Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment

Tensions rose on the Columbia University campus as pro-Palestinian protesters refused to comply with a deadline to pack up their encampment.

• Apr 29, 2024

World Central Kitchen resuming Gaza operations weeks after deadly strike

Nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen is set to resume its aid work in Gaza, weeks after seven aid workers were killed.

• Apr 28, 2024

Hamas releases propaganda video of two hostages, including U.S. citizen

The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

• Apr 27, 2024

Long-lost guitar belonging to John Lennon going up for auction in NYC

A long-lost guitar that belonged to John Lennon has been found, and it will be on display and up for auction in New York City.

• Apr 25, 2024

Protests over Israel-Hamas war lead to hundreds of arrests on campuses

Hundreds of people have been arrested in California, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Georgia and other states during the tense protests on college campuses.

• Apr 26, 2024

Palestinians thank U.S. students for support as Netanyahu condemns them

As Israel's leader equates U.S. university protests to rallies in Nazi Germany, Palestinian students tell CBS News what the support means to them.

• Apr 25, 2024

Pope Francis says "a negotiated peace is better than a war without end"

In an exclusive interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis called for "negotiated peace" in Ukraine and Gaza, noting the devastating effects war has on children.

• Apr 26, 2024

Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

A video released by Hamas' military wing appears to show U.S.-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin delivering a message under duress.

• Apr 25, 2024

Columbia extends deadline for accord with pro-Palestinian protesters

Columbia University appears to have extended the deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse from the school's main lawn.

• Apr 24, 2024

NYU protesters cleared out by NYPD. See the school's response.

The NYPD made arrests at a pro-Palestinian protest outside NYU's Stern School of Business in Gould Plaza.

• Apr 23, 2024

Columbia University offering remote classes for rest of semester

Protests over the Israel-Hamas war continue on Columbia University's campus, as Jewish students report feeling unsafe.

• Apr 23, 2024

TikTok ban measure signed by Biden. Here's what could happen next.

President Biden signed a foreign aid package into law that includes a potential ban on TikTok in the U.S. Here's what experts say could happen next.

• Apr 24, 2024

Israel lashes out over possibility U.S. may cut aid to army battalion

Israel's leader says he'll fight any U.S. sanctions against his forces stemming from alleged pre-Gaza war human rights violations.

• Apr 22, 2024

NYC hosts Persian Day Parade, a celebration of Middle Eastern cultures

A sea of red filled Madison Avenue, as dancers and marchers showed off their pride at the Persian Day Parade.

• Apr 25, 2024

Columbia switches to remote learning, as protests enter 6th day

Classes at Columbia University are fully remote Monday, as pro-Palestinian protests over the Israel-Hamas war stretched into their sixth day.

• Apr 22, 2024

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