Durbin holds U.S. Senate hearing on rise in hate crimes, which ends up turning hostile
In the audience was the mother of Wadee Alfayoumi, the 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was tragically stabbed to death in Plainfield, Illinois, last fall.
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In the audience was the mother of Wadee Alfayoumi, the 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was tragically stabbed to death in Plainfield, Illinois, last fall.
Durbin invited the mother of a Palestinian American boy who was stabbed to death in Plainfield, but most senators shifted focus to what they said is unchecked antisemitism experienced on college campuses. Megan Hickey reports.
Surrounded by supporters, Terrance Freeman spoke out about his firing at a news conference on campus late Thursday afternoon.
The death toll in the Israel-Hamas War is growing as the call for a cease-fire and to bring hostages home is getting louder.
The family of Aysenur Eygi, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed in the West Bank on Friday, is demanding an independent investigation into her death.
The military launched a large-scale operation overnight in parts of the occupied Palestinian territory. Officials said at least 10 Palestinians have been killed. Israel carried out raids across the West Bank.
On Friday, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said there were a total of 74 arrests over the four days of the convention, and most of those happened on Tuesday when a smaller group of protesters clashed with police for a few hours.
While organizers predicted the rally Thursday night would be the biggest, it appears to be the smallest. Charlie De Mar reports.
"The exclusion of a Palestinian American from the stage felt so deeply offensive, so deeply shocking that it left us stunned," said Abbas Alawieh, an uncommitted delegate from Michigan.
As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to accept her party's nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention, a group of uncommitted delegates has organized a sit-in outside the United Center, demanding that a Palestinian American be allowed to speak on stage.
Police Supt. Larry Snelling said the protest went smoothly Wednesday because safety was discussed.
"We had a group that showed up, and they showed up with the intent on committing acts of violence and vandalism. That was their intent," Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said
More than 270 different organizations came together to form the coalition to protest.
A standoff between protesters and officers at Union Park followed hours later.
Several protest groups are gathering at Union Park on Monday, just blocks from the Democratic National Convention at the United Center, as part of a large protest in support of Palestine, and to call for an end of U.S. aid to Israel.
The students were involved in an encampment that condemned the War on Gaza, took up the pro-Palestinian cause, and demanded a cease-fire. Andrew Ramos reports.
The students were involved in an encampment that condemned the War on Gaza, took up the pro-Palestinian, and demanded a cease-fire.
The students were involved in an encampment that condemned the War on Gaza, took up the pro-Palestinian cause, and demanded a cease-fire. Andrew Ramos reports.
The Israeli military acknowledged targeting a school, saying there was a command center inside. Hamas denied that.
The Israeli military acknowledged targeting a school in central Gaza City, saying there was a command center in the building. Hamas denied that.
These alarm from the Anti-Defamation League is another challenge to pro-Palestinian protest organizers, who have faced a legal battle with the City of Chicago to get permits to protest near the convention.
Andrew Ramos reports a Palestinian teen from Gaza arrives in Chicago for life-saving treatment in what has become an exhausting humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but there's a glimmer of hope for him.
More than 50 Democratic lawmakers boycotted the speech—including U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Delia Ramirez, and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois).
More than 50 Democratic lawmakers boycotted Netanyahu's speech to a joint session of Congress—including U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Delia Ramirez, and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois). Charlie De Mar reports.
CBS News Chicago obtained a copy of the complaint, which accuses professors of making racist and insensitive comments to the students.
