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Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school's liability for tragedy

Sep. 19, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Oxford school district on Thursday in a lawsuit that seeks to hold employees partly responsible for a shooting that killed four students and wounded others in 2021. The court, in a 3-0 opinion, said lawyers for the...

Wake Forest replaces canceled trip to Ole Miss with home-and-home series vs. Oregon State

Sep. 18, 2024 12:06 PM EDT

Wake Forest has announced future football games against Oregon State, with the series starting next year to replace a trip to Mississippi after a cancellation that drew the ire of Rebels coach Lane Kiffin. Wake Forest announced the series with the Beavers on Wednesday morning. It has...

With father of suspect charged in Georgia shooting, will more parents be held responsible?

Sep. 07, 2024 09:08 AM EDT

Murder charges filed against the father of a 14-year-old boy accused of a Georgia school shooting follow the successful prosecution of two parents in Michigan who were held responsible for a similar tragedy at a school north of Detroit. Is it a sign of a crackdown on parents accused...

Miles from her collapsed home, flood victim's sonograms of son found on Connecticut beach

Aug. 21, 2024 21:36 PM EDT

Devastated after her home collapsed in the aftermath of Sunday's deadly flooding in Connecticut, Randi Marcucio got some good news this week that warmed her heart and eased her despair. Sonograms of the single mom's now-3-year-old son that washed away in the swollen brook next to her...

College town's police say they don't need help with cleanup after beer spill

Aug. 21, 2024 17:15 PM EDT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A college town in Mississippi temporarily closed a street Wednesday after a delivery truck dropped dozens of cases of beer. The spill happened in Oxford, home of the University of Mississippi. The Oxford Police Department posted photos on social...

RBC Bearings: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 02, 2024 08:11 AM EDT

OXFORD, Conn. (AP) — OXFORD, Conn. (AP) — RBC Bearings Inc. (RBC) on Friday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $61.4 million. The Oxford, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of $1.90 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and stock option...

What to know about Malaysia's coronation of its king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar

Jul. 20, 2024 03:26 AM EDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's billionaire king Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar was installed on Saturday, six months after he was sworn in for a five-year term under a unique rotating monarchy system. The coronation at the national palace formalized the sultan's role as...

US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a 1.4% annual rate

Jun. 27, 2024 10:24 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade from its previous estimate. Consumer spending grew at just a 1.5% rate, down from an initial estimate...