Opinion: 10 things to know before moving in
By Katy McQuillan— Staff Writer We don’t know when all the construction will be over: Yes, it’s annoying and slightly unnecessary. Yes, we know you can’t get to English 1301 from the parking lot....
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More than 300 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY, Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Fatmata Kamara had just stepped outside her house before dawn Monday when she saw the muddy hillside collapsing above her. The only thing she could...
Deadly rally accelerates removal of Confederate statues
By JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press In Gainesville, Florida, workers hired by the Daughters of the Confederacy chipped away at a Confederate soldier’s statue, loaded it quietly on a truck and drove away with little...
Man convicted of notorious dragging death gets court review
By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A man on death row for the notorious slaying nearly 20 years ago of a black man chained to the back of a pickup truck and dragged...
Postal Service may get more freedom to raise stamp prices
By HOPE YEN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It may be time to stock up on Forever stamps. Regulators appear likely to accept the financially beleaguered Postal Service’s request for more freedom to raise the...
Bomb disposal team arrives after Brussels police fire at car
BRUSSELS (AP) — Brussels police opened fire on a car after a high-speed chase on Tuesday in the suburb of Molenbeek, where the driver told officers that explosives were inside the vehicle. Police fired...
8 jurors seated to decide Taylor Swift groping case
By TATIANA FLOWERS, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Eight jurors were selected Tuesday to determine whether Taylor Swift was groped by a former radio DJ during a concert meet-and-greet or whether he was unfairly fired...
Trump signs ‘seriously flawed’ Russia sanctions bill
By VIVIAN SALAMA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed what he called a “seriously flawed” bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, pressured by his Republican Party not to move on...
German prosecutors: ex-Auschwitz guard, 96, fit for prison
BERLIN (AP) — A 96-year-old former Auschwitz death camp guard who was convicted as an accessory to murder is fit to go to prison, German prosecutors said Wednesday. His lawyer said he will contest...
Homeland Security will waive laws to build US border wall
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive environmental reviews and other laws to replace a stretch of border wall in San Diego, moving to...