Obama Sends Out Hanukkah Greetings

Hours after Columbia University’s 2:30 p.m. Monday deadline for students to leave the encampment to avoid suspension, hundreds of pro-Palestinian students remained on and around the lawn. The tents stayed up. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “We have begun suspending students,” Ben Chang, a spokesperson for Columbia University, said around 5 p.m. Earlier in the day, University President Minouche Shafik said in a statement that they were not able to come to an agreement with student protesters despite “robust and thoughtful offers.” Shafik’s decision to invite cops on to campus and arrest student protesters earlier this month sparked encampments at dozens of colleges nationwide.

(CHARLOTTE, N. C.) — Three officers on a U. S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said. The officers were first shot at by the wanted suspect as they approached the suburban home in Charlotte and they killed him in the front yard, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a news conference. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] A second person then fired on officers from inside the home where a high-powered rifle was found, Jennings said. A woman and a 17-year-old male were found in the home after a three-hour standoff that included armored vehicles crashing into the suburban home in a tree-lined neighborhood and tearing off doorways and windows.

In honor of Zendaya’s new film Challengers, which focuses on the intersecting love lives of three tennis players, we are taking a look at the best love triangles in movie history. The 31 films included on this list span decades, genres, and romantic machinations that may end up convincing you that, when it comes to love, three is a crowd.

(SALEM, Ore.) — One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, of Portland, told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery that he and his wife, Duanpen, would split the prize evenly with a friend who chipped in $100 to buy a batch of tickets with them, Laiza Chao.

One of only two Byzantine Catholic congregations in Denver is looking to upgrade. Holy Protection of the Mother of God has listed its existing church building at 1201 S. Elizabeth St. with an asking price of $1.1 million. That’s $435 a square foot for the 2,600-square-foot structure, which listing agent Matt Harper said a buyer could use as a day care or residence. “It’s a very interesting architectural building,” Harper said.

Englewood police shot at an individual Monday, authorities said on X. Police did not say whether officers hit the unnamed person or whether the individual was injured. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Greeley officer attempting traffic stop fires gun during fight with suspect Crime and Public Safety | Jury deadlocks on murder charge for sheriff’s deputy who killed Christian Glass, convicts on lesser count Crime and Public Safety | Armed man killed in shooting with Pueblo police Crime and Public Safety | Family of man killed in Manitou Springs police shooting files civil rights lawsuit Crime and Public Safety | Trial begins for Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy who killed Christian Glass The suspect led police on a pursuit on Santa Fe Drive before crashing at West Mineral Avenue, authorities said. The crash led to road closures on West Mineral Road. At 11:12 a.m., EPD was involved in an OIS in the area of 3325 S Santa Fe Dr.