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By Elijah Westbrook Updated on: April 24, 2024 / 7:13 AM EDT / CBS New York Columbia University extends deadline for negotiations with pro-Palestinian demonstrators Columbia University extends deadline for negotiations with pro-Palestinian demonstrators 02:55 NEW YORK — Columbia University will continue to hold talks with pro-Palestinian protesters after extending the deadline to dismantle their encampment on the school’s main lawn in Manhattan. University President Dr. Minouche Shafik issued a statement Tuesday saying she and other school leaders were speaking with students to reach an agreement. A university spokesperson confirmed overnight the conversations will continue for the next 48 hours. If the dialogue is unsuccessful, the school will consider alternative options for clearing out the lawn and restoring calm on campus so students can complete the rest of their semester.  Chopper 2 flew over the school early Wednesday morning, and dozens of tents remained in place. Over the course of the eight-day protest , demonstrators have continued to demand Columbia divest from Israel. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams applauded the security efforts on campus Tuesday, but said students who are peacefully protesting

April 24, 2024 / 6:47 AM EDT / CBS/AP Friend of Evan Gershkovich on release effort Friend of Evan Gershkovich discusses effort to get him home 04:34 Moscow — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed in Russia on espionage charges until at least late June, after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pretrial detention. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent over a year in jail, with authorities routinely extending his time behind bars and rejecting his appeals. Last month, his pretrial detention was continued yet again — until June 30 — in a ruling that he and his lawyers later challenged. A Moscow appellate court rejected it Tuesday. The U.S. State Department declared Gershkovich “wrongfully detained”  soon after his arrest, and he is still awaiting a trial on the espionage charges, which the White House, his family and his employer all insist are baseless, but which could still land him with a decades-long prison sentence. U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands

Updated on: April 24, 2024 / 6:57 AM EDT / CBS/AP Magnet fisher pulls bazooka round from Charles River Magnet fisher pulls bazooka round from Charles River 01:14 Someone using a magnet to fish for metal objects in a Georgia creek pulled up a rifle as well as some lost belongings of a couple found slain in the same area more than nine years ago, officials said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says driver’s licenses, credit cards and other items dragged from Horse Creek in rural Telfair County are “new evidence” in a murder case that’s still awaiting trial. A citizen who was magnet fishing in the creek on April 14 discovered a .22-caliber rifle, the GBI said in a news release Monday. The unnamed person returned to the same spot two days later and made another find: A bag containing a cellphone, a pair of driver’s licenses and credit cards. The agency says the licenses and credit cards belonged to Bud and June Runion. The couple was robbed and fatally shot before their bodies were discovered off a county road in January 2015. Investigators

Over the last decade, streaming video platforms have gradually siphoned away viewers from traditional TV networks. But next month, they will be confronting the legacy outlets on their own turf — by going directly for their advertising dollars. For the first time, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix will both be part of what has long been known as “TV Week,” also called the “upfronts.” It’s the official start of the ad-selling season where advertisers commit their spending for the fall TV season that launches in September. Netflix, for example, will hold a presentation and an all-day interactive event called “The Netflix Experience” at Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers, where advertisers will get sneak peeks at new seasons of its top shows, including “Bridgerton,” “That ‘90s Show,” and “Squid Game,” along with unscripted properties such as a roast of retired NFL superstar Tom Brady. The week, which starts annually on the second Monday in May, is a rite of spring for advertisers and media buyers who travel around New York for lavish programming presentations, followed by parties where booze flows freely and large quantities of jumbo shrimp are

Workers at big retail and grocery stores in unincorporated L.A. County can retain a little more control over their schedules — and rely a little less on managers’ whims — starting next summer. On Tuesday, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to require that employers give those workers their schedules two weeks in advance, compensate them for last-minute schedule changes and space out their shifts by at least 10 hours. The ordinance, which will go into effect July 2025, applies to any retailer and grocer in unincorporated L.A. County with 300 or more employees nationwide. The county has estimated that the ordinance would affect about 200 businesses, many of them large chains, and up to 6,000 workers. Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who spearheaded the policy, said Tuesday’s vote would benefit both. “It is a win for retailers committed to a work environment that gives them a competitive edge and for our retail workers who deserve the dignity of a predictable schedule so they can plan for childcare, school and other life obligations,” she said. The policy closely mirrors the “fair work week” ordinance the City

DETROIT —  This will be the first NFL draft held in the Motor City. Fittingly, the first few teams will be looking for offensive engines. Quarterbacks were selected No. 1 overall in seven of the last 10 drafts, and that figures to be the case again Thursday with the Chicago Bears likely to take former USC standout Caleb Williams. And as was the case in 2021, quarterbacks could go 1-2-3. This mock draft contemplates a trade near the top, with conjecture that the New England Patriots could swap the No. 3 pick for Minnesota’s two first-round selections at 11 and 23. Both teams are in the market for quarterbacks, so it’s perfectly reasonable that the Patriots might stay put. Regardless, there is intrigue at the top of this year’s draft. There’s also legacy. This field of prospects features several whose fathers played in the NFL, among them Marvin Harrison Jr. and Frank Gore Jr., Kris Jenkins, who likewise shares has father’s name, along with Brenden Rice (son of Jerry Rice), Joe Alt (John Alt), Luke McCaffrey (Ed McCaffrey) and Jonah Elliss (Luther Elliss). Harrison is likely

Dozens of people across California have been wrongly convicted of crimes largely because of law enforcement officers’ flawed handling of eyewitness evidence. Courts have found instances of eyewitnesses feeling pressured to make an identification from a lineup even when the true culprit wasn’t present; making shaky identifications that were ultimately presented at trial as smoking-gun evidence; and choosing from lineups of photos in which some bore no resemblance to their description of the suspect, making the police’s preferred choice more obvious. That’s why my colleagues at the Northern California Innocence Project and I rejoiced six years ago when the state Legislature passed eyewitness identification reforms that we helped craft. The law now requires police to use evidence-based practices in handling eyewitnesses. It’s based on decades of scientific research into the causes of inaccurate and unreliable eyewitness testimony — the kind that has put innocent people in prison for decades and even for life. As of 2020, the law requires California police agencies to conduct “blind” lineups in which the administrator doesn’t know the suspect’s identity; admonish eyewitnesses that the perpetrator may not be in the

Artificial intelligence-powered cameras are being installed on Los Angeles Metro buses to help ticket cars parked in bus lanes. Testing is planned for this summer and the program is expected to go live by the end of 2024, Metro said, after two months of community outreach to “ensure that the public is aware of the purpose, timing and impacts of this new program.” “Once cameras are installed, there will be a 60-day warning period for drivers. During the first 60 days, warning citations will only be used as informational notices and will not result in any violations,” the agency said. The program, designed by technology company Hayden AI, is meant to improve bus times, increase ridership and address mobility concerns. Metro’s Board of Directors approved an $11 million-contract with the company last year to roll out 100 camera systems. The agreement started in December and is supposed to last roughly five years. The cameras will be mounted inside Metro bus windshields to monitor for parked vehicles in bus lanes and at bus stops, in order to help enforce new parking rules after L.A. City Council

By Graham Kates April 24, 2024 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News David Pecker on “catch and kill” process David Pecker testifies on Trump news “catch and kill” process 12:35 Everyone but the judge and jurors are seated before Donald Trump and his team enter the courtroom each day in his New York criminal trial. Reporters, other members of the public, prosecutors and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg himself, must all pass through security screening and be in place, and quiet, as Trump approaches the room. The group is sometimes settled in before Trump’s motorcade has even pulled up to the 17-story Art Deco-style building. The court officers’ radios suddenly crackle, echoing off the high, 83-year-old ceilings, announcing the arrival of a former president. Former President Donald Trump appears in court for his “hush money” trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 23, 2024 in New York City.  Curtis Means-Pool / Getty Images Reporters are reminded that they will be removed from the room if a court officer sees their phones. They continue to clatter away on their laptops, a glowing sea of screens

By Aimee Picchi Edited By Alain Sherter April 24, 2024 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News New study says workplace stress impacting more people’s health New study says workplace stress impacting more people’s health 05:42 About 4.3 million U.S. workers who previously didn’t qualify for overtime pay could soon receive time-and-a-half for working more than 40 hours a week thanks to a new rule from the Biden administration. The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday unveiled a new rule that will extend overtime pay to salaried workers who earn less than $1,128 per week, or $58,656 annually. Previously, only workers who made $684 or less each week, or $35,568 annually, were eligible for OT. Businesses are required to pay workers 1.5 times their pay if they work more than 40 hours a week, but that protection has been limited to hourly workers and lower-earning salaried employees. Because of the salary cutoff, many salaried workers were performing the same duties as their hourly coworkers, but weren’t able to qualify for overtime, Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su said in a statement. “This rule will restore the promise