Karah Rucker

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Harvard president takes 25% salary cut amid federal funding freeze

1 day ago | san.com | Harry Fogle |Karah Rucker |Matt Bishop

Harvard President Alan Garber will voluntarily take a 25% salary reduction for the 2026 fiscal year, a move the university said is part of its response to the Trump administration’s sweeping freeze on federal funding. The cut, which begins July 1, 2025, was confirmed by several news outlets citing a university spokesperson. Garber’s current salary was not disclosed, but previous Harvard presidents have earned around $1 million annually, according to by the student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson.
Latest Biden book alleges concerns over wheelchair, forgetting George Clooney

2 days ago | san.com | Harry Fogle |Karah Rucker |Mathew Grisham

A forthcoming book about former President Joe Biden accuses officials and aides of covering up the health problems of the onetime commander in chief. The authors, both reporters with mainstream media outlets, claim Democratic partisans did everything they could to prevent the public from knowing how serious Biden’s health issues were during the 2024 presidential election.
Brooklyn College protest encampment ordered off campus, arrests made

1 week ago | san.com | Karah Rucker |Matt Bishop

As college students near the end of another academic year and Israel escalates its offensive in Gaza, pro-Palestinian protests have intensified across university campuses. Some demonstrations have led to arrests as police move in to disperse encampments. The latest confrontation between protesters and police unfolded at Brooklyn College, where a pop-up encampment prompted police intervention.
Abbott threatens Texas city's funding over local resolution on Gaza

2 weeks ago | san.com | Harry Fogle |Karah Rucker |Mathew Grisham

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, has warned that he will cut state funding from the city of San Marcos if the City Council passes a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo against Israel. The resolution, which is set for a vote on May 6, has sparked significant controversy, with Abbott condemning it as “anti-Israel” and “anti-Texas,” while supporters say it’s a way to challenge big government over an international issue.
Troopers suspected smuggling in Abrego Garcia traffic stop, bodycam shows

2 weeks ago | san.com | Jake Larsen |Karah Rucker

Newly released body camera footage shows Tennessee state troopers stopping Kilmar Abrego Garcia in 2022 and immediately expressing suspicions of human smuggling. Despite their concerns, Abrego Garcia was only issued a warning for driving with an expired license. No charges were filed. Fox News was first to obtain the Tennessee Highway Patrol body camera footage through a public records request.
Elon Musk refutes report Tesla is looking for new CEO amid falling profits

2 weeks ago | san.com | Evan Hummel |Karah Rucker

Elon Musk refuted a Wall Street Journal report published on Wednesday, April 30, that said the Tesla board was looking to replace him as its CEO. Musk on Thursday, May 1, called the article “deliberately false.”“It is an EXTREMELY BAD BREACH OF ETHICS that The Wall Street Journal would publish a DELIBERATELY FALSE ARTICLE and fail to include an unequivocal denial beforehand by the Tesla board of directors,” Musk wrote in a post on X, the social media platform he owns.
Detainees signal SOS outside migrant facility ahead of deportations

2 weeks ago | san.com | Jake Larsen |Karah Rucker

An image captured by a Reuters drone is drawing national attention. At a detention center in Texas, dozens of detainees — some alleged to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang — stood in a courtyard spelling out “SOS.”Reuters reported that the individuals seen wearing red jumpsuits have been designated as “high-risk.”At least some of the detainees had already received deportation orders from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
College seniors 'uncertain' about what's next after pandemic disruptions

2 weeks ago | san.com | Diane Duenez |Kaleb Gillespie |Karah Rucker

Ella Becker, a graduating college senior, expressed feeling underprepared as she approaches graduation. “I feel a little underprepared, like I’m not really sure where I’m going or what I’m doing, and I’m just kind of going with it,” Becker said. Studies show millions of young adults share this sentiment as they prepare to receive their college degrees.
2nd protective order from Abrego Garcia's wife alleges death threat

2 weeks ago | san.com | Bast Bramhall |Karah Rucker

New details are surfacing surrounding domestic abuse allegations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. A 2020 protective order request, filed by his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura, has come to light. In the petition, Sura allegedly wrote that Abrego Garcia told her ex-mother-in-law that even if he killed her, “no one can do anything to him.” Before detailing the alleged death threat, Sura said Abrego Garcia demanded her car key and locked two of their children in a room.
FTC criticized for censoring public input in its social media censorship probe

2 weeks ago | san.com | Harry Fogle |Jack Aylmer |Karah Rucker

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is being criticized over its handling of public comments in an ongoing investigation into alleged censorship by major technology platforms. The inquiry, which began in March, aims to examine whether social media companies are unfairly restricting access to their services based on users’ speech or affiliations.