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Lawyer: Md. school shooting suspect was bullied
At 6:27 a.m. on his first day as a sophomore at Perry Hall High School in the Baltimore suburbs, Robert Wayne Gladden Jr. updated his Facebook status.
Hurricane Isaac getting close to shore
Hurricane Isaac is getting close the coast of southeast Louisiana and is already bringing storm surge flooding. The U.S. National Hurricane center ...
Governor rejects plan to expand Illinois gambling
Citing Chicago's reputation of mobsters and corruption, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed a plan Tuesday to bring casinos to the city and four other ...
Residents evacuate ahead of Isaac, others stay
Some Gulf Coast residents were getting out of town as Isaac approached, while others decided to hunker down and ride out the storm. A Mississippi ...
Remote Alaska to stockpile food, just in case
Alaska is known for pioneering, self-reliant residents who are accustomed to remote locations and harsh weather. Despite that, Gov. Sean Parnell ...
Sikh temple shooter's death ruled a suicide
The man who killed six Sikh worshippers at a Wisconsin temple before fatally shooting himself had a history of alcohol problems and underwent a ...
Isaac aims at Gulf Coast amid political backdrop
Finally a hurricane, the unwieldy and wobbly Isaac bore down on New Orleans Tuesday, almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina transformed ...
Isaac gains strengths as it nears Gulf Coast
Hurricane Isaac has gotten a little stronger as it closes in on the Gulf Coast. Isaac's maximum sustained winds increased Tuesday afternoon to 80 mph.
Documents: Man turned self in for ND bank robbery
Kent Anthony Clemens returned home to Kansas after a short stay in North Dakota's booming oil patch with a stack of crisp $50 bills, sharing what ...
$21M awarded in torture suit against ex-Somali PM
A U.S. judge on Tuesday awarded $21 million to seven people who sued a former prime minister of Somalia now living in Virginia, claiming he tortured ...
Imam: Lindh can pray alone under religious rules
An imam on Tuesday disputed American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh's claim that the school of Islam to which he belongs requires him to perform ...
Experts: Fort Hood suspect's beard might bias jury
The Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage should be forced to shave his beard to avoid any potential jury bias in his pending ...
Federal court: Discrimination in Texas voting maps
Texas' voting districts are again in upheaval after a federal court on Tuesday found evidence of discrimination in new district maps drawn and ...
Careless smoking cause of Tyler Perry studio fire
Investigators have determined that a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry's Atlanta studios was caused by careless smoking. Capt. Marian McDaniel is with the ...
New Orleans' post-Katrina gentrification is touchy
With Isaac bearing down on New Orleans, the city finds itself at a delicate moment in its rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina struck seven years ago.
Isaac becomes Cat 1 hurricane near Gulf Coast
Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where ...
Burning-monk photographer Malcolm Browne dies
The phone calls went out from Saigon's Xa-Loi Buddhist pagoda to chosen members of the foreign news corps. The message: Be at a certain location ...
Drought-stricken states welcome rain from Isaac
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Mississippi River valley this week, but experts say it's unlikely to ...
Human organs found in Florida storage locker
A former medical examiner crudely preserved human brains, hearts and lungs in soda cups and plastic food containers found inside a storage unit in ...
Survivor of flesh-eating disease to visit 'Katie'
Katie Couric says a guest on her upcoming talk show will be Aimee Copeland, the Georgia woman who survived a rare flesh-eating disease. Copeland, a ...
What to watch for at the GOP convention on Tuesday
Here are some things to watch for at the GOP convention Tuesday: 1. WHERE'S MITT? The presumptive nominee arrives in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday. Will he ...
Isaac nearly a hurricane, packs coast flood threat
Isaac was on the verge Tuesday of ballooning into a hurricane that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way ...
SF archbishop-elect apologizes for DUI arrest
The Roman Catholic archbishop-elect of San Francisco has apologized for his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, behavior that he said brought ...
Isaac threat to Gulf Coast well beyond New Orleans
With its massive size and ponderous movement, Tropical Storm Isaac was gaining strength Monday as it headed toward the Gulf Coast. The next 24 hours ...