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Convicted killer of California college student Kristin Smart ordered to pay $350k in restitution 06/17/2024 08:58pm • SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge ruled Monday that a man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996 must pay just over $350,000 to her family for costs they incurred after her death. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O'Keefe ordered Paul Fl Authorities across US grapple with a rash of violence in final days of spring 06/17/2024 08:27pm • Communities across the country are grappling with a rash of violence in the final days of spring that included at least four mass shootings in one weekend, and continued Monday with stabbings outside an Indiana strip mall. On Saturday, a lone gunman opened fire at a recreational splash pad in suburb Liberty to play Commissioner's Cup final at UBS Arena in Long Island. Barclays out due to NBA draft 06/17/2024 08:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty will play the Commissioner's Cup championship game on June 25 against the Minnesota Lynx at UBS Arena in Long Island because the NBA draft makes the Barclays Center unavailable, the league announced Monday. The draft is the next night and there wouldn't be enou 30 Best Public B-Schools for a Full-Time MBA 06/17/2024 08:00pm • MBA programs at some public institutions may be less expensive.Earning an MBA can help business professionals reach C-suite positions, but those seeking a graduate business degree must factor in the cost. Some top-ranked two-year programs charge more than $80,000 in tuition per year. B-school hopefu Is Mifepristone Safe? Side Effects, Uses and How It Works 06/17/2024 08:00pm • Although it's been prescribed for over two decades, mifepristone, or Mifeprex, is still steeped in controversy. The nicknamed "abortion pill" mifepristone is often the focal point of many abortion ban discussions and political hearings. Recently, the drug withstood a legal challenge to its usage, as Which Generation Has the Most Wealth? 06/17/2024 08:00pm • Owning more than you owe is the initial step toward achieving economic security. As your net worth escalates, so does your wealth. On an individual level you have considerable control over your money, from how much you earn and borrow to the amount you save and invest. Despite pandemic-related setba How to Prepare for Dramatically Higher Federal Student Loan Interest Rates 06/17/2024 08:00pm • When federal student loan interest rates increase again in July 2024, undergraduate students taking out direct loans for the 2024-2025 academic year will see some of the highest rates in over a decade. Meanwhile, graduate and professional degree students and parents taking out direct Grad PLUS or Pa Robo Advisor vs. Online Financial Advisor: What's the Difference? 06/17/2024 08:00pm • Robo advisors appeared on the financial advising scene roughly 15 years ago to offer fee-conscious individuals access to well-crafted investment portfolios. In U.S. News' ranking of the best robo advisors for 2024, the methodology relied on some of the factors that matter most to investors, such as Caglianone makes up for short outing with record HR in Florida's 5-4 CWS win over NC State 06/17/2024 06:18pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two-way star Jac Caglianone broke the Florida single-season home run record to give his team the lead an inning after he struggled on the mound and got pulled, and the Gators eliminated North Carolina State from the College World Series with a 5-4 victory Monday. Florida (35-29) St. John's announces that Mike Cragg is out as athletic director in mutual parting 06/17/2024 05:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Cragg is out as St. John’s athletic director in what the school described Monday as a mutual parting. Cragg had taken over the role in 2018 and hired Rick Pitino as men’s basketball coach last year. St. John’s, which hasn’t received an NCAA Tournament bid since 2019, w Mississippi State adds former Bulldogs star Victoria Vivians as assistant coach, scouting director 06/17/2024 04:40pm • STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Sam Purcell has hired former Bulldogs star and WNBA veteran Victoria Vivians as assistant coach and scouting director. The school said in a statement Monday that Vivians, a sixth-year league guard/forward playing this season for A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida. Will the workforce be ready? 06/17/2024 04:06pm • LaBELLE, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida’s poorest counties is preparing for the new “Airglades” airport, a $300 million cargo hub that could transform its economy. Local leaders see the project as a generational opportunity, one that could bring more than 1,400 new, high-skilled jobs to their la Montgomery Co. public schools name longtime Virginia school administrator new superintendent 06/17/2024 03:50pm • Montgomery County Public Schools has announced a new superintendent for Maryland's largest school system. Thomas Taylor, who most recently served as superintendent of Stafford County Public Schools in Virginia, will serve as the new school chief, officials announced during a news conference Monda Biden's Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback 06/17/2024 03:34pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration's effort to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit another roadblock Monday, when a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the new Title IX rule in six additional states. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves referred to the regulation as “ Michigan, CUNY didn't suitably assess if Israel-Hamas war protests made environment hostile, US says 06/17/2024 03:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Michigan and the City University of New York did not adequately investigate complaints about antisemitic or anti-Palestinian harassment linked to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and other incidents, according to the results of investigations by the U.S