Federal prosecutors charge shop clerk, son with selling kratom thought to be tied to Ole Miss deathFederal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student, prosecutors announced Friday.Chicago Tribune5d agoWhole story →EducationJusticekratom death investigation
NY governor says Cornell rape accuser was ‘failed’ by people obligated to protect herNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was “failed” by people obligated to protect her, including police and the county prosecutor.Chicago Tribune5d agoWhole story →EducationJusticeKathy Hochulcornell rape case
Contractor sentenced in fraud case for leaving asbestosA suburban contractor was sentenced Thursday to more than 6 1/2 years in federal prison for causing a potential "environmental disaster" by leaving large amounts of cancer-causing asbestos material during the 2023 demolition of a Waukegan medical campus in order to line his own pockets.Chicago Tribune27d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyasbestos fraud sentencing
