(Ovichnews USA) - Protests at U.S. universities showed no sign of slowing over the weekend, with more arrests on campuses across the country and skirmishes between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UCLA, where a tent encampment was set up last week. The escalating tensions underscored the deeply polarized views and passionate convictions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The US justice department will pay $138.7m (£110m) to survivors of disgraced national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.

A Colombian luxury handbag designer who pleaded guilty to smuggling purses made of the skins of protected reptiles has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Protests over the war in Gaza have taken hold at a handful of elite US universities as officials scramble to defuse demonstrations.

Terry Anderson, a US journalist held hostage for nearly seven years during Lebanon's civil war, has died aged 76.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday confronts the nation's homelessness crisis as the justices consider the legality of local laws that are used against people camping on public streets and parks in a case involving a southwest Oregon city's vagrancy policy.

Columbia University's head has defended her institution's efforts to tackle antisemitism to members of Congress.

People in four US states were left unable to make 911 calls on Wednesday night after widespread system issues.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a transgender middle-school girl in West Virginia can compete in her school's girls' track and cross-country teams, blocking enforcement of a state law against her.