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Idaho college killings to remain a death penalty case

Idaho college killings to remain a death penalty case

Moscow, Idaho (Shunyu Fan/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) – The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s murder case has ruled the death penalty will remain on the table as the case moves forward, rejecting a request from Kohberger’s defense attorneys. In June 2023, prosecutors announced they intended to seek the death penalty against […]

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This top American college is going tuition-free for families making less than $200K

This top American college is going tuition-free for families making less than $200K

Adam Glanzman/Getty Images (MASSACHUSETTS) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that students with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend the Cambridge institution tuition-free starting next fall. The bulk of American households meet this income threshold, according to the university, which says the new policy will […]

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Bomb cyclone impacts West Coast, 2 dead in Washington state

Bomb cyclone impacts West Coast, 2 dead in Washington state

ABC News (BELLEVUE, Wash.) — Two people have been killed by falling trees in Washington state as a powerful storm hits the Pacific Northwest. In Bellevue, a tree fell into a home, hitting and killing a woman while she was in the shower Tuesday night, Bellevue fire officials said. In […]

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20-year-old mother, infant killed in drive-by shooting in Connecticut

20-year-old mother, infant killed in drive-by shooting in Connecticut

Hartford Police Department (HARTFORD, Conn.) — Police are searching for a man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son while they were sitting in their car in Hartford, Connecticut, on Tuesday, in what appears to be a drive-by shooting, according to police. A warrant has been […]

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20-year-old mother, infant killed in drive-by shooting in Connecticut

20-year-old mother, infant killed in drive-by shooting in Connecticut

Hartford Police Department (HARTFORD, Conn.) — Police are searching for a man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son while they were sitting in their car in Hartford, Connecticut, on Tuesday, in what appears to be a drive-by shooting, according to police. A warrant has been […]

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Convicted Jan. 6 rioter now found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents

Convicted Jan. 6 rioter now found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents

Blount County Sheriff’s Office (KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — A convicted Jan. 6 rioter has now been found guilty of plotting to murder FBI agents who were investigating the Capitol insurrection. Edward Kelley, 35, was convicted Wednesday in the federal case against him in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to the Department of Justice. […]

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology to waive tuition for families making less than $200K

Massachusetts Institute of Technology to waive tuition for families making less than $200K

Adam Glanzman/Getty Images (MASSACHUSETTS) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that students with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend the Cambridge institution tuition-free starting next fall. The bulk of American households meet this income threshold, according to the university, which says the new policy will […]

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Laken Riley case: Suspect found guilty by judge in campus killing, sentenced to life

Laken Riley case: Suspect found guilty by judge in campus killing, sentenced to life

ABC News (ATHENS, Ga.) — The suspect accused of murdering Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus was found guilty by a judge on all charges Wednesday, including malice murder and felony murder. He was sentenced by the judge to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the […]

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4 University of Rochester students arrested over antisemitic ‘Wanted’ posters

4 University of Rochester students arrested over antisemitic ‘Wanted’ posters

Libby March/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — Four University of Rochester students were arrested and another is under investigation for allegedly being involved with the antisemitic “Wanted” posters found on campus. The posters were discovered last week in classrooms and other buildings and targeted Jewish members of the community, according to […]

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Questions loom about TikTok as Trump’s cabinet comes into shape

Questions loom about TikTok as Trump’s cabinet comes into shape

CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, one of his first orders of business will be to decide about the fate of TikTok in the United States — and some of his cabinet appointees appear to be split on the issue. Sources familiar with […]

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