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Burnt money, campus ban: Tidbits on Colo. shooter
The suspect in the Aurora movie shooting case mailed "burnt currency," along with a notebook, to his psychiatrist before the attack. He threatened a ...
Ex-Alabama prof won't be tried in brother's death
A former Alabama professor convicted of fatally shooting three colleagues won't face a Massachusetts murder trial in the 1986 death of her brother ...
Police: Student shoots self at Okla. junior high
A gunshot rang out at an Oklahoma junior high school before classes began Wednesday, terrifying teenagers who feared a gunman was on the loose.
WHY IT MATTERS: Gun control
The issue: Frightening episodes of gun violence have been splayed across front pages with alarming frequency this campaign season: the movie theater ...
UN chief demands global action to end war in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded international action to stop the war in Syria, telling a somber gathering of world leaders Tuesday that the ...
Obama summons world leaders to reject extremism
Confronting global tumult and Muslim anger, President Barack Obama exhorted world leaders Tuesday to stand fast against violence and extremism, ...
APNewsBreak: Ex-Ala. prof convinced to take plea
A former college professor who killed three people and wounded three others during a faculty meeting wanted to go to death row and had to be convinced ...
Obama urges UN to confront roots of Muslim rage
President Barack Obama told world leaders Tuesday that attacks on U.S. citizens in Libya "were attacks on America," and he called on them to join in ...
Ex-prof gets life in prison for meeting rampage
A Harvard-educated biologist was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after being convicted of going on a shooting rampage during a ...
Morocco: Half of attacks on women by their husband
Half of the violence against women in Morocco comes from their own husbands, a situation that needs to change, a minister from the North African ...
6 youth offenders caught after knocking out guard
The teenage boys apparently planned their escape from the juvenile detention center in Washington state. Some had packed bags with them, and one boy ...
Pakistan hit by deadly riots over anti-Muslim film
Pakistan's "Day of Love for the Prophet" turned into a deadly day of gunfire, tear gas and arson. Thousands angered by an anti-Muslim film ignored ...
Protests cause new strains in US, Pakistan ties
The Obama administration sought Friday to shore up already tense U.S. ties with Pakistan amid massive, violent anti-American protests in several ...
LSU police make arrest in bomb threat
Police have arrested a suspect in the bomb threat that led to the evacuation of the LSU campus earlier this week but don't believe he is connected to ...
Classes resume at Louisiana State after bomb scare
Classes at Louisiana State University's main campus resumed Tuesday as police searched for the person who called in a bomb threat a day earlier, ...
LSU students returning to dorms after bomb threat
The thousands of students who live on the Louisiana State University campus have begun returning to their dormitories after bomb-sniffing dogs and ...
SAfrica: $563M lost in gold, platinum production
Strikes have cost South Africa close to 4.5 billion rand (nearly $563 million) in lost gold and platinum production, President Jacob Zuma announced ...
South Africa police halt peaceful strikers' march
South African police halted a peaceful march by striking miners without violence Sunday, a day after firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse ...
University of Texas defends bomb threat response
University of Texas officials were defending their decision to wait more than an hour before evacuating due to a bomb threat, one of three such ...
Bomb threats prompt evacuations at 3 campuses
Thousands of people streamed off three college campuses Friday after bomb threats prompted officials to issue evacuation orders for schools in Texas, ...
Marine unit heading to Sudan in wake of violence
A U.S. official says an elite Marine rapid response team is headed to Sudan in the wake of violence and protests against the embassy in Khartoum.
South Africa vows to halt mining violence
South African police fired stun grenades to disperse striking miners Friday, acting hours after President Jacob Zuma's government vowed to halt ...
Valparaiso University in Indiana reports threat
Valparaiso University in Indiana has increased security and warned students via Twitter and email after receiving a vague threat through some graffiti
North Dakota State U. lifts evacuation order
North Dakota State University has lifted its evacuation order. The university ordered all students and employees to leave campus Monday morning after ...
NDSU orders campus evacuated due to bomb threat
North Dakota State University officials are ordering the campus evacuated after receiving a bomb threat. NDSU issued a statement shortly before 10 a.m