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Michigan roadway shootings prompt school lockdowns
Five schools kept children off playgrounds and nervous commuters changed their routes Monday as authorities searched for a suspect in more than 20 ...
NJ mom: I didn't slap boy who bullied my daughter
A woman who says her 9-year-old daughter was bullied said Sunday that she took matters into her own hands when she confronted one of her daughter's ...
US gun industry is thriving during Obama's term
Tennessee lawyer Brian Manookian says he never considered himself a gun enthusiast. He owns just one handgun and was raised in a gun-free home.
Victims want Fort Hood shooting deemed terror act
Nearly three years after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, many of those affected are urging the government to declare it a terrorist attack, saying ...
ABC special shines light on Chicago violence
ABC News said it wanted to step beyond reporting on the gang violence in Chicago to explore ways of reducing it. The network, as shown in reports ...
Official proposes bullet tax to curb Chicago crime
As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet ...
Government: Violent crimes rose 18 percent in 2011
Violent crimes unexpectedly jumped 18 percent last year, the first rise in nearly 20 years, and property crimes rose for first time in a decade.
Late reggae icon Peter Tosh receives Jamaica honor
Twenty-five years after his murder, Jamaica's government on Monday honored the contributions of firebrand reggae musician and songwriter Peter Tosh, ...
'League of Legends' crowns $1M champions
It had all the makings of an Olympic event: an indoor arena, play-by-play announcers, 7,000 enthusiastic fans, uniformed competitors from across the ...
Report challenges beliefs on sexual attacks in war
A new report by Canadian researchers challenges the widespread belief that rape is increasingly being used as a "weapon of war." The report released ...
21 killed in attacks across central, north Nigeria
Violence across central and north Nigeria killed 21 people, as gunmen attacked both security forces and civilians in a region where ethnic and ...
Embattled San Francisco sheriff to keep his job
San Francisco's embattled sheriff will keep his job, despite his guilty plea to a misdemeanor false imprisonment charge stemming from a New Year's Eve ...
Police: Student took LSD before campus shooting
A nude University of South Alabama freshman had taken LSD and assaulted others before he chased the campus police officer who fatally shot him, ...
Disputed call nearly causes riot at wild-card game
Andrelton Simmons lifted a pop fly into shallow left field. Not a hard-hit ball, by any means, but at least 50 feet beyond the infield. St.
Mexico holds 2 in connection with border shooting
Federal police have arrested two men who may be connected with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent just north of the Mexico-Arizona ...
Spain says arrested man planned university attacks
Spanish police said Thursday they arrested a man on suspicion that he planned to imitate the 1999 Columbine school killings by planting bombs around ...
NJ schools report 12K bullying instances last year
New Jersey education officials now have some handle on just how much bullying happens in the state's public schools. Data made public Tuesday show ...
Rights group: Egypt must tackle legacy of abuse
Amnesty International on Tuesday took Egypt's new president to task for failing to address the "bloody legacy" of abuses by security forces committed ...
Ex-Ala. prof wants to be tried in brother's death
The former University of Alabama-Huntsville professor sentenced to life in prison for killing three of her colleagues in a shooting rampage wants to ...
India's Kingfisher halts flights for 3 days
Kingfisher Airlines has grounded flights for at least three days after a violent strike over unpaid wages at the cash-strapped Indian carrier.
Cops: Minneapolis gunman lost job over performance
The gunman who killed five people at a Minneapolis sign company last week was fired for poor performance and lateness just moments before he started ...
South Africa starts investigating mine violence
A judicial panel on Monday investigated the rocky site where South African police killed 34 striking miners in August. Crime experts showed the ...
Victim of Minn. company shooting called generous
A Minneapolis business owner who was one of five people gunned down by a newly fired employee was remembered Sunday as a generous man of humble ...
Bomb explodes near north Nigeria Islamic school
Gunmen detonated a bomb Sunday near an Islamic boarding school in northern Nigeria and later exchanged gunfire with security forces, causing unknown ...
Minneapolis gunman's family feared mental illness
Andrew Engeldinger's parents were worried about their son's growing paranoia. In 2010, they sought help, enrolling in a 12-week class for families of ...