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Harvard pledges $100 million to atone for role in slavery

By COLLIN BINKLEY FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, a gate opens to the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard President Lawrence Bacow announced Tuesday, April 26, 2022 that the university is committing $100 million to study its ties to slavery and create a "Legacy of Slavery Fund." (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to research and atone for its

Housing shortage, soaring rents squeeze US college students

University of California, Berkeley freshmen Sanaa Sodhi, left, and Cheryl Tugade look for apartments in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Millions of college students in the U.S. are trying to find an affordable place to live as rents surge nationally, affecting seniors, young families and students alike. Sodhi is looking for an apartment to rent with three friends next fall, away from the dorms but still close to classes

UK patient had COVID-19 for 505 days straight, study shows

By LAURA UNGAR A U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for almost a year and a half, scientists reported, underscoring the importance of protecting vulnerable people from the coronavirus. There’s no way to know for sure whether it was the longest-lasting COVID-19 infection because not everyone gets tested, especially on a regular basis like this case.  But at 505 days, “it certainly seems to be the

Video shows Mike Tyson punching airline passenger

Authorities on Thursday were investigating an incident in which former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching a fellow first-class passenger aboard a plane at San Francisco International Airport. The video shows Tyson leaning over the back of his seat repeatedly striking the unidentified man in the head, drawing blood. The footage was first shared by TMZ, which said it was recorded on a Jet Blue plane bound for

Police arrest suspect in South Carolina mall shooting

Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook speaks to members of the media near Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, S.C., following a shooting, Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital on Saturday that left 14 people injured. Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said 22-year-old Jewayne M. Price, who was one of three

12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained

Authorities stage outside Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, S.C., following a shooting, Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack. Three people who had firearms have been detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, Columbia Police Chief W.H.

Officer’s camera misses key moment of Patrick Lyoya’s death

By AMY FORLITI A TV display shows video evidence of a Grand Rapids police officer struggling with and shooting Patrick Lyoya at Grand Rapids City Hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Lyoya, 26, was shot and killed about 8:10 a.m., on April 4, after what police said was a traffic stop. (Grand Rapids Police Department) Body camera footage of Patrick Lyoya’s fatal encounter with a Michigan police officer shows a close-up view

Video shows Patrick Lyoya shot in head by Michigan officer

By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS and ED WHITE Protesters march through downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., near the police department during a demonstration held after videos of the shooting of Patrick Lyoya, by a Grand Rapids police officer from April 4, were released to the public on Wednesday, April 13, 2020. (Daniel Shular/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of

Police search for motive in Brooklyn subway suspect’s videos

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, MICHAEL R. SISAK and BERNARD CONDON New York City Police and law enforcement officials lead subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, 62, center, away from a police station, in New York, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The man accused of shooting multiple people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested Wednesday and charged with a federal terrorism offense. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Frank James posted dozens of videos ranting

Police: 2 injured in shooting at Greensboro music venue

Two people have been injured in a late-night shooting reported at a popular Greensboro music venue, according to police.  Officers responded to The Blind Tiger around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday after a report of shots being fired, according to a news release. When officers arrived, they found a person suffering from minor injuries from a gunshot wound. A second person with a gunshot wound arrived separately at a hospital. That person