FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader was sentenced to two months in jail Wednesday for his role in a hazing that led to the death of a pledge. Carter Eslick, 20, also received three years of supervised probation during a sentencing hearing in Coconino County Superior Court. Eslick had pleaded guilty
Bobbie (left) and DeForrest Williams hold a portrait of their son, Christian Williams, at their home in Buckeye, Ariz. Christian died at age 15 of diabetes complications while in a residential foster care program. Courtney Pedroza for NPR hide caption toggle caption Courtney Pedroza for NPR The woman who calls 911 says there’s a diabetic
Every time you snap a photo with your smartphone, you’re using technology that almost didn’t make it out of the laboratory. While working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in the 1990s, I led the development of the “camera-on-a-chip” — a breakthrough that replaced bulky camera components with a tiny semiconductor image sensor. Today, the
James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died PITTSBURGH — James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76. Copenhaver was in the
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Child star Hayden Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs in her system, according to an autopsy completed by the Greenville County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina. The coroner’s office said Panettiere’s death was an accident and that no signs of trauma were discovered that would have contributed to
