Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Student wrongly tied to Boston bombings found dead Reddit apologized for the 'dangerous speculation' on the site that pointed fingers at the student. A body pulled from the water off Indian Point Park in Rhode Island has been identified as the Brown University student mistakenly linked by amateur sleuths on a social media site to the Boston bombings. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Boy struck by bullet in Brooklyn building was accidentally shot by teen sister: Police An 11-year-old Brooklyn boy was injured after his 13-year-old sister accidentally shot him during a school skip day prompted by a solar eclipse, according to police. 04/17/2024 - 3:26 pm | View Link
FBI arrests Perkins man for allegedly throwing pipe bomb at Satanic Temple The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested and charged a man in Perkins on Wednesday morning for allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at a Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts. 04/17/2024 - 12:45 pm | View Link
13-year-old girl arrested for shooting younger brother in Brooklyn The teen was playing with a gun at the Brownsville Houses at the corner of Howard and Atlantic Aves. April 8 when it went off around 11 p.m., police said. 04/16/2024 - 12:02 pm | View Link
Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting suspect brought 38-revolver handgun to campus: arrest affidavit Ewing, 17, is facing two charges after police say he brought a Pink Lady Handgun 38-revolver handgun to school last Friday, according to an arrest affidavit. 04/16/2024 - 11:25 am | View Link
17-year-old accused of shooting fellow student at Dallas high school charged as an adult The 17-year-old accused of shooting a fellow student at Wilmer-Hutchins High School on Friday morning "intentionally and knowingly" brought a revolver to school, the arrest affidavit states. 04/16/2024 - 10:26 am | View Link