TikTok and its potential malign influence are in the spotlight as lawmakers fear a communist Chinese Trojan Horse. We have more on a just-passed House bill that could see it banned. The Chinese ambassador faced heavy criticism from Harvard students during a speech at the institution. Protesters were heard accusing Beijing of multiple human rights […]
A speech by China’s ambassador to the United States on Saturday was disrupted by activists and students opposed to the communist regime’s human rights abuses. During the speech at the Harvard Kennedy School’s China Conference, the ambassador, Xie Feng, found his opening remarks repeatedly derailed as protesters stood up to denounce the regime’s repression in […]
WILLIAMSPORT. Pa.—The wife of a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after investigators said she shipped stolen human body parts—including hands, feet, and heads—to buyers. Denise Lodge, 64, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania to a charge […]
Harvard University will require its applicants to submit standardized test scores for admission, beginning with students who apply to start school in fall 2025, the university has said. The university announced the reversal of the pandemic-era policy that made the exam score requirements optional in a statement on Thursday. It is the latest school to […]
O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star whose infamous murder trial captivated the nation in 1994, has died. He was 76 years old and had been suffering from prostate cancer. President Joe Biden met with the Prime Minister of Japan and the President of the Philippines at the White House Thursday. It was the first-ever trilateral […]
A documentary about the victims of China’s forced organ harvesting was screened at Harvard last Thursday. It follows the stories of two families: an ailing father searching for his missing daughter and a gentleman searching for his 25-year-old brother for over two decades.
Three Harvard student organizations shed light on crimes happening in today’s communist China. A forum and panel on forced organ harvesting was held at the Ivy League on March 7~8. Why experts say organ transplant tourism signs death sentences for prisoners of conscience.
Harvard professor Roland Fryer, who at age 30 became the youngest African-American to ever be awarded tenure at the Ivy League school, has revealed he faced threats and had to get armed security after publishing a study showing no racial bias in police-involved shootings. Mr. Fryer, who has received numerous awards for his academic research, […]
Billionaire businessman and investor Kenneth Griffin, who has donated more than half a billion dollars to Harvard University, has said that he will no longer support the school due to its handling of alleged antisemitism. He branded its students “whiny snowflakes.” Mr. Griffin, whose donations to Harvard have reportedly totaled more than $500 million over […]
The newly appointed leader of Harvard University’s new anti-Semitism task force has been found to have previously called Israel an “apartheid regime.” Following the recent departure of former Harvard president Claudine Gay, who stirred controversy with questionable comments about anti-Semitism, interim Harvard president Alan Garber appointed Derek Penslar to lead the task force. Mr. Penslar, […]
As the Hamas-Israel war escalates, antisemitic protests surge on U.S. campuses. Jewish students at Harvard file a lawsuit, alleging insufficient protection against antisemitism. The suit, similar to others against colleges, claims increased attacks since Hamas’ October 7th assault. Attorney Marc Kasowitz insists Harvard must be compelled to address antisemitism.
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is advancing an investigation into the prevalence of antisemitic activity at Harvard University, with a new request this week for the Ivy League institution to turn over documents detailing its internal reporting and adjudication of harassment targeting Jewish individuals on campus. Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) sent […]
The Associated Press has apologized for an article it published about the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay that claimed the discovery that she plagiarized other people’s work was the “new conservative weapon against colleges.” “The story doesn’t meet our standards,” Lauren Easton, vice president of AP Corporate Communications, told Fox News Digital. The article’s […]
Reactions are coming in after Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned. NTD spoke with Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who shared his thoughts on the news and comments on American higher education. He chairs the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and is associate dean at the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
A collision at an airport in Tokyo, Japan, leaves five dead. A Japanese coast guard plane was on its way to deliver aid following Monday’s earthquakes. Harvard’s president resigned Tuesday following a string of criticism and allegations. Could California’s lithium deposits reduce the nation’s reliance on imports? One expert says it depends on demand. What […]
Israeli forces killed a senior Hamas leader near the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Jan. 2. Meanwhile, Turkish authorities have detained over 30 people they suspect of spying for Israel. Claudine Gay has resigned as president of Harvard following backlash over her response to anti-Semitism on campus and allegations of plagiarism in her research. She […]
Harvard’s president resigns following her response to students on campus calling for the genocide of Jews. She’s the second university president to resign after a heated House hearing. A knife attack against the opposition leader in South Korea was caught live on camera. What do we know about it so far? Cybersecurity becomes an increasingly […]
Five people have died after a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft collided with a commercial passenger jet at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. Video footage shows the passenger jet completely engulfed in flames after all of the passengers and crew had managed to evacuate. Police have not uncovered any evidence of either terrorism or political motives in the […]
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors in 2022, according to a market model study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday. Researchers said their results point to a need for greater transparency and better regulation, saying the platforms have failed to meaningfully […]
An Austrian business school has severed ties with Harvard University, adding to the international backlash over the Ivy League college’s handling of anti-Semitic rhetoric on campus over the Israel-Hamas war. Lauder Business School, located in Vienna, Austria, said in a statement earlier this month that the decision to end its partnership with Harvard was meant […]
