The jury in the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting trial slowly stood from their chairs and walked out of the courtroom Thursday afternoon, likely happy for a break. … [Read more...]
Murdered Lawyer’s Ex Upset Over Shayna Hubers’ Sentencing
When the ex-girlfriend of a murdered Kentucky lawyer, Ryan Poston, heard the recommended 40-year prison sentence for his killer, she was stunned. … [Read more...]
Educational Inequality: For the Poor, the Graduation Gap Is Even Wider Than the Enrollment Gap
Rich and poor students don't merely enroll in college at different rates; they also complete it at different rates. The graduation gap is even wider than the enrollment gap. … [Read more...]
Charles Kennedy, Ex-Leader of Liberal Democrats in Britain, Dies at 55
LONDON — Charles Kennedy, a former leader of the Liberal Democrats in Britain whose career was marked by both success and tragedy, has died at his home in Scotland at the age of 55, his family announced on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
American Tourist Attacked and Killed by a Lion
An American tourist inside a car was killed and a tour operator was injured in an attack by a lion at a park near Johannesburg, South Africa, a spokesman for The Lion Park told ABC News. Staff members hurried into an enclosure at the park to fight off the lion and called an ambulance after the attack took place around 2:30 p.m. local time, or 8:30 a.m. ET, the spokesman, … [Read more...]
Over 120,000 Saiga Antelopes Have Inexplicably Died Since Mid-May
Scientists are trying desperately to understand the cause of a mass die-off that has cut the global population of the critically endangered saiga antelope nearly in half. Saiga antelopes, known for their distinctive flexible proboscises, live in large herds on the steppe grasslands and semi-arid deserts of central Asia. More than 120,000 have died in Kazakhstan over the past … [Read more...]
High Court Throws out Conviction for Facebook Threats
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man prosecuted for making threats on Facebook, but dodged the free-speech issues that had made the case intriguing to First Amendment advocates. … [Read more...]
Bangladesh Police Charge 41 With Murder Over Rana Plaza Collapse
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The police in Bangladesh filed formal murder charges on Monday against 41 people accused of involvement in the 2013 collapse of a building that housed several clothing factories, leaving more than 1,100 people dead in the worst disaster in garment industry history. … [Read more...]