Colorado supermarket gunman found guilty in Boulder
Ahmad Alissa, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was convicted of 10 counts of first degree murder after a jury rejected his insanity defense for the 2021 King Soopers attack in Boulder. He also faces 38 counts of attempted murder, one assault, and six counts of possessing illegal large capacity magazines. Victims' families testified to the lives lost and impact while prosecutors argued sane decision making during the spree. Police and witnesses described a rapid, deadly shooting in a packed store after which Alissa surrendered following a leg wound. Governor Polis hailed justice while acknowledging ongoing pain for survivors and relatives.
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Boulder
Colo
Colorado
Ahmad Alissa
Nikolena Stanisic
Neven
Stanish
Alissa
Ingrid Bakke
King Soopers
Erika Mahoney
California
Mahoney
Kevin Mahoney
United States
Syria
B. Thomas Gray
Denver
Arvada
Jared Polis
Short corn could replace towering Midwest cornfields
In Iowa and the Midwest, Bayer Crop Science and partners test short corn that reaches about half the height of traditional stalks. The sturdier plants tolerate winds up to 50 mph, allow higher planting density, and may cut water use, aiding farmers amid low prices and drought worries. The shift follows derecho-driven push for wind-resilient varieties, with Bayer, Stine Seed, and Corteva advancing trials toward broader adoption by late 2020s.
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Wyoming
Iowa
Midwest
America
Cameron Sorgenfrey
Bayer Crop Science
U.S
Dior Kelley
Iowa State University
Kelley
Bayer
Cedar Rapids
Sorgenfrey
Brian Leake
Stine Seed
Corteva
Leake
OceanGate co founder hopes tragedy fuels deep ocean exploration
Guillermo Sohnlein, co founder of OceanGate, tells a Coast Guard panel he hopes the Titan disaster renews interest in deep ocean exploration and submersibles. He said the plan was a fleet of small five person subs to reach 6500 yards, with carbon fiber and no dedicated mothership to cut costs, and noted he left the company before the 2023 implosion. The hearing also heard from former OceanGate insiders about financial pressures and safety concerns affecting operations and risk decisions.
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Coast Guard
Guillermo Sohnlein
OceanGate
Stockton Rush
Sohnlein
Titan
Rush
Washington Company
Sohnstein
David Lochridge
Lochridge
Lohnlein
Phil Brooks
Ocean Gate Engineering
Tony Nissen
Sohlein
Washington State
Attor
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Ocean Gate
NTSB
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Associated Press
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Roy Thomas
American Bureau of Shipping