Education Corp. of America closed its for-profit college campuses.Among the colleges effected: Brightwood College, Brightwood Career Institute and Virginia College.
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Charges: Cops said beating protesters would be ‘a blast.’ Then they hurt an undercover officer
A group ofSt. Louis police officers allegedly hoped to use ‘unjustifiedforce’ during fall2017 protests, according to charging documents.
Trapper shoots grizzly bear that likely killed his wife and baby in Canada, authorities say
Gjermund Roesholt was returning from trapping near a Yukon lake when he shot and killed a charging grizzly bear on Monday. He soon discovered that the bear had likely killed his wife and 10-month-old child, authorities say.
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Researcher: Alzheimer’s vaccine could cut dementia in half, human trials may be next
A study outlines advances in research that could lead to a successful vaccine for Alzheimer’s, a fatal brain disease. Trials in animals may pave the way for human trials, according to researchers.
‘The GPS told me to do it’: Woman guided by GPS drives onto railroad tracks, police say
Pennsylvania police say a woman following GPS directionsveered off a road and onto railroad tracks. She was ticketed for careless driving.
The man who was celebrated as Pearl Harbor’s oldest survivor has died at 106
San Diego native Ray Chavez was celebrated as the oldest living veteran of the Pearl Harbor attack. He died Wednesdayat the age of 106.
Man shoots buck with two heads. One had been dead for quite a while.
One buck died after fighting with the survivor, but he couldn’t disentangle his rack from the dead deer and dragged him around until a head remained.
Reward offered after dolphin shot in ‘brutal, senseless act of aggression’
The corpse of a common dolphinwas discovered Nov. 8 in the surf at Manhattan Beach, California, with a bullet hole in its body. The discovery has prompted an investigation and a $10,000 reward.
Viral video: Mom overjoyed as cops ticket slew of vehicles for passing stopped school bus
The Florida deputies from the Pasco Sheriff’s office stopped traffic to pull over numerous vehicles for passing a stopped school bus on Wednesday.
Man who raped dying teen, texted explicit pictures will serve less than 3 years
Family members of Alyssa Noceda called Brian Varela’s sentence ‘a joke.’ The judge said Washington state’s sentencing guidelines constrained her.