Man Shot by ICE Agent in Austin Is Charged With Assault

Prosecutors say Wilber Garces Perez struck an agent with his car’s mirror before another agent shot him. The charge reveals the existence of body camera footage of the shooting, though that video has not been released.Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was working as a food delivery driver when he was shot

E Edgar Sandoval and Hamed Aleaziz

Cornell University Rape Investigation: What We Know

Prosecutors have reopened the case of a woman who said she was sexually assaulted on campus in 2024. The woman’s lawsuit brought renewed pressure to reopen the investigation.Students walk past the now shuttered Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.

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A Timeline of the Cornell University Rape Investigation

Prosecutors have reopened an investigation into a former student’s claims that several men sexually assaulted her in a campus fraternity house.Cornell University administrators and the Tompkins County district attorney are under pressure over their handling of a former student’s allegations.

A Andrea Barnes

Black Voting Groups Prepare for Disinformation Campaigns in the Midterms

A new “propaganda playbook” aims to demystify common techniques used to target Black Americans, long a powerful voting bloc, with election-related disinformation.Black voters have been the target of disenfranchisement campaigns, and some groups and public figures are trying to counter those efforts.

T Tiffany Hsu

Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, including advancements in astronomy and military technology.A Russian drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, Ukraine, killed at least two people on Monday.

R Robin George Andrews and Nataliia Novosolova