Saint Louis, MO

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Amherst, MA

NBC News

There has been a dip in Black enrollment at some of the nation’s top universities since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, sharply limiting public colleges and universities from considering race in admission. Amherst College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Washington University in St. Louis are among...

Black enrollment dips at some top colleges after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

NewsOne

Enrollment at HBCUs has surged following the Supreme Court striking down race-based college admissions. Coincidence?
The post HBCU Enrollment Booms As Fewer Black Students Attend Top PWIs After Affirmative Action’s Demise appeared first on NewsOne.

HBCU Enrollment Booms As Fewer Black Students Attend Top PWIs After Affirmative Action’s Demise

Ohio State

The Hill

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) condemned pro-Palestinian protesters for turning “college campuses into garbage dumps” and calling demonstrators “crazy.” Vance joined Fox News’s Laura Ingraham on Tuesday to discuss the start of the school year at Columbia University, where earlier this year, a pro-Palestinian encampment became violent and sparked a nationwide movement…

Vance condemns student protesters for turning ‘college campuses into garbage dumps’

Georgia State

Winder, GA

New York Post

The deranged Georgia school shooter who allegedly killed two fellow students and two teachers Wednesday morning attempted to get back into his algebra class — but was rebuffed by a peer after she apparently saw he had a gun, according to another student.

Soon after the denial, a round of gunshots erupted inside Apalachee High School in Winder. 

Junior Lyela Sayarath told CNN that suspected gunman Colt Gray, whom she sat next to in the math classroom, left at the start of the period, only to return near the end of it.



Sayarath reportedly said someone over the loudspeaker told her teacher to check her email, and...

Alleged mass shooter Colt Gray, 14, left class, asked to be let back in locked room before opening fire in Georgia high school massacre: student

Delaware State

Georgetown, DE

A Delaware man was arrested and charged nearly 30 years after the death of his girlfriend, whose body was discovered in a Florida canal in 1996, officials announced Wednesday. Stephen L. Ford, 72, was taken into custody near his home in Georgetown, Delaware, on Aug. 16 on a warrant for second-degree murder with a weapon in connection with the death of Doris A. Korell, authorities in Florida said.

Delaware man arrested and charged nearly 30 years after girlfriend's body was found in Florida canal

Distractify

The college experience seems to have lost its way over the years. A few decades ago, someone could work an entire summer while living with their parents, save their money, and be able to afford a whole year's worth of tuition.Now, folks are going into debt forever, and the US' collective student loan debt stands at a staggering $1.753 trillion.With no caps on student loan amounts, universities are letting 18-year-olds sign their lives away for tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.And if it's a debt you've incurred with FAFSA, you're going to need to get special...

College Parent Drives to Dorm After Son Complains Roommate Is Bringing Girls Over

A spokesperson for former President Donald Trump's campaign commented this week on reports of a Trump clemency recipient being convicted of a domestic violence-related charge by saying, "President Trump believes anyone convicted of a crime should spend time behind bars.”. The statement from Trump’s national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, to...

Trump campaign says the former president believes 'anyone convicted of a crime' should be jailed

Massachusetts State

Gloucester, MA

A teenager was badly beaten by a large group of other teens in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The victim and his mother say he was targeted for being transgender. Police and other officials are investigating, including with a specialist in hate crimes, after the incident that was reported around 10:45 p.m. Friday.

Transgender boy, 16, beaten by large group of teens in Massachusetts

WINDER, Ga. — Sophomore Cameron Leroy was in class Wednesday morning when an unfamiliar noise pulsated from the hallway just after 10 a.m. When it didn't stop, his teacher at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, took action: He ordered students to crouch down in the corners of the classroom. He turned off the lights, locked the door and propped up a large touchscreen board to block the entrance.

Students at Georgia high school describe 'haunting moment' after suspect opened fire

A 14-year-old student suspected of gunning down four people at his Georgia high school Wednesday was previously investigated in connection with threats to carry out a school shooting, federal authorities said. The suspect, then 13, was a possible suspect in connection with threats made online last year using photos of...

Georgia high school shooting suspect was investigated in 2023 for online threats, authorities say

The suspect in a Georgia school shooting was investigated over previous school shooting threats. A Los Angeles community is stricken by accelerating landslides. And how Nvidia’s $297 billion loss rattled the stock market. Here’s what to know today. Two students and two teachers killed in Georgia school shooting;...

Victims in Georgia school shooting identified and how Nvidia shook the stock market: Morning Rundown

New Jersey State

A new panic alarm system that was triggered during Wednesday’s deadly shooting at a Georgia high school likely saved countless lives, authorities and advocates for the technology said. Lockdown warnings flashed on classroom screens at Apalachee High School as gunshots rang out, prompting students and teachers to lock the...

New panic alarm system at Georgia H.S. saved lives during shooting, officials say. Advocates want it nationwide.

Kansas City, KS

A Kansas City Chiefs super fan will spend more than 17 years behind bars for his role in a string of bank robberies across multiple states. Xaviar Michael Babudar, 30, who is well known for his online personality "ChiefsAholic," was sentenced to 210 months in prison without parole in Kansas City federal court Thursday morning, which amounts to 17½ years, according to federal court documents.

Kansas City super fan 'ChiefsAholic' sentenced to more than 17 years in prison

Mediaite

Conservatives defended former President Donald Trump’s Monday visit to Arlington National Cemetary and attacked Vice President Kamala Harris after she called his presence at a wreath-laying ceremony there a “political stunt” Saturday. Trump’s visit was mired in controversy after a cemetery employee accused his staffers of being...

‘You Got Them Killed’: Conservatives Rip Harris After She Accuses Trump of Arlington ‘Political Stunt’

Pennsylvania State

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New Boston-morea, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MOREA – A man serving a life sentence for homicide in southwestern Pennsylvania died this...
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Inmate at state prison near Morea dies, prison reports

Whitewater, WI

The US Sun

GYMNASTICS star Kara Welsh was shot and killed by a 23-year-old who was on the wrestling team at the college she attended, cops say. Police named Chad Richards as the suspect in Welsh’s murder on Tuesday – five days after she was found dead in her off-campus apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Investigators say […]

Gymnastics star Kara Welsh, 21, was ‘killed by ex-UW wrestler Chad Richards who shot her dead in college apartment’

Coverage on this live blog has ended. Follow the latest news here. The 14-year-old student accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School was investigated last year for threatening to carry out a school shooting, federal authorities said. The teen allegedly made the threats online and included photos of guns, according to officials.

Two students, two teachers killed at Apalachee High School, 14-year-old in custody

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A new Maori Queen was anointed Thursday, taking on the role at a time when New Zealand is facing some of the biggest challenges to race relations in two decades. A statement released by representatives said Nga Wai Hono i te Po had been chosen...

New Maori Queen is anointed as her father, the King, is buried

Oregon State

Medford, OR

MEDFORD, Ore. — Attorneys representing both living and deceased patients of an Oregon hospital filed a $303 million lawsuit against the facility on Tuesday after a nurse was accused of replacing prescribed fentanyl with nonsterile tap water in intravenous drips. The wrongful death and medical malpractice complaint accuses Asante...

Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water

Law & Crime

Central to the defense's argument is the claim that Isaac Hayes' estate does not even own the copyright to the classic 1966 Sam and Dave song "Hold On, I’m Comin'."
The post Trump campaign says Isaac Hayes’ estate does not own the copyright to classic song being played at rallies and suggests the musician was personally fond of the GOP first appeared on Law & Crime.

Trump campaign says Isaac Hayes' estate does not own the copyright to classic song being played at rallies and suggests the musician was personally fond of the GOP

NewsBreak

Fewer Black students enter some top colleges after court's affirmative action ruling

Some of the country's top colleges say that fewer Black...

Fewer Black students enter some top colleges after court's affirmative action ruling

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