California college shooting that left employee critical was 'workplace violence,' officials say
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California's Santa Monica College is closed Tuesday as police investigate a campus shooting that wounded an employee in what officials said was a “workplace ...
Family of Tennessee employee who died in Hurricane Helene flooding files wrongful death lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene ...
Ex-Louisville officer who fired shots in Breonna Taylor raid readies for 3rd trial
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer accused of acting recklessly when he fired shots into Breonna ...
Alex Murdaugh settles the wrongful death lawsuit that sparked his fall
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen killed in a boat crash involving ...
Former Indiana sheriff gets 12 years for spending funds on travel and gifts
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A former southern Indiana sheriff has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he spent millions of dollars in local funds on travel, ...
Casey, McCormick debating again after combative first meeting in battleground Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick meet for ...
Milford football team helps Trumbull boy with spina bifida live football dream
Aydin Artis, diagnosed with Spina Bifida and wheelchair bound, got to live his gridiron dreams last weekend thanks to his ...
Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it
(THE CONVERSATION) Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the ...
Candidate experience matters in elections, but not the way you think
One line of critique has persisted through the news cycles: that his lack of political experience may make Vance less qualified than others, including his opponent, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, to be ...
This course explores the history of contested presidential elections
Candidates failed to win a majority of electoral votes in 1800 and 1824. Sectional rancor over slavery caused states to reject the results in 1860. Disputed electoral votes in 1876 led to a political ...
How dogs were implicated during the Salem witch trials
All around, Salem’s witch trials seem to have been bad for dogs. Although there is no official legal evidence that dogs were killed for being witches, it’s clear that there were strong associations ...
Farms to fame: How China’s rural influencers are redefining country life
Digital-savvy farmers and countryside dwellers have used nostalgia and authenticity to win over Chinese social media. Stars such as Li Ziqi and Dianxi Xiaoge have racked up huge numbers of followers ...