He studied Arabic and Sharia law in Cairo. And when war broke out in Gaza, Mr. Taal, 31, found himself increasingly drawn to the protests on Cornell’s campus, he said in a phone interview this week.

In the numerous court documents filed last week, more details of the prosecution’s case against Bryan Kohberger have emerged. The state plans to introduce a wide range of evidence, including Kohberger ...

They argued that under the Voting Rights Act, the state should be required to draw a map with two majority-Black districts so that voters in those communities would have the chance to elect ...