May 15 Headlines
WORLD NEWS
Gaza: Israel destroys tower housing foreign media (BBC)
"Israel's military says the tower block housed assets belonging to the Hamas militant group, which has been denied by the building's landlord. At least 10 people, including eight children, are killed in an Israeli air strike on a refugee camp in Gaza, officials say."
Colombia: Bleak futures fuel widespread protests (AP)
"Thousands of young people and college students have been at the forefront of Colombia’s antigovernment protests for more than two weeks, armed with improvised shields made from garbage cans and umbrellas. They have taken the brunt of the tear gas and gunshots from security forces, and dozens have paid for it with their lives."
France: Police fire tear gas on banned Palestinian march in Paris (AP)
"French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Saturday in Paris as protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip defied a ban on marching in the French capital. Thousands of people marched peacefully in other cities in France and elsewhere in Europe — including in London, Rome, Brussels and Madrid — to highlight the plight of the Palestinians."
US NEWS
Jamal Sutherland: Changes to bond hearings following death of mentally ill black man in police custody (CNN)
"Jamal's mother, Amy Sutherland, criticized the the way her son was detained. She was not notified when he was taken to jail from the mental health facility he was in, even though she was his guardian, she said. She also accused the deputies of teasing and provoking her son."
Voting Rights: Navajos say new Arizona restrictions will complicate voting (AP)
"The bills, some signed into law this past week by Gov. Doug Ducey, are worrisome for Native Americans who live in remote areas, other communities of color and voters whose first language isn’t English."
AAPI Hate: Racist attacks revive Asian American studies program demand (AP)
"Inspired by his literature class, Sugiarto added his signature to the nearly 1,000 on a petition calling on Dartmouth to establish an Asian American studies major, a challenge that’s been brought to the Ivy League school on and off for four decades."
