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Shots fired, hundreds dead, civil unrest in S. Sudan

Longstanding ethnic hostilities in South Sudan led to the massacre of hundreds of civilians last week in the capital of the oil-producing ‘Unity’ state.

 
Family gifts PS4 to boy who donated smoke detectors

A 9-year-old Dallas boy saved up for nearly a year to buy a PS4 and then decided to use his savings for smoke detectors instead. But he still got the gaming system he had always wanted thanks to a family inspired by his actions.

 
Grieving students face unwanted surprise: loan collectors

Some student loan borrowers who had a parent or grandparent co-sign the note are finding that they must immediately pay the loan in full if the relative dies, or in some cases when bankruptcy is filed.

 
Supreme Court hears arguments on streaming TV dispute

The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between broadcasters and an Internet startup company that has the potential to bring big changes to the television industry.

 
Albuquerque police officer fatally shoots woman

A 19-year-old woman suspected of stealing a truck was shot and killed during a chase with Albuquerque police, authorities said. She is the third person in five weeks to be killed by Albuquerque officers and the first since the department was put under federal orders to reduce the use of deadly force and reform a culture of abuse and aggression.

 
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Michigan ban on affirmation action

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions despite one justice’s impassioned dissent that accused the court of wanting to wish away racial inequality.