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Missing 22-year-old Wisconsin graduate student found dead in the Mississippi River

Missing 22-year-old Wisconsin graduate student found dead in the Mississippi River

La Crosse Police Department (LA CROSSE, Wis.) — A 22-year-old graduate student who disappeared after leaving a bar early Sunday morning has been found dead in the Mississippi River, according to the La Crosse Police Department. Eliotte Heinz, a graduate student at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was last […]

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UnitedHealth under federal investigation, company says in filing

UnitedHealth under federal investigation, company says in filing

Cheng Xin/Getty Images UnitedHealth Group faces a criminal and civil investigation from the Department of Justice, the company disclosed on Thursday. The company in an SEC filing said it was complying with the requests from the DOJ. UnitedHealth said it reached out “proactively” to the DOJ after media reports about […]

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Columbia University to pay $200M in settlement with Trump administration

Columbia University to pay $200M in settlement with Trump administration

Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Columbia University has agreed to pay $200 million over the next three years to resolve claims it discriminated against Jewish students — an agreement the university said will restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal […]

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Judge pauses Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release for 30 days

Judge pauses Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release for 30 days

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A magistrate judge in Tennessee has paused accused MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from criminal custody for 30 days, shortly after a separate judge ruled he should be returned to Maryland if released while awaiting trial. Abrego Garcia has been awaiting his […]

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Congressional committees push back on Trump administration’s proposed NOAA budget cuts

Congressional committees push back on Trump administration’s proposed NOAA budget cuts

Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed by the Trump administration and reiterated their support for a fully staffed National Weather Service (NWS) during recent committee meetings, which included key appropriations markup […]

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Judge blocks Trump administration from detaining Abrego Garcia upon his release from custody

Judge blocks Trump administration from detaining Abrego Garcia upon his release from custody

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia upon his release from criminal custody in Tennessee. Abrego Garcia has been awaiting his release on bail after pleading not guilty last month […]

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21-year-old charged in murder of Bay Area woman walking dogs

21-year-old charged in murder of Bay Area woman walking dogs

KGO (SAN FRANCISCO) — Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man accused of shooting and killing a woman who was walking her dogs in San Leandro, California, earlier this month. Rohith Sunil, 21, was charged with felony murder, assault with a semi-automatic gun and carrying a loaded weapon in […]

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Doctor charged in Matthew Perry ketamine death case pleads guilty to supplying drug

Doctor charged in Matthew Perry ketamine death case pleads guilty to supplying drug

Jason Laveris/FilmMagic via Getty Images, FILE (LOS ANGELES) — A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry before he died, becoming the fourth person convicted in connection with the “Friends” actor’s 2023 overdose death. Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine during […]

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22-year-old Wisconsin graduate student disappears after leaving bar, search continues

22-year-old Wisconsin graduate student disappears after leaving bar, search continues

La Crosse Police Department (LA CROSSE, Wis.) — Wisconsin officials continue to search for a 22-year-old graduate student who disappeared after leaving a bar early Sunday morning, according to the La Crosse Police Department. Eliotte Heinz, a graduate student at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was last seen on […]

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‘I was really just scared’: Man punched in viral Jacksonville traffic stop speaks publicly for 1st time

‘I was really just scared’: Man punched in viral Jacksonville traffic stop speaks publicly for 1st time

Photo attached: credit – Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — William McNeil, Jr., the 22-year-old Florida man whose violent arrest by Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies was caught in a viral video, addressed the incident publicly for the first time during a press conference on Wednesday morning. McNeil began his brief remarks […]

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