Columbia sets deadline for agreement with protesters, threatens 'alternative options' for clearing protesters

Columbia University in New York set a deadline for administrators and anti-Israel protesters to reach an agreement to end the encampment on campus, as a police presence is standing by at the university.

University President Minouche Shafik initially set a deadline of midnight for an agreement with student organizers that must include dismantling the encampment, dispersing and following university policies going forward.

Shafik said in a message to the university community Tuesday night that if discussions are unsuccessful...