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Washington University among the best colleges in America, according to Niche

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

(Stacker) - While college enrollment remained below pre-pandemic levels, fall2022 freshman enrollment rebounded by nearly 100,000 students from the previous year, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.As enrollment levels begin to stabilize and more students pursue a college degree, Stacker compiled a list of the best colleges in America using Niche's 2023 rankings.Niche ranks colleges using various factors, including academics, admissions, financial, and student life. You can read more about Niche's methodology here. The list includes schools public and private, from West Coast women's colleges to elite East Coast liberal arts institutions. There's also a fair share of sprawling state schools, as well as more-privatized, religion-centric universities.These schools offer pioneering programs in sciences, entrepreneurship, and even video games. While some members of the list may be best known for athletic achievements, many ...

Illinois among states where people live the longest

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

(Stacker) - American life expectancy dropped in 2021 for the second year in a row and represents the largest two-year decline since 1921-1923. The average life span across the entire population is 76.1 years—the lowest since 1996. Life expectancy can be affected by numerous factors, from genetics to air quality to economic opportunities.Stacker used data from the 2023 County Health Rankings to determine the 25 states where people live the longest. The 2023 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2018-2020 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2021 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2023 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively. Please note that in the data below, the demographics for Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders were left out due to...

Colorado cop who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment, acquitted of attempted manslaughter

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train has been found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault. Jordan Steinke was acquitted of the third charge of criminal attempt to commit manslaughter.Steinke was the first of two officers to go to trial over the Sept. 16, 2022, crash that left Yareni Rios-Gonzalez seriously injured.Steinke testified that she did not know that the patrol car of another officer she was helping was parked on the tracks even though they can be seen on her body camera footage along with two railroad crossing signs. Steinke said she was focused on the threat that could come from Rios-Gonzalez and her pickup truck, not the ground.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Colorado cop on trial for putting suspect in car hit by train testifies that she didn’t “perceive” the tracks Crashes and Disasters | Driver who forced CSP trooper to jump to safety suspecte...

Broncos training camp rewind, Day 1: Changes aplenty in Sean Payton’s first year and a big play from Caden Sterns

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

Player AttendanceDid not practice: Physically Unable to Perform list – OLB Baron Browning (knee). Non-Football Injury list – WR KJ Hamler (pec), DL Mike Purcell (knee).S Kareem Jackson had a veteran rest day. RT Mike McGlinchey (personal) was absent a second straight day.Players limited due to regular camp load management included LT Garett Bolles, WR Tim Patrick and RB Javonte Williams, all of whom had major injuries in 2022. Bolles started practice and then had his day end early.“(Bolles) will be on that program,” Payton said. “… We’ll kind of have a schedule for them. You saw a few guys that weren’t dressed today that this happened to be their day when they’re going to be down. With each of these guys it’s different.”Rookie WR Marvin Mims Jr. (hamstring) did individual work but no team drills and rookie center Alex Forsyth was at times relegated to the side-field where injured players often do conditioning work.WR Kendall Hint...

Woman charged in shooting death of her husband is found dead in Douglas County jail

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

An inmate found dead in her cell at the Douglas County jail Friday morning was being held for investigation of second-degree murder and domestic violence.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Homeless women trying to stop 7-Eleven robbery in Arvada get shot Crime and Public Safety | Tickets and arrests didn’t increase when SROs were reinstated at Denver schools, police data shows Crime and Public Safety | Bicyclist killed in northeast Denver crash with commuter rail train Crime and Public Safety | CBI alert update: 5-year-old taken from Aspen found safe Crime and Public Safety | Suspect in Arapahoe County child custody case is arrested in Texas About 6:30 a.m., a deputy found Victorine Galvan Grice, 55, in an “unresponsive” state, according to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office news release. Grice was alone and there were no signs of trauma.Her death is being investigated by the Doug...

Big 12 has different look than 2010, but CU Buffs excited about joining revamped conference

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

Some of the most memorable games in Colorado football history involve conference battles with Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri.The Buffaloes also played a pair of Big 12 title games against Texas.Related Articles Kiszla: Buffs bolt back to the future before the Pac-12 crumbles into ocean. “My job just got harder … and better,” CU basketball coach Tad Boyle says. CU’s timeline in the Pac-12: From joining with high hopes, to bolting from crumbling conference back to Big 12 CU joins Big 12: What Buffs fans need to know about football, basketball, travel, kickoffs, television, rivalries CU’s vote to rejoin Big 12 about “visibility, exposure,” chancellor says Pac-12 survival: All eyes on Colorado as university regents meet to discuss Big 12 move Those schools won’t be in the Big 12 when Colorado rejoins the conference next year, but CU’s administration is excited ...

Community mourns volunteer fatally shot at Wilmington anti-gang violence event

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

Police are looking for two suspects who shot and killed a community volunteer as he was leaving an anti-gang violence event in Wilmington Thursday night.The shooting was reported around 10:15 p.m. near Bay View Avenue and West D Street. The victim, identified as Jose Refugio Quezada, 46, was leaving the Summer Night Lights event at the Wilmington Recreation Center when he was approached and shot, officials said.Jose Refugio Quezada (Michael Herrera)“Our victim, who was a cook here, just exited and was here on the street when he was approached by unknown suspects who fired rounds at him,” said Los Angeles Police Department Captain Keith Green.Witnesses called authorities, who arrived to find Quezada on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are looking for two shooters who were wearing all-black clothing and ran off in an unknown direction. Investigators are still trying to determine a motive.The Summer Night Lights event operat...

Video shows Orange County deputies open fire on man armed with axe

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

Deputies in Orange County fatally shot a suspected car burglar who walked directly at them carrying an axe, body camera and surveillance video released on Friday show.The shooting occurred on June 14 when authorities received 911 calls to report a man breaking into cars on Van Buren Street in Midway City.In several videos released on Friday, deputies are seen approaching the suspect as he rummages through a car in a gated driveway.They quickly notice he is holding an axe and retreat to the driveway entrance.Body camera and surveillance video show the suspect approaching the deputies with an axe in Midway City, California. Jun 14, 2023. (UCSD)“Drop the axe! Drop it!” the deputies shout.Instead, the man walks toward them with the axe in his right hand.  “Stop! Don’t move!” the deputies shout until the suspect gets to within a few feet of them and they open fire.The suspect falls to the ground with several fatal gunshot wounds.Authorities are still conducting a critical incident r...

Bonny Fire near Temecula burns over 850 acres; 5% contained

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

A brush fire reported Thursday near Temecula has exploded and burned almost 900 acres as of Friday afternoon.The Bonny Fire was first reported around 2:45 p.m. Thursday near the 44000 block of Bonny Lane in Aguanga, a city about 20 miles east of Temecula. The blaze initially burned about five acres in medium fuel, but began growing at a rapid rate of speed, the Riverside County Fire Department stated on its Facebook page. The fire had spread to 500 acres with 10 percent containment as of Friday morning, according to the Fire Department.Around 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon, a tweet from CalFire reported that the fire continued to spread rapidly, with 877 acres burned and only five percent of the blaze being contained."The evacuation area includes north of the San Diego County border, West of Anza Borrego State Park, south of Bowers, Bailey and Ramsey and east of Bonny," Riverside FD said on Twitter. (Twitter/@CALFIRERRU)An evacuation order has been issued for all residents of the Terwil...

Kenneth Brandenburg Killed in Bicycle Accident on State Route 206 [Mead, WA]

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:45 GMT

19-Year-Old Cyclist Fatally Struck by Dump-Truck in Bicycle Collision near Market StreetMEAD, WA (July 28, 2023) – Thursday afternoon, Kenneth Brandenburg was killed in a bicycle accident on State Route 206.The incident occurred around 12:10 p.m., near Market Street on July 20th.According to reports, Brandenburg was riding a bicycle east on SR 206 while the driver of a dump-truck was heading south in a private parking lot.The cyclist then struck the dump-truck on its passenger side as it entered the highway from the private driveway. Upon impact, the driver of the dump-truck fled the scene but returned later that day.Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medics later pronounced 19-year-old Brandenburg, of Davenport Washington dead. Investigators say he graduated from Davenport High School a month prior to the incident.Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties. Once available, further details will be provided.The l...