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Churches, synagogues and mosques in New York state could be getting more federal money to bolster their defenses against possible attacks and hate crimes amid a rise in threats against Jewish and Muslim communities fueled by the Israel-Hamas war.

The world has seen a 74% increase in ransomware cyber attacks in the past year, with American entities being the worst affected, CNBC reports.

A high-ranking official with the New York Police Department said protesters had weapons including knives and hammers as well as pamphlets with “Death to America!” written on them.

According to preliminary data from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), April 2024 recorded an unprecedented number of tornadoes, making it the second-highest number in history with 300 reported incidents.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the abortion ban repeal into law on Thursday.

As anti-Israel student protests sweep across American universities nationwide, the US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed by a large majority a bipartisan bill that would sanction antisemitism on college campuses, the Hill reports. The bill now moves to the US Senate for consideration.

Under U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas the agency responsible for securing the border used more than 50 airports worldwide to fly into the country more than 400,000 foreign nationals who are legally inadmissible.

Former President Donald Trump weighed in online on the ongoing chaos on college campuses as pro-Hamas protesters occupy and vandalize colleges around the country.

As of yesterday, May 1, abortion is banned in Florida beyond six weeks’ gestation – but Floridians will be able to vote in November on whether to enshrine abortion rights up to viability in the state constitution.

Clashes broke out at U.S. universities, injuring several people Wednesday as police struggled to end weeks-long protests against Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

President Joe Biden recently signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill and in so doing may have ended any hopes for a bill this Congress to address the southern border crisis.

The United States government is planning to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug, in a move that would bring federal cannabis law closer to individual state laws, Sky News reports. Like heroin and LSD, Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, indicating a high potential for abuse and no recognized medicinal qualities.

Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are seizing large quantities of cocaine at the border.

A number of US lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties are working on legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court if it decides to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhyahu or other senior Israeli officials, Axios reported exclusively.

Several Republican attorneys general have sued over the Biden administration’s Title IX rule change, arguing it is illegal. More states are expected to follow.

President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel student debt for some borrowers could cost taxpayers up to $1.4 trillion, depending on how the plans are implemented, a new report estimates.

The number of babies born in the United States has fallen to historic lows after already dropping below the level needed for one generation to replace itself — since 1971, experts say.

The House Judiciary Committee and the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government have found evidence that the federal government coerced at least 13 banks into surrendering information about American citizens without a warrant.

Federal data released Friday showed that inflation remains elevated. The figures came out on the heels of other data showing the U.S. Gross Domestic Product underperformed in the first quarter of this year.