Anderson Lee Aldrich said they "intentionally and after deliberation" murdered five people and wounded 17 others last November when they opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs. Aldrich — whose guilty pleas ensure they will spend life in prison — was labeled "a monster" in victims' statements during Monday's hearing. |
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Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of murdering four University of Idaho students. The 28-year-old suspect is charged in the stabbing deaths in a rental house near their Moscow, Idaho, campus last November. |
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Susan Lorincz, a white woman in Ocala, Fla., was charged with manslaughter and assault for fatally shooting her neighbor, a Black mother of four, earlier this month. Lorincz fired a handgun through her door, hitting Ajike Owens, who had knocked on it to confront Lorincz after she yelled at Owens' children, according to the sheriff's office. |
Pamela Dias remembers her daughter, Ajike Owens, at a service. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood, File) |
4. FLIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS |
After a weekend of disrupting peak summer travel, thunderstorms were still at it Monday: More than 1,400 flights were canceled by midafternoon. If your flight is canceled and you want to catch the next available one, most airlines will rebook you for free. If you don't want a replacement flight, the Transportation Department says you are entitled to a full refund including baggage fees and other charges — even if you bought a nonrefundable ticket. |
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The country's first transgender state senator, Delaware's Sarah McBride, announced her campaign for Congress in a run that could also make her the first trans person elected to federal office. The Democrat had interned at the White House during Barack Obama's presidency. |
Sarah McBride addressed the Democratic National Convention in 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) |
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The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a public charter school that had required girls to wear skirts. An appeals court had ruled that the North Carolina school's dress code, which had forbidden them from wearing pants, was unconstitutional. |
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More than 200 million people watch gaming videos on YouTube every day, and parent company Google has dabbled in online gaming. Now the video platform is getting into gaming directly, the Wall Street Journal reports. The second-most-visited website after Google.com, YouTube is in a great place to convert users into players as the global gaming industry is set to bring in $321 billion in 2026, according to data from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Great. We already spend way too much time on YouTube. |
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Soccer's governing body has for the first time signed a gambling sponsor for the Women's World Cup, which kicks off July 20 in Australia and New Zealand. The size of the deal was not disclosed by FIFA or by the sponsor, TAB, which has a monopoly on betting in New Zealand. Sponsorship and broadcast revenues have surged as women's soccer grows in popularity, according to FIFA data. Progress toward equality: Now you can bet away your savings on women's sports. |
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Angela Bassett's nearly 30-year wait for an Oscar is over, a new doc traces Steph Curry's ascent to become the NBA's greatest-ever shooter, and Ryan Reynolds & friends buy a stake in a top Formula 1 team. |
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The official airplane of New Zealand's leader is so old and rickety that for a recent trip to China, the country sent a backup in case the craft wasn't in good enough shape to fly Prime Minister Chris Hipkins home. The plane, named Betty, is one of a pair that have served PMs for about 30 years. Both have regularly broken down over the years. Betty, a 30-something who regularly breaks down, could not be more relatable. |
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Four of them. Born at the Buffalo Zoo. Just look at them. They are fuzzy and so little. For now. |
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Having a cat is exactly like not having a cat except sometimes you see a cat —@uberjnet
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