Columbia begins suspending students in protest camp

By Jim Vertuno, Cedar Attanasio, Jake Offenhartz and Jonathan Mattise | Associated Press

NEW YORK — Protesters and police clashed Monday at the University of Texas in a confrontation that resulted in dozens of arrests, and Columbia University began issuing suspensions as colleges around the U.S. begged pro-Palestinian demonstrators to clear out tent encampments as commencement ceremonies approach.

From coast to coast, demonstrators are sparring over the Israel-Hamas war and its mounting death toll...