Tag: student
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Man convicted of murder in death of Laken Riley, Georgia nursing student killed on jogging trail
A judge has convicted the man on trial for the killing of Laken Riley, a nursing student in Georgia whose death in February shook the college town where she studied, as well as the country. Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty of murder and other charges related to Riley’s death. Ibarra, an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant,…
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Last frantic texts sent by Laken Riley’s mother before student found dead revealed in court
Georgia nursing student Laken Riley texted and called her mom as she headed out for a run to see whether she had time to chat – but then didn’t respond to her mother’s calls or increasingly frantic text messages. Riley called her mother at 9:03 a.m. on Feb. 22, and by the time her mother…
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Trial begins in murder of Georgia nursing student
Trial begins in murder of Georgia nursing student – CBS News Watch CBS News A murder trial is underway in Athens, Georgia, for a Venezuelan man accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley. The suspect was in the U.S. illegally, and his arrest helped put the immigration debate front and center during the presidential…
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Man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley “went hunting for females,” prosecutor says
A Venezuelan man “went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus” earlier this year and ended up killing nursing student Laken Riley after a struggle, a prosecutor said Friday. The man’s lawyer, though, said the evidence is circumstantial and doesn’t prove his client is guilty. Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally, is…
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LSU student arrested over alleged death threat vs. governor who wanted live tiger at game
11/13: CBS Evening News 19:46 Baton Rouge, La. — An LSU student has been arrested after, prosecutors say, he made an online threat to kill Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who advocated for bringing a live tiger onto the field as part of a recent college football game. Landry, a Republican, helped revive the school’s tradition of…
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Ohio lawmakers pass bill restricting transgender student access to bathrooms
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. The Republican-backed bill applies to public K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. It requires the schools to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the…
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With Trump’s win, student debt relief is in question. Here’s what to know.
President Joe Biden made student loan forgiveness a central issue to his administration, rolling out efforts to forgive debt as well as to lower repayments for millions of borrowers. But with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House in January, the future of those efforts is now in question. During the presidential debate with…
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Iran reportedly arrests female university student who stripped to her underwear in protest
Paris — Iranian authorities arrested a female student on Saturday after she staged a solo protest against harassment by stripping down to her underwear outside her university, reports said. The woman, who has not been identified, had been harassed inside Tehran’s prestigious Islamic Azad University by members of the Basij paramilitary force who ripped her…
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Hidden Maya city discovered in Mexico jungle by doctoral student: “There’s a lot more to be discovered”
A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University archeology doctoral student Luke Auld-Thomas was in Mexico about a decade ago traveling between the town of Xpujil, an archaeology site,…