The California rampage that left 14 dead shows the motives behind mass violence can be complex and difficult to determine. The careful planning, multiple shooters and military-style weapons might seem to match up with recent terror attacks. But other circumstances — killing people known to an attacker, for example — suggest other motives could have been in play.
STATE HOUSE — The University of Massachusetts Foundation will divest its $770 million endowment from investments in coal companies, marking a victory for climate change activists looking to bring financial pressures to bear on carbon emitters.
The UMass Foundation Board, which manages the five-campus system's charitable contributions and endowment, also announced Thursday that it will continue to look for ways to manage endowment funds in a way that promotes "environmental sustainability and socially responsible investing."
