The first documented appearance of a sworn police officer patrolling a college campus was in 1894 at Yale University. Generally‚ there have been two approaches to police on university or college campuses. Initially‚ university administrators asked local police to respond to issues with antiwar demonstrators during the Vietnam War and with women’s rights protests in the 1960s. When many of those encounters did not go very well for anyone‚ campus police departments were created...

The U.S. economy added 175‚000 jobs and the jobless rate ticked higher to 3.9 percent in April‚ according to new Labor Department data released Friday. After several hotter-than-expected jobs reports‚ April’s employment gains fell short of economists’ expectations of 240‚000 new jobs and a 3.8 percent unemployment rate.

An officer entering Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall Tuesday evening to break up a pro-Palestinian demonstration fired his gun inside the hall‚ in an incident that is now under review by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office a spokesperson confirmed Thursday evening in response to an inquiry from THE CITY. The gun fired did not appear to be aimed at anyone and no one was injured‚ said Doug Cohen‚ a spokesperson for Bragg’s office‚ who said the office’s Police Accountability...

Columbia law students pleaded with the law school's administration to cancel all final exams and pass all students for the work they did the past semester after they were &;quot;irrevocably shaken&;quot; by arrests at the Gaza Camp protest this week.   &;quot;As the Administrative Board of student editors of the Columbia Law Review‚ we urge the Law School to cancel exams and give all students passing grades for their work throughout the semester‚&;quot; the student board said in a press release....

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in April while the unemployment rate rose‚ lifting hopes that the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates in the coming months. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 175‚000 on the month‚ below the 240‚000 estimate from the Dow Jones consensus‚ the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate ticked higher to 3.9% against expectations it would hold steady at 3.8%.

US stocks soared higher Friday morning after new data showed that US job growth slowed considerably last month. The blue-chip Dow was higher by 488 points‚ or 1.2%; the S&;P 500 was up 1.1% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.8%. The economy added just 175‚000 new jobs in April‚ according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data‚ far below economists’ expectations for 235‚000 jobs and the 315‚000 jobs added in March. The unemployment rate ticked higher as well‚ to 3.9% from 3.8% the month...

U.S. job growth slowed sharply in April while the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose‚ a sign that high interest rates and stubborn inflation are starting to weigh on the labor market. Employers added 175‚000 jobs in April‚ the Labor Department said in its monthly payroll report released Friday‚ missing the 243‚000 gain forecast by LSEG economists. It marked the worst month for job creation since October. The unemployment rate‚ meanwhile‚ inched higher to 3.9%.

On April 29‚ a man agitated a group of Jewish students and a Hillel staff member standing near the University of Wisconsin-Madison pro-Palestine encampment and did a raised-hand Nazi salute toward them‚ but did not shout &;quot;Heil Hitler.&;quot; AllSides highlights content from Gigafact‚ a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on Wisconsin Watch.

On April 29‚ a man agitated a group of Jewish students and a Hillel staff member standing near the University of Wisconsin-Madison pro-Palestine encampment and did a raised-hand Nazi salute toward them‚ but did not shout &;quot;Heil Hitler.&;quot; AllSides highlights content from Gigafact‚ a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on Wisconsin Watch.

The clashes between police officers and pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses have seized national attention‚ putting a spotlight on modern-day campus activism‚ law enforcement tactics and the contentious debate over Israel’s war in Gaza. In the last three weeks‚ more than 2‚000 people have been arrested across the U.S.‚ according to a tally compiled by NBC News.