The 20-year-old Purdue University student stabbed to death in his dorm room was effusive, close with his family and wise beyond his years, according to his parents. Varun Manish Chheda, a senior majoring in data science, was found dead in his room on the school’s West Lafayette, Indiana, campus on […]
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Woman gored by bison sparks warnings for other nature-lovers
Rebecca Clark said she is grateful to be alive after she had a harrowing encounter with a bison that quickly turned violent. While hiking by herself at Texas’ Caprock Canyons State Park, Clark started recording a video as she tried to pass by a group of bison – who apparently […]
Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem
A Facebook search for the words “election fraud” first delivers an article claiming that workers at a Pennsylvania children’s museum are brainwashing children so they’ll accept stolen elections. Facebook’s second suggestion? A link to an article from a site called MAGA Underground that says Democrats are plotting to rig next […]
Cops: Buried car found on Silicon Valley home’s property
ATHERTON, Calif. — Police are digging into why someone buried a car in the yard of a multi-million dollar Northern California home in the 1990s and left unused bags of concrete inside. The car was discovered Thursday morning by landscapers in the affluent town of Atherton in Silicon Valley, police […]
Report: Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report Thursday by The Washington Post. Musk has told prospective investors in his Twitter purchase that he plans to cut nearly 75% of […]
Judge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan
ST. LOUIS — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey in St. Louis wrote that because the six states — Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, […]
Kevin Spacey found not liable in civil sex abuse trial
Actor Kevin Spacey was found not liable Thursday in a civil sexual abuse trial brought by fellow actor Anthony Rapp. The lawsuit has been dismissed. The accusations stemmed from an incident in 1986 when Rapp alleged Spacey climbed on top of him at a party when he was just 14 […]
Ex-UCLA gynecologist found guilty in LA sex abuse case
LOS ANGELES — A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles was found guilty Thursday of five counts of sexually abusing female patients, in a criminal case that came after the university system made nearly $700 million in lawsuit payouts. The Los Angeles jury found Dr. James Heaps, […]
Lindsey Graham ordered to appear before Georgia grand jury probing 2020 election
A federal appeals court on Thursday denied Sen. Lindsey Graham’s request to block a subpoena from the Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The ruling means Graham must testify before the panel. Graham has been fighting the subpoena since he was served over the […]
EPA launches civil rights investigation into Mississippi over Jackson water
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will open a federal civil rights investigation looking at Mississippi’s use of federal funds in Jackson and if the majority Black residents were discriminated against by not funding improvements to the water supply. The EPA investigation will look into if Mississippi’s Department […]