Update (March 31, 2025): Cornell University graduate student and anti-war activist Momodou Taal has left the U.S. on his own volition, according to posts on his social media accounts Monday. […]

ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of State revoked the student visa of Cornell graduate student and pro-Palestine activist Momodou Taal, court documents filed Saturday show. Taal is one of […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Cornell University international student and anti-war activist Momodou Taal was told by federal attorneys to surrender himself to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE...

Four months after Missouri voted to legalize abortion, Republican lawmakers are proposing a 100% tax credit — capped at $50,000 per year — for taxpayers who donate to crisis pregnancy centers.

Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, is pushing back on the administration’s hostility to reporters as he navigates a move to MSNBC from Politico.

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has initiated a four-month hiring freeze in all college, school and administrative units, citing “a time of significant financial uncertainty” in an internal letter to department heads Thursday afternoon. The announcement comes on the heels of potential National Institute of Health (NIH) research reimbursement cuts as well as congressional proposals to impose new federal taxes on universities with large endowments.

Institutions across the U.S. returned more than 10,300 Native American ancestors to tribes in 2024, making it the third-biggest year for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Re...

ITHACA, N.Y. — A recent February evening at the Sacred Root Kava Lounge and Tea Bar appeared, at first glance, to be business as usual. A band played extended folk-rock songs from the stage to a small but engaged audience. Customers ordering a variety of non-alcoholic drinks chatted with owner Paul Galgoczy, who stood behind a counter adorned with a large golden figurine depicting the head of the Buddha.

The lawsuit claims the state and city are interfering with federal law.

ITHACA, N.Y. — Common Council members unanimously reaffirmed the city’s sanctuary city resolution in a vote Wednesday that bars police and city officials from assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs En...

The current Archivist of the United States held an all-hands this week in which she still seemed to be in charge, 404 Media has learned.

This story contains graphic descriptions of violent and sexual acts. Please take care when reading. ITHACA, N.Y. — A 12-person jury in Tioga County found Joseph Howell, the man accused […]

ITHACA, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested at least one person in Ithaca Thursday in the first known instance of federal immigration enforcement action in Tompkins [...

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.

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