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Family of man eyed in ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s death calls for his release from solitary: ‘Enough is enough’

Sunday, May 16

One of the men accused of killing reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia federal prison in 2018 has been held in solitary confinement ever since, as his son calls for law enforcement to formally indict his father or move... Read More.

University of California agrees to nix SAT, ACT in admissions decisions in settlement with minority students

Sunday, May 16

The University of California agreed to no longer consider SAT or ACT scores when making admissions and scholarship decisions under a settlement finalized Friday in a 2019 lawsuit filed on behalf of low income students of color and students with disabilities.

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Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

Sunday, May 16

The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.

11 people shot in 8 bloody hours across NYC, one fatally

Sunday, May 16

A person was shot near the Port Authority bus station in Midtown Manhattan Saturday night — becoming the 11th shooting victim across the city in a bloody eight-hour stretch.

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Louisville police investigate whether attack on Army veteran at grocery store was racially motivated

Sunday, May 16

Police in Louisville, Kentucky are reportedly investigating after a disabled Army veteran has claimed that she was called a “White b****” by one of four, young Black women who then allegedly knocked her to the ground and proceeded to beat her in a grocery... Read More.

Pennsylvania teen charged with murdering older sister to seek mental health defense, lawyer says

Sunday, May 16

Claire Miller, the Pennsylvania teen charged with stabbing her older sister to death in February, will seek a potential insanity or mental health defense, her lawyer said.

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Ex-Ohio State professor gets 37 months in prison for sharing work with China

Sunday, May 16

A medical researcher and professor who pleaded guilty to what prosecutors called a sophisticated scheme to transfer U.S.-backed research to China was sentenced Friday to 37 months in federal prison.

Good Samaritan bitten and choked on NYC subway

Sunday, May 16

A good Samaritan was bitten and choked on the D train at Columbus Circle Saturday, in the latest off-the-rails subway attack,

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Mollie Tibbetts’ accused killer to stand trial soon in Iowa

Sunday, May 16

The trial for the man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts, a 20-year-old Iowa college student, will start Monday in Scott County, Iowa, nearly three years after her alleged murder, according to reports.

Kid reporter who interviewed Obama at White House dies at 23

Sunday, May 16

The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes, his family says.

Family of man eyed in ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s death calls for his release from solitary: ‘Enough is enough’

University of California agrees to nix SAT, ACT in admissions decisions in settlement with minority students

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

11 people shot in 8 bloody hours across NYC, one fatally

Louisville police investigate whether attack on Army veteran at grocery store was racially motivated

Pennsylvania teen charged with murdering older sister to seek mental health defense, lawyer says

Good Samaritan bitten and choked on NYC subway

Mollie Tibbetts’ accused killer to stand trial soon in Iowa

Kid reporter who interviewed Obama at White House dies at 23

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