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5 things to know for Oct. 8: Hurricane Milton, Immigration, Israel, Cyberattack, Marburg virus

Alexandra Banner, CNN October 8, 2024

CNN — As Florida residents brace for another major storm, new estimates reveal Hurricane Helene caused more than $47 billion in losses for property owners. With many insurance companies raising prices...

One year later, the Israel-Hamas war continues

One year later, the Israel-Hamas war continues

Ari Collins, Reporter October 6, 2024

It has been nearly one year since Israel declared its war on Hamas after an intense attack on Oct. 7, 2023.  The dispute over the Holy Land where the state of Israel resides is a decades-long conflict...

Israeli troops have launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon. Here’s what we know

Helen Regan and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN October 1, 2024

CNN — Israel has launched a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, opening a new and dangerous phase in almost a year of war. The...

Dozens of casualties and more feared buried in Israeli airstrike on Gaza humanitarian zone targeting Hamas militants

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN September 10, 2024

CNN — An overnight Israeli airstrike on an area that Israel itself had designated as a humanitarian zone for displaced people in southern Gaza killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, according to...

Palestinians move patients from Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after the Israeli military issued evacuation orders in an area east of Deir al-Balah, Gaza.

UN halts Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli military orders new evacuation amid polio vaccine push

CNN — The United Nations temporarily paused aid deliveries in Gaza on Monday over safety concerns after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, a senior UN official said, possibly complicating...

Letter to the Editors: The boycott divest and sanction movement against Israel violates authentic liberal values

Barry Dunietz August 26, 2024

This letter is written in response to an article titled "Kent State alumni join call for university divestment. Is it possible?" published on KentWired on July 29, 2024. Readers and reporters of KentWired,...

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, group says

Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN July 30, 2024

(CNN) — Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, Iranian state media Press TV reported Wednesday, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Hamas...

People gather for a protest in support of Palestine after the May 4 Commemoration on May 4, 2024.

Kent State alumni join call for university divestment. Is it possible?

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter July 29, 2024

During this year’s May 4 Commemoration, returning alumni witnessed students protesting against the war in Gaza, prompting them to wonder how they could support the students’ cause. Ken Hammond,...

Hundreds arrested across campuses in the US, including UCLA and Columbia. Here’s what to know

CNN Staff, CNN May 1, 2024

Protests at times turned violent between pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel supporters at various campuses across the US overnight. Approximately 300 people were arrested by the New...

College campus protests highlight tensions in Biden’s coalition

Gregory Krieg, CNN April 30, 2024

CNN-- President Joe Biden’s hopes of recreating the coalition that lifted him to office in 2020 are coming under threat as the protest movement against Israel’s war in Gaza spreads across college...

More than 100 killed amid Israeli gunfire and panic at Gaza food lines, Palestinian officials and witnesses say

Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond, CNN March 1, 2024

CNN -- More than 100 people were killed amid devastating scenes in northern Gaza, where Israeli troops opened fire Thursday, triggering panic as hungry Palestinian civilians...

Talks on a Gaza deal are at an impasse. Here’s what we know

CNN -- Talks on a hostage and ceasefire deal for Gaza appear to be at an impasse. Israel’s top-level delegation has returned from Cairo, and there has been no word from Hamas...

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