Jim Riches pulled his son’s mangled body out of the rubble at the World Trade Center, but the phone calls still filtered in years afterward. The city kept finding more pieces of his son.
Colorado prosecutors seeking death penalty for Holmes
Prosecutors on Monday said they will seek the death penalty against the man accused in last year’s movie theater attack that killed 12, wounded 70 and spurred new gun control laws in Colorado.
2 escape from low-security federal prison in Minn.
Authorities say two men convicted for fraud have escaped from a low-security federal prison camp near Duluth.
Police amp up party prevention in April
If you’re planning on throwing a huge party with underage drinking, expect it to be busted before it begins.
Nev. crash kills 5 in Calif. family; teen arrested
Five members of a Southern California family were killed in southern Nevada when their van was rear-ended by an 18-year-old driver who was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said.
Dining Services looks for new contract with coffee provider
Dining Services is searching for a company to help St. Thomas students get their caffeine fixes on campus because the university’s contract with Starbucks expired in January.
Campus Ministry creates YouTube series to help students
St. Thomas Campus Ministry launched a YouTube series so that the answers to students’ questions about life, God or the Catholic church could be just a click away.
Relay for Life founder to speak at St. Thomas
Colleges Against Cancer announced Dr. Gordon Klatt will serve as St. Thomas’ Relay for Life’s keynote speaker in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex April 19.
US launches new batch of graphic anti-smoking ads
Government health officials launched the second round of a graphic ad campaign Thursday that is designed to get smokers off tobacco, saying they believe the last effort convinced tens of thousands to quit.
Court might sidestep major ruling on gay marriage
The Supreme Court dove into a historic debate on gay rights Tuesday that could soon lead to resumption of same-sex marriage in California, but the justices signaled they may not be ready for a major national ruling on whether America’s gays and lesbians have a right to marry.
Supervalu eliminating about 1,100 positions
The company said Tuesday that sale of the five grocery chains means that the remaining business will need “significantly fewer” corporate and store support roles and functions.
High court gay marriage tickets cost time, money
Tickets to the two arguments that begin Tuesday are technically free. But getting them requires lining up days or hours ahead, or paying someone else to.
Student collects coffee grounds for composting
The buckets of coffee grounds and containers of squirming worms in the parking garage under the Anderson Student Center are all in a day’s work for senior Quinn Wrenholt.
Seminarians make giant Vatican flag
To take part in the celebrations of electing a new pope, seminarian students Sam O’Donnell, James Downey, Joseph Wright and Cole Daily decided to make a 60-foot by 30-foot Vatican flag.
Study shows flying is safer than driving
Statistics released by the National Safety Council show the odds of dying in a plane crash in your lifetime are one in 7,178. The odds of dying in a motor vehicle accident are one in 98 over the course of a lifetime.