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Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors can't seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration's bid to see him executed for what it called a "premeditated, cold-blooded assassination ...

KU will host a two-year series of seminars on democracy, academic freedom

The University of Kansas will host a series of seminars on topics related to democracy and academic freedom over the next two years, funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation. KU shared details about the seminars in a news release on Friday. The series will be called “Navigating Academic ...