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April 28, 2009 - 9:00 pm

In his Sunday column, editor Thomas Mitchell mistakenly stated that the 14th Amendment granted suffrage to free slaves. The 14th granted civil rights, while the 15th granted the right to vote.

A list of historical details provided by The Associated Press about the Pontiac car brand, which appeared in Monday's Review-Journal, contained an error. "Little GTO," a song inspired by the brand and originally titled "GTO," was by Ronny and the Daytonas.

A Los Angeles Times obituary of actress Bea Arthur, which appeared in Sunday's Review-Journal, said "Mame" won the Tony award in 1966 for best musical. In fact, "Man of La Mancha" won the Tony Award for best musical in 1966. Arthur won a Tony for featured actress in a musical in 1966 for her role in "Mame."

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FILE - Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads the Easter Sunday Mass at the ...

Church leaders say Israeli government is demanding they pay property tax

By Julia Frankel The Associated Press

June 23, 2024 - 5:31 pm

Major churches have accused Israeli authorities of launching a “coordinated attack” on the Christian presence in the Holy Land by initiating tax proceedings against them.

Students on the UC Santa Barbara campus in Santa Barbara, California, Nov. 9, 2021. (Al Seib/Lo ...

Officers remove pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Santa Barbara

By Melody Petersen Los Angeles Times

June 23, 2024 - 5:26 pm

Dozens of officers removed encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters from UC Santa Barbara Sunday morning, according to videos and social media posts by the protest group.

FILE - People listen to a speaker at a pro-Palestinian encampment calling for a permanent cease ...

3 Columbia University administrators put on leave over alleged text exchange at antisemitism panel

By Michael Symes / RJ

June 23, 2024 - 5:20 pm

Columbia Univ. said it placed three administrators on leave while it investigates allegations of unprofessional text messages during an antisemitism panel discussion on campus.

An F-18 fighter aircraft sits in the hanger of the Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), a nuclear-power ...

Aerial drone likely launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea

By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press

June 23, 2024 - 5:15 pm

An aerial drone likely launched by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said.

People protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the ...

Netanyahu: Israel winding down Gaza operations; war against Hezbollah could be next

By Josef Federman The Associated Press

June 23, 2024 - 5:08 pm

Netanyahu: the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down. Possibly sending more troops to northern border to confront terrorist group, Hezbollah.

Andrew Clark, a senior field organizer with For Our Future NV, discusses President Biden’s in ...

‘They want to trick you’: ‘Junk’ fees harming consumers, advocates say

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

June 22, 2024 - 6:14 pm

Nonprofit workers and representatives of the Nevada attorney general’s office met with the public Saturday to discuss so-called junk fees and how to dump them.

The Clark County School District’s presentation showing their recommendation to close th ...

Little school, big decision: Residents oppose closure ahead of expected school board vote

By Ella Thompson / RJ

June 22, 2024 - 6:56 pm

The Clark County School District is set to recommend the closure of Earl B. Lundy Elementary School on Thursday. Residents are fighting to keep the school open.

FILE - Members of the New York Police Department strategic response team load arrested proteste ...

Prosecutors drop most charges against Columbia University student protesters

By Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press

June 22, 2024 - 12:16 pm

Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped.

FILE - Israeli forces remove a body of a man killed during a military operation in the West Ban ...

Israeli found dead after being shot in the West Bank

By Wafaa Shurafa and Jack Jeffery The Associated Press

June 22, 2024 - 12:11 pm

An Israeli man was fatally shot in a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank Saturday morning, Israel’s army said, while deadly strikes rocked northern Gaza.

FILE - The USS aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, also known as 'IKE', sails in the Red Sea ...

Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home

By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press

June 22, 2024 - 2:27 pm

U.S. officials ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading America’s response to the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, to return home after a twice-extended tour.