed calling for Harvard President Claudine Gay to resign and a New York Times op-ed by Gaza Citys mayor.

January 02, 2024

Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns, shortest tenure in university history

Harvard President Claudine Gay will resign Tuesday afternoon, bringing an end to the shortest presidency in the University's history, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

January 02, 2024

Harvard President Claudine Gay will step down less than one month after her controversial testimony before Congress. By Miles J. Herszenhorn

January 02, 2024

Claudine Gay to resign as Harvard president, student newspaper reports

Paper reports Gay will step down amid pressure over response to questions about antisemitism and plagiarism allegations

January 02, 2024

Claudine Gay on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 5 December 2023. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Reuters

January 02, 2024

Gender-neutral toy aisles, blackout license plates, anti-book bans: New laws for 2024

A new year brings new laws in several U.S. states, as 2024 gets underway.

January 02, 2024

Confetti fills the sky as the countdown to the new year is marked by the Ball Drop and fireworks during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2024 Celebration in New York City on Sunday. Photo: Roy Rochlin/WireImage

December 28, 2023

Trump on trial: What to expect in 2024 from the former president's legal cases

Trump, who is leading the Republican presidential primary polls, faces the prospect of up to five trials during the busy campaign year.

December 28, 2023

December 26, 2023

Harvard faculty appeal to the university’s board to address its growing number of crises

CNN has reached out to Harvard for comment.

December 26, 2023

Harvard Yard on a winter evening during finals week, December 13, 2023, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images

December 26, 2023

US hits Iran-backed militias in Iraq after attack

The US military has attacked Iranian-backed militant groups in Iraq, hours after US personnel were injured in a drone strike on a US airbase there.

December 26, 2023

The US hit sites used by Kataib Hezbollah. Getty Images

December 22, 2023

Explosive claims about Harvard president

The elite Ivy League school’s first black president is under pressure to resign as she comes under fire for her work.

December 22, 2023

A truck calling the president of Harvard a disgrace drives around Harvard University. Picture: AFP

December 21, 2023

Harvard's president looked like she was in the clear — but there are new concerns about attribution in her work

Harvard President Claudine Gay faced earlier allegations of plagiarism.

December 21, 2023

Harvard president Claudine Gay (L) is facing new concerns over attribution in her work. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

December 21, 2023

Harvard President Claudine Gay requests new corrections as House panel launches plagiarism probe

December 21, 2023

Harvard University President Claudine Gay. Ken Cedeno/Reuters

December 19, 2023

US state bans Trump from ballot

Colorado judges claimed the former president committed “insurrection”

December 19, 2023

Attorney Eric Olson argues before the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver © AP / David Zalubowski

December 18, 2023

They Do It for Trump

Behind the GOP’s shifting excuses for abandoning Ukraine

December 18, 2023

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December 18, 2023

Car crashes into Biden’s motorcade

The US president looked visibly startled by the incident

December 18, 2023

December 12, 2023

American universities face a reckoning over academic freedom

Their treatment of antisemitism is exposing wider inconsistencies when it comes to free speech

December 12, 2023

December 09, 2023

UPenn president resigns in wake of antisemitism hearing

In his statement, Bok acknowledged that Magill erred during her disastrous testimony, describing a “dreadful 30-second sound bite” following a lengthy hearing.

December 09, 2023