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.
A ‘fine letter to be remembered by’: Read George H.W. Bush’s gracious letter to Bill Clinton
A 1993 letter penned byGeorge H.W.Bush for political rival Bill Clinton is being widely shared as a tribute to the late president.
Alaska earthquake: Here’s what the destruction looks like from the scene
In the wake of the major quake and following aftershocks, residents took to social media to share pictures of the destruction they witnessed.
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.
Fox News guest apologizes for comparing Hillary Clinton to herpes during segment mix-up
Fox News guestAnna Paulina compared former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to a sexually transmitted disease.
Critic of gun control and former pastor charged in religious store shooting, sexual attack
Thomas Bruce — who formerly worked asa pastor— is facingmurder, sodomy and kidnapping charges for allegedly attacking three women at St. Louis area Catholic Supply store.