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Student stabs classmate with 4-inch kitchen knife at Long Island school: cops

A Long Island high 15-year-old was busted for stabbing a classmate in the chest with a 4-inch kitchen knife during a tiff in the high school’s parking lot, officials said. The unidentified Sachem High School East student attacked the student during a confrontation on Friday afternoon around dismissal time, Sachem Ce…

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Israeli forces detain teacher following school raid in Masafer Yatta, install gate east of Tammun

Israeli forces detain teacher following school raid in Masafer Yatta, install gate east of Tammun Israeli forces have detained a teacher following a raid on a school in Hebron's Masafer Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank, Wafa reports citing a "media activist". According to the activist, Osama Makhamreh, soldi…

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Abdul El-Sayed’s Oxford years: PhD, political awakening and sporting distinction

Michigan senator-elect’s former peers recall his time at university in Britain – and his love of coronation chicken sandwichesIn the cold, twilight days of 2008, inside the University of Michigan’s fortress-like Fleming administration building, one student was given a particularly adulatory sendoff.Mary Sue Coleman,…

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Beef industry quietly squashes part of its own science curriculum after ranchers protest

Lesson for teenagers included how cattle’s methane emissions contribute to climate crisis, but it was then scrappedA beef industry-funded effort to teach teenagers about cattle’s climate impact was quietly scrapped following backlash from some ranchers, who disputed the premise that cows contribute to global heating…

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Hong Kong’s top drama school to stage entrance as university town expands campus

Hong Kong is set to nearly double the campus area of one of three university towns planned for the Northern Metropolis to 75 hectares, with space reserved for a second campus for the city’s only public institution specialising in performing arts. According to a paper submitted to North District Council by the Develo…

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‘The blue wave isn’t applicable to trans people’: advocates in Washington state prepare to fight ban

Legal challenge against ballot initiative that bans transgender girls’ participation in girls’ school sports is poised to set off a battle over rightsA coalition of advocacy groups are preparing to mount a legal challenge against a Washington state ballot initiative that bans transgender girls’ participation in girl…

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Stimulant overdoses on the rise as opioid deaths decline, but treatment is complex

More people recognize opioid overdoses, but education about stimulant overdoses hasn’t been as clear-cutOverdoses involving stimulants are on the rise in many parts of the country, according to recently available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but experts say recognizing and responding to …

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52% of Hong Kong’s underprivileged children spend over 2 hours a day on devices

More than half of Hong Kong’s underprivileged children spend over two hours a day on electronic devices, often turning to screens for cheap entertainment despite problems with their eyesight, attention, sleep and addiction, a survey has found. The Society for Community Organisation (SoCO), which released the finding…

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‘AI clog’: UK public bodies battle onslaught of chatbot-generated complaints

MPs, local authorities, lawyers, schools and more are receiving floods of grievances, requests and legal challenges, often complex to read and respond to“It started as a trickle in 2024 and now it’s an onslaught.” Hollie Wickens, a senior caseworker in a Labour MP’s office, is explaining the daily reality of dealing…

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First-grade class set to fall below 300,000 for first time

No first graders arrived this year at Deungmyeong Elementary School in western Seoul. The school is now facing a merger, and a similar situation is playing out across South Korea, where the smallest incoming class on record is expected to start elementary school next spring. The number of new elementary school stude…

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Napolcom to pursue reforms in criminology education, police training for cyber-ready PNP

THE National Police Commission (Napolcom) will pursue reforms in criminology education and police training to strengthen the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) capacity to respond to cybercrime, Commissioner Rafael Vicente Calinisan said at the 1st Philippine Cybercriminology Summit 2026 held at the Philippine Trade…

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Entire up system to receive performance bonus before year-end; DBM oks conversion of 179 UP Manila faculty positions

DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Kim Robert De Leon brought good news to the University of the Philippines (UP) community, announcing that the entire UP System is eligible for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), which eligible personnel can expect to receive before the …

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[World Class] Ewha seeks global edge through women’s leadership, research

Behind each university’s global ambitions are choices about what to preserve, what to develop and where to go next. In “World Class,” The Korea Herald interviews leaders of Korean universities about the strengths they are cultivating and the futures they envision. — Ed. For Ewha Womans University President Lee Hyang…

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Lee Hae-in wins bronze at season's first senior Grand Prix event with triple axel

South Korean figure skater Lee Hae-in of Korea University won the bronze medal in the women's singles competition at her first International Skating Union (ISU) senior Grand Prix event of the season. Lee earned 143.30 points in the free skate at the Cup of China, the third event of the 2026-27 ISU Grand Prix series,…

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New elementary school enrollment to drop below 300,000 for 1st time amid low birth rate

The number of children entering elementary schools in South Korea is expected to fall below 300,000 for the first time next year amid the country's low birth rate, data showed Sunday. The number of first graders, born in 2020, entering elementary school for the 2027 academic year, is expected to fall short of 300,00…

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