Cornell’s president defended the university’s response to sexual assault allegations as faculty debated a no-confidence resolution. The discussion follows a former student’s lawsuit over an alleged 2024 assault at a fraternity house.
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Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty in New York to a new U.S. charge of conspiracy to commit torture. They also deny earlier drug-trafficking and weapons charges, and their trial is scheduled for June 2027.
The FBI and Postal Inspection Service are investigating suspicious mail sent to election offices and congressional offices nationwide. Louisiana and Oklahoma received packages containing white powder, while investigators intercepted one destined for Ohio.
The University of Maryland suspended its club tennis team after a tournament document sent to other schools included Ku Klux Klan imagery. The team apologized and forfeited its matches as university investigations began.
Trump has canceled a plan to livestream the Dec. 3 firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. The proposal from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew opposition from some religious leaders and support from figures in his church.
The University of Chicago says witness statements and video helped identify a nonstudent person of interest after a woman reported a sexual assault at an off-campus fraternity party. The person has been banned from campus; no charges have been filed against them.
Trump says Nidal Hasan’s Dec. 3 execution by firing squad will not be livestreamed, reversing a plan announced by the defense secretary. Victims’ families may attend in person.
An Illinois man faces felony charges after police recovered a rifle and ammunition from his home and examined a document expressing white supremacist views. Investigators say he may have planned a mass shooting, but have not confirmed a target.