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Tolkien class at Wis. university proves popular
The vast collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts initially sold senior Joe Kirchoff on Marquette University, so when the school offered its first ...
Injury dashed mall shooter's hope of being Marine
His mother died before he was 3 years old, and he was estranged from the aunt who raised him. His dream of becoming a Marine was dashed by a broken ...
Calif. judge says victims' body can prevent rape
A Southern California judge is being publicly admonished for saying a rape victim "didn't put up a fight" during her assault and that if someone ...
Texas boy with pentagram carved back discharged
A 6-year-old Texas boy whose father allegedly carved a pentagram on the child's back is out of the hospital and doing well given the circumstances, ...
4 Texas officers accused of helping move cocaine
Federal prosecutors announced charges Thursday against four officers from a South Texas anti-drug task force who they say took thousands of dollars ...
2 sought in killing of LA man near Central Park
Police on Thursday continued an aggressive manhunt for a gunman and a getaway driver who ambushed and killed a Los Angeles man in midtown Manhattan, ...
European court condemns CIA in landmark ruling
A European court issued a landmark ruling Thursday that condemned the CIA's "extraordinary renditions" programs and bolstered those who say they were ...
Huge DNA code of the Christmas tree being revealed
To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster.
Calif. robbery spurs chase, long campus lockdown
A state university where some 10,000 students were locked down for hours reopened Thursday as authorities tried to track two robbers who managed to ...
McAfee in Miami after deportation from Guatemala
Anti-virus software founder John McAfee said Thursday that U.S. authorities have made no efforts to question him since he arrived in Miami after weeks ...
Man accused in Ore. mall shooting had 'weird look'
Before police say Jacob Tyler Roberts walked into a mall wearing a hockey-style mask, shooting numerous rounds that killed two and injured a teenage ...
Wis. woman sentenced to life for fetal abduction
A Milwaukee woman who confessed to police that she tried to steal a baby by killing a pregnant woman and cutting out the full-term fetus was sentenced ...
Year later, Maine's Ayla Reynolds case is mystery
More than 1,000 children are reported missing each year in Maine. The vast majority are quickly reunited with loved ones, often within hours. Over 40 ...
Fla. caseworker stabbed to death during home visit
An inexperienced health care caseworker who visited a client at his home knew there was something that made her "very uncomfortable" about the ...
AP: Va student expelled for election racial uproar
One student has been expelled and three others are being punished for their roles in a racially charged uproar on a Virginia college campus the night ...
Rescued Christmas tree lifts wrecked town's spirit
In the days after Superstorm Sandy wrecked this gritty blue-collar enclave on the New Jersey shore, creating iconic scenes of devastation and loss, ...
Bush could leave Houston hospital before Christmas
Ex-President George H.W. Bush can look forward to spending the holidays at home after nearly three weeks in a Houston hospital with a ...
Kansas baby who swallowed feather out of hospital
The father of a baby who apparently swallowed a feather from a pillow says she is home from the hospital in Kansas and doing well. The nearly ...
Russia's Putin calls US trade bill 'unfriendly'
Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lambasted a U.S. bill imposing sanctions on Russian officials accused of human rights violations, saying ...
Police: Ore. mall shooter used stolen rifle
Gunfire rang out in the mall food court, instantly transforming a casual afternoon of holiday shopping into a nightmare. The shooter, armed with a ...
Police search Calif. campus for robbery suspects
Students at Cal State Fullerton who barricaded themselves inside classrooms and dorm rooms Wednesday afternoon prepared to stay put into the night as ...
NJ man denies killing NY boy who vanished in 1979
A man charged with killing a 6-year-old boy who infamously vanished in 1979 while walking to catch a school bus pleaded not guilty Wednesday as his ...
Feds to probe why alarms failed in W.Va. explosion
Federal investigators are looking into why no alarms sounded as a massive natural gas explosion sent flames as high as hilltops, engulfing homes and ...
Joe Allbritton, 87, DC media, banking giant dies
Joe L. Allbritton, who became one of Washington's most influential men through a media conglomerate of newspapers and television stations and a ...
Fatal shooting after Texas wreck still a mystery
Mourners packed a memorial service Wednesday for two young brothers who were killed by a suspected drunk driver while helping their father push the ...