University of Alabama student James Gracey’s death was likely accidental, Spanish police say

Police in Barcelona, Spain, said the death of James “Jimmy” Gracey, a University of Alabama student from Illinois who went missing on vacation, was likely an accident. Gracey’s body was recovered from the water on Somorrostro Beach Thursday, in front of the nightclub where he was last seen. He was in Spain visiting friends who … Read more

Man convicted of murder for 2019 death of Alabama college student Aniah Blanchard

TUSKEGEE, Ala. — A man was convicted of murder in the 2019 death of Alabama college student Aniah Blanchard, whose disappearance drew national attention, but the jury spared him a possible death sentence Thursday. Jurors found Ibraheem Yazeed, 36, guilty of murdering 19-year-old Blanchard. Jurors convicted Yazeed of the lesser charges of murder and felony … Read more

Student loans to go to Treasury Department as Trump continues to dismantle Education Department

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, a first step toward shedding management of all student loans as Trump administration officials dismantle the federal education agency. Under an agreement announced Thursday, the Treasury Department will take over management of student loans whose … Read more

The body of an American student who went missing in Barcelona has been found, police in Spain say

BARCELONA, Spain — The body of James “Jimmy” Gracey, a college student from Illinois who went missing while in Spain on spring break, was found Thursday in the water off a Barcelona beach, police said. Gracey’s body was found by police divers and positively identified, the press office for Catalonia’s regional police in Barcelona told … Read more

Barcelona police searching for missing Alabama college student find body at beach

Barcelona police searching for a missing University of Alabama student who vanished from a nightclub early Tuesday morning said they found a body at Somorrostro Beach. Catalan Police told NBC News that the body was found Thursday around 6 p.m. local time. An identity has not been confirmed. James Paul Gracey, a junior accounting major, … Read more

Search for missing Illinois college student James Gracey in Barcelona partially focused on the sea

Local reports say the search for a missing University of Alabama student from the Chicago suburbs, who disappeared on a trip to Barcelona, Spain, is partially focused in the sea.  James “Jimmy” Gracey, 20, from Elmhurst, Illinois, was visiting friends studying abroad during his spring break. His family said he disappeared early Tuesday morning after … Read more