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Thursday, April 18, 2024 3:40AM The show returned after nearly 50 years away from Broadway. BROADWAY, New York — A Broadway classic made its magical return in New York City on Wednesday night. ‘The Wiz’ returned to the Broadway stage after a near 50-year hiatus. Opening night of the revamped classic included some big names on stage and behind the scenes. Stephanie Mills who played Dorothy in the original Broadway show was part of the night’s festivities. Several A-listers were a part of the red carpet to support the cast including ABC’s Tamron Hall and Sunny Hostin from ‘The View.’ ———- * Get Eyewitness News Delivered * More Local news * Send us a news tip * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Follow us on YouTube Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply. Copyright © 2024 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.

WASHINGTON — The president of Columbia University took a firm stand against antisemitism Wednesday as she parried accusations from Republicans who see the New York campus as a hotbed of bias, but she hedged on whether certain phrases invoked by some supporters of Palestinians rise to harassment. Nemat Shafik had the benefit of hindsight and months of preparation as she faced a congressional hearing on the Ivy League school’s response to antisemitism and conflicts on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. She arrived on Capitol Hill four months after a similar hearing that led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents. From the start, she took a more decisive stance than the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, who gave lawyerly answers when asked if calls for the genocide of Jews would violate school policies. When asked the same question, Shafik and three other Columbia leaders responded unequivocally, yes. But Shafik waffled on specific phrases. Rep. Lisa McClain, a Republican from Michigan, asked her if phrases such as “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free “

Thursday, April 18, 2024 1:46AM “Irresponsible and potentially deadly.” FAIRVIEW, N.C. — Neighbors at an apartment complex in North Carolina were left shocked Tuesday when they caught video of a group of people pulling bear cubs from a tree to take selfies. ABC11 affiliate WLOS received video from witnesses showing the group pulling the black bear cubs from a tree, holding one of the cubs and taking a selfie. Ashley Hobbs, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission special projects biologist told WLOS the video was reported to the commission Tuesday evening. She said that even though multiple cubs were seen in the video, she only saw one at the scene. Hobbs said the bear cub appeared to be very wet and cold and had been alone for some time. “We did see the video in response to the bear being left alone,” she said. “We do think that the bear probably had a pretty traumatic experience.” Hobbs said during this time of year it is common for female bears to leave their cubs in a safe tree and come back. She added that pulling a cub

Thursday, April 18, 2024 1:45AM A Central Fresno high school is taking action to help students become entrepreneurs. FRESNO, Calif (KFSN) — A Central Fresno high school is taking action to help students become entrepreneurs. Students at Patino School of Entrepreneurship pitched their business plans to a group of venture capitalists from Bloomberg Beta. At the school, the students take business focused courses their first two years of high school with the opportunity to network with experienced entrepreneurs in their junior year. “We’re a school of entrepreneurship and I think that Bloomberg Beta is one of the most influential venture capitalist firms in the states. And to be able to have those people interacting with our students is game changer for them,” explained Principal Blair Sagardia. Sagardia says this is the sixth year a junior class has presented to the group from Bloomberg Beta. Senior Malikye Peterson had that opportunity last year and says it’s one of many reasons this program has been a game-changer. “We don’t have someone to guide us, to lead us on the right path. And for me, this school kind

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — The Tulare Police Department is warning of a scam targeting students on social media. Crooks are targeting teens on social media taking advantage of a familiar face. “It’s pretty frustrating to see how easily our youth get preyed on,” says Tulare Police Sgt. Rosa Moreno. The new scam targets teens and it has the department on high alert. Recently, they received reports of fake profiles reaching out to local high-school students. Moreno says scammers use pictures of classmates they may recognize. “They target a specific juvenile and say, ‘Hey, I have a school project, I would like to pay you for this school project. However, I’m gonna need your banking information in order to pay you for the services,” explained Moreno. Once the information is handed over, accounts appear to be wiped out. “We have to remember a lot of these kids are starting their lives, they are trying to figure out how banking works. They work jobs and they are depositing the small amount of money that they are making to try to be a responsible adult and then

Justice Department nears settlement with Larry Nassar victims; Caitlin Clark’s salary highlights pay disparity between NBA and WNBA

SAN FRANCISCO — Inside a Chase Center already turned over for a quiet summer, Klay Thompson sat down at the podium with a fat lip and a twinkle in his eye. A smirk formed around the corner of his lips as he batted down the first question about his future. He’d be naive if he didn’t expect to be asked about his pending free agency. But he wanted to get what seemed like a planned routine off his chest. “You don’t want to talk about the season first?” Thompson asked rhetorically. “You want to talk about the future? That was a lot of games played, man. That was a pretty big accomplishment. What’s up with y’all not wanting to live in the present, bro? It’s ridiculous.” The thing is, Thompson’s present is exactly what he doesn’t want to broach. His free-agency future, which has been on the horizon all year, is here. Even if he’s not officially a free agent until July 1, everyone knows he may have played his last game in a Warriors uniform on Tuesday night. And it was an absolutely brutal

A 19-year-old man was killed and another man suffered multiple wounds in a shooting Tuesday evening in Turlock, the Turlock Police Department reported.

The Turlock Police Department’s ongoing effort to catch child predators through the use of social media has netted two more arrests, the police department announced on Tuesday.

Turlock Nursery School, the oldest such school in Turlock dating back to 1972, is getting a new look.

A handful of theater productions are set to hit the stage in the coming weeks and months. There will also be a unique opportunity in May for high schoolers to test their acting and singing skills for a rendition of a classic musical.

Backed by a pair of clutch hits by Aiden Sanchez and Nathan Cervantes, the Pitman High varsity baseball squad staged a two-out, three-run rally in the fifth inning of Monday’s contest against Downey High (Modesto) to defeat the Knights 4-3.

At least a million species may disappear from Earth in coming decades due to a warming climate, but scientists are using a range of tools to protect plants and animals. CBS News environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.

In an alibli court filing, lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, accused of fatally stabbing four University of Iowa students, claim he was “out driving” the night of the killings.

John Dickerson reports on the squashed effort to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security, Boeing under fire on Capitol Hill, and how artificial intelligence is beating humans in some sectors.

For the second time, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature thwarted an effort to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion law, which was upheld last week by the state Supreme Court. This comes despite high-profile Republicans like former President Donald Trump saying the ban goes too far. Elise Preston has more.

In a rare and exclusive interview, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío, the island nation’s point person in U.S.-Cuba relations, discusses his thoughts on the record number of Cubans processed at the southern border, the findings of a Cuban investigation into Havana Syndrome, and more with CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez.

The nearly 400-page investigative report released Wednesday raises new and troubling questions about Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen.

Senators voted along party lines Wednesday to dismiss both impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as unconstitutional. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.

A stranger batted away a rogue puck at a professional hockey game last week in Cleveland. A woman recorded the moment on her phone, with the puck coming within inches of her 4-year-old son’s face. She then put a video up on TikTok with a challenge to track down the “hockey hero.”

Caitlin Clark, the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft this week, had endorsement deals in college worth more than $3 million. However, her base salary as a rookie in the WNBA is capped at just over $76,000, which pales in comparison to her counterparts in the NBA. Jericka Duncan reports.