ENCAMPMENT at Columbia University (Wikipedia).

Tent encampments at college and universities created by pro-Palestinian students are now subject to removal and suspension of students involved. Columbia University in New York City has announced it was beginning the process of identifying and suspending students involved after an ultimatum was ignored.

No police were called, but protesters were notified that if they failed to comply and didn’t sign a form agreeing to abide by university policies through June 2025, they would be suspended from the college pending a hearing.

At the University of Texas in Austin, law enforcement officers, some dressed in riot-control gear, began arresting students. Pepper spray and flash-bang grenades were employed where students sought to block the path of a police van.

Three in fugitive task force killed

Members of a federal fugitive task force seeking to serve a warrant came under fire in Charlotte, North Carolina today and four were fatally wounded.

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Among those killed was a deputy U.S. Marshal.

The shooter wounded five other law enforcement officers before he was fatally shot. One of those officers was first reported to be in critical condition and died from his wounds later.

Two “persons of interest” were detained and the name of the shooter was not immediately released.

Angels, Dodgers win; Lakers fall

The Los Angeles Angels snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 in Anaheim.  They rallied from a 4-2 deficit with two runs each in the sixth and seventh innings and held off a late Philly rally.

Jo Adell hit his fourth home run as the Angels outhit the visitors 11 to six.  With the win the team is 11-18 and still in fourth place in the AL West.

The Los Angeles Dodgers jumped out to a 6-2 lead and held on for an 8-4 victory over the  Arizona Diamondbacks on the road. Andy Page doubled and drove in three runs as the Blue Crew improved to 19-12, still in first place in the NL West.

The Los Angeles Lakers saw their season come to a dramatic close on Monday as they lost 108-106 to the Denver Nuggets in the fifth game of their NBA Western Conference playoff series.

LeBron James scored 30 points for the Lakers. Jamal Murray led all scorers with 32 and he scored the game-winning basket for Denver with 3.6 seconds left to play.

Weather: Consistency can be good

Nice weather we’ve been having in our West Orange County area and it will continue for a while. Partly cloudy skies will stay with us through Friday. Daytime high temperatures will range from 71 and 76 with overnight lows at 55 and 56. Tuesday is expected to be 74 (56) followed by Wednesday at 71 (55) and Thursday at 76 (56).