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10:19pm, 5th May, 2019

Hero student who tackled North Carolina gunman remembered as 'selfless'

The North Carolina college student credited with saving lives by tackling a gunman firing at his classmates was remembered on Sunday as a person who died, the way he lived, "putting others first."

Student who confronted North Carolina gunman to be buried with military honors

3:11pm, 5th May, 2019

US

Student who confronted North Carolina gunman to be buried with military honors

The slain student hailed as a hero for tackling a gunman during last week's shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) will be buried on Sunday with full military honors.

Slain North Carolina college student confronted gunman, saved lives

6:19pm, 1st May, 2019

US

Slain North Carolina college student confronted gunman, saved lives

A 21-year-old student killed in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte saved some of his classmates' lives by tackling the gunman and attempting to disarm him, the city's top law enforcement official said on Wednesday.

2:44pm, 1st May, 2019

US

Slain North Carolina college student confronted gunman, saved lives: police chief

A 21-year-old student killed in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte saved some of his classmates' lives by charging the gunman and attempting to disarm him, the city's top police official said on Wednesday.

Washington student, Denver man among the dead in Sri Lanka blasts

4:28pm, 22nd April, 2019

US

Washington student, Denver man among the dead in Sri Lanka blasts

A fifth-grade student at an exclusive private school in Washington, D.C., and a Denver man on a business trip were among the U.S. residents killed in the Sri Lanka Easter attacks, a media report and the man's employer said on Monday.

Elizabeth Warren proposes canceling billions in student loan debt

3:24pm, 22nd April, 2019

Politics

Elizabeth Warren proposes canceling billions in student loan debt

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election, wants to cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt and make college cheaper for students going forward.

Minnesota student sues China's JD.com CEO Liu with allegation of rape

7:46pm, 16th April, 2019

US

Minnesota student sues China's JD.com CEO Liu with allegation of rape

A University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China's e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc, filed a civil lawsuit against him in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday, nearly four months a...

Minnesota student sues JD.com's CEO Liu, company over rape allegation

4:11pm, 16th April, 2019

US

Minnesota student sues JD.com's CEO Liu, company over rape allegation

A University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China's e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc, filed a civil lawsuit against him in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday, nearly four months a...

Murdered South Carolina student may have thought car was her Uber ride: police

10:58am, 31st March, 2019

US

Murdered South Carolina student may have thought car was her Uber ride: police

A South Carolina man has been charged in the murder of a University of South Carolina student who may have gotten into her killer's car mistakenly believing that it was her Uber ride, police said.

'Apparent suicide' of Parkland student days after massacre survivor took her life

4:47pm, 24th March, 2019

US

'Apparent suicide' of Parkland student days after massacre survivor took her life

A student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida has died in "an apparent suicide," police said on Sunday, less than a week after a 19-year-old survivor of the 2018 massacre at the school took her own life.

CNN hit with $275 million defamation suit by Kentucky student

8:34am, 13th March, 2019

US

CNN hit with $275 million defamation suit by Kentucky student

A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the "face of an unruly hate mob" confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January.

Swedish student leader wins EU pledge to spend billions on climate

8:46am, 21st February, 2019

World

Swedish student leader wins EU pledge to spend billions on climate

The European Union should spend hundreds of billions of euros combating climate change during the next decade, its chief executive said on Thursday, responding to a Swedish teen who has inspired a global movement of children against global warming.

Clashes break out after Greeks march to mark 1973 student revolt

2:14pm, 17th November, 2018

World

Clashes break out after Greeks march to mark 1973 student revolt

Greek police clashed with young protestors in central Athens on Saturday after thousands marched to mark the anniversary of a violently quashed student uprising in 1973 that helped topple the military junta.

Immigrant accused of killing Iowa student pleads not guilty

3:37pm, 19th September, 2018

US

Immigrant accused of killing Iowa student pleads not guilty

The accuser killer of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts, whose disappearance produced national headlines, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder at a court appearance on Wednesday.

Man charged in Iowa college student's murder in U.S. legally: attorneys

5:02pm, 22nd August, 2018

US

Man charged in Iowa college student's murder in U.S. legally: attorneys

A 24-year-old farm worker charged with the murder of an Iowa college student who disappeared while jogging is in the country legally, contrary to the claims of prosecutors that he was an illegal immigrant, his attorneys said on Wednesday.

'Quiet' student shoots and kills 10 at Texas school: authorities

7:00pm, 18th May, 2018

US

'Quiet' student shoots and kills 10 at Texas school: authorities

SANTA FE, Texas (Reuters) - A 17-year-old student armed with a shotgun and pistol opened fire at his Texas high school on Friday, killing nine fellow students and a teacher, authorities said, in an attack with eerie echoes of the massacre at a Florid...