A 25-year-old student who is believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of two people inside a dorm room on the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs campus is under arrest. Police in Colorado Springs announced that they arrested of Nicholas Jordan in Colorado Springs on Monday morning. “It was really a smooth arrest,” said Colorado Springs Police Chief …
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, are considered children under state law and are therefore subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of a minor if one is destroyed. “The Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location,” the opinion states, …
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As the death toll in Gaza rises, Prince William said he wants to see an “end to the fighting” in the Israel-Hamas war as soon as possible. William, who recently returned to public royal duties after taking time off while his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, recovered from surgery, said it was critical for aid to get into Gaza. …
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Washington — President Biden said Monday he is weighing additional sanctions against Russia over the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. “We already have sanctions, but we are considering additional sanctions, yes,” Mr. Biden told reporters as he returned to the White House from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. On Friday, Mr. Biden blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for Navalny’s death, …
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Presidents Day is celebrated in the U.S. on the third Monday of February, a day set aside to commemorate the birthdays of both President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. Over the years, the federal holiday has shifted into a commercial event, with many retailers offering sales on Presidents Day to tempt shoppers to open their wallets after the Christmas …
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The Biden administration said Monday the government is providing $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont. The announcement is the third award of direct financial support for a semiconductor company under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.The law enables the government to invest more than $52 billion to revitalize …
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Abraham Lincoln pardoned President Biden’s great-great-grandfather after a late-night Civil War-era brawl, documents reportedly show, linking the two presidents across the centuries. The court-martial records in the U.S. National Archives, reported on by the Washington Poston Monday, detail the trial of Moses J. Robinette after a fight with fellow Union Army civilian employee John J. Alexander on March 21, 1864. …
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As many as one out of every three college students in the U.S. is dealing with food insecurity, according to Temple University’s The Hope Center, and at the University of California, Davis, students line up daily for the school’s food pantry. “Rent is unbelievably expensive,” senior Erin Cashin told CBS News. “It’s unfortunate that food and groceries and just basic …
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. —The wife of Burnsville police officer Paul Elmstrand — one of the three first responders killed over the weekend — said he would “drop everything” to help out someone in need. Two Burnsville police officers and a paramedic were fatally shot Sunday morning after responding to a call of an armed man barricaded inside a home with family …
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Women are getting more bang for their buck than men when they exercise, researchers said in a newstudypublished Monday. The researchers found that women needed just under 2.5 hours of moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity a week to get the same “survival benefit” that men get with five hours of physical activity. The mortality risk for women who engaged …
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