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Harvard University is facing a government investigation for possible discrimination following a civil rights complaint filed by Arab and Muslim students, according to media reports. The Muslim Legal Fund of America, which lodged the complaint on behalf of the students…

An unrelenting series of winter storms and an outbreak of cold air have killed at least 33 people across nine US states since January 12, local media reported, putting most of the US in a deep freeze. Many of the…

CES, the Consumer Technology Association’s annual trade show of all-things tech, is taking place in Las Vegas this week, from 9 to 12 of January. The multi-day event, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, is set to feature swaths…

A New Jersey imam was gunned down outside his mosque before dawn Wednesday, leaving authorities hunting for a shooter and saying they’ve found no evidence yet that an anti-Muslim bias played a part in the shooting. Imam Hassan Sharif was…

The US religious freedom watchdog on Friday again called on the Biden administration to designate India as a “country of particular concern” under the US Religious Freedom Act, citing its alleged targeting of religious minorities overseas. The US Commission on…

For the second time in history, the University of Maryland Medical Center has successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a living human recipient. This surgery was performed by the same team that carried out the first experimental surgery…

Heavy rain brought about extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley, killing at least one person, flooding roadways and forcing road closures on Sunday night. A woman in her 30s is reported to have drowned after being swept away while…