The University of North Carolina (UNC) will be offering free tuition to some students following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling to strike down race-based admissions policies at U.S. colleges—also referred to as affirmative action policies. The high court ruled in favor of Students for Fair Admissions in its cases against Harvard College (the undergraduate college of Harvard…
UNC to Offer Free Tuition to Some Students After SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling
July 7, 2023
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Suspect Killed, Officer Wounded as Robbery Spree Ends With Pursuit, Shootout on Ohio Interstate
July 7, 2023
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COLUMBUS, Ohio—An armed robbery spree in Ohio ended with a police chase and shootout that left one suspect dead and an officer critically wounded, authorities said. Two other suspects who fled on foot from the shootout were later captured. The spree began around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, when a man stole the keys to an SUV…
Baltimore Police Arrest 17-Year-Old Suspect in Block Party Shooting
July 7, 2023
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BALTIMORE—Authorities have arrested and charged a teen who detectives believe was involved in a shooting at a Baltimore block party over the holiday weekend that left two people dead and 28 others wounded, officials announced Friday. Members of the homicide and SWAT teams arrested the 17-year-old boy around 7 a.m. Friday after a search warrant…
Father of the Bride and Teen Who Tried to Save Friend Among 5 Killed in Philadelphia Shooting
July 7, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA—A father who was preparing to walk his eldest daughter down the aisle. An aspiring actor who appeared as an extra in the “Creed” movie franchise. A teenager who tried to help a wounded friend. These are the stories of those killed in the all-too-familiar thrum of another mass shooting. Five people in a working-class…
Life in Prison for Man Involved in Street Feud That Led to Woman’s Death and Shooting of 6-Year-Old
July 7, 2023
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DOVER, Del.—A Delaware man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his role in a street feud involving a drug kingpin that resulted in the kidnapping and slaying of a woman and the shooting of a 6-year-old boy. Dion Oliver, 43, was sentenced to the mandatory life term after he was convicted in federal…
Texas Officials Name Suspect Arrested and Charged in Arson That Killed 5 in San Marcos in 2018
SAN MARCOS, Texas—Officials in San Marcos, Texas, have named the man charged with intentionally starting a fire five years ago which killed five people and displaced 200 others. Jacobe De Leon O Shea Ferguson, of Austin, was arrested early Wednesday, Jonathan Henderson, Fire Marshal for the San Marcos Fire Department announced in a news conference…
Fire That Killed 2 Aboard a Cargo Ship in New Jersey Is Expected to Burn for Days
July 7, 2023
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NEWARK, N.J.—A cargo ship docked at the East Coast’s biggest port smoldered for a third day and will likely burn for several more after the fire claimed the lives of two New Jersey firefighters, officials said Friday, acknowledging that they’ll be discussing how first responders are trained. What caused the fire aboard the Grande Costa…
Memphis Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty Against Man Charged With Kidnapping and Killing Teacher
July 7, 2023
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her, a district attorney said Thursday. Cleotha Abston, 39, is charged with snatching Eliza Fletcher from a street near the University of Memphis on Sept. 2 and forcing her into an…
Hiker Missing in Yosemite After Being Swept Away by Fast-Flowing Creek
July 7, 2023
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.—A hiker has been missing in Yosemite National Park since the holiday weekend after being swept away by a cold and fast-flowing creek as California’s epic winter snowpack melts. Hayden T. Klemenok vanished while backpacking with a group at Upper Chilnualna Falls on Sunday, the National Park Service said in a statement….
2 Arrested in Countywide Crime Spree in San Diego
July 7, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A man and a woman were in custody July 7 after a violent crime spree that spanned from Coastal North County to the South Bay, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Around 7 p.m. on July 5, a man called 911 to report he was the victim of a carjacking in the 800…
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