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10 dead, 12 injured after Texas crash

Jul 22, 2012 / 9:27 pm

Authorities say a pickup truck has crashed in South Texas, killing 10 people in the vehicle and injuring 12. Louann Presas, a spokeswoman for the Texas...

Batman mask found at suspect's apt.

Jul 22, 2012 / 9:18 pm

A law enforcement official says investigators have found a Batman mask inside the apartment of a man suspected of opening fire at a midnight premiere of...

Storm in China kills at least 37

Jul 22, 2012 / 9:14 pm

Officials have raised the death toll to at least 37 in the heaviest rainstorm to hit Beijing in six decades, and dozens of other storm deaths have been reported...

Madagascar thwarts military mutiny

Jul 22, 2012 / 4:00 pm

A group of mutinous soldiers in Madagascar took over a military camp near the Indian Ocean island's main airport early Sunday, but were eventually driven...

Norway marks anniversary of massacre

Jul 22, 2012 / 3:00 pm

Norway on Sunday paused to commemorate the 77 victims of a bomb and gun massacre that shocked the peaceful nation one year ago, a tragedy that the prime...

Iran rattles nuclear sabres again

Jul 22, 2012 / 3:00 pm

Iran is capable of producing nuclear fuel for ships but has no immediate plans to upgrade the level of its uranium enrichment, the nation's nuclear chief...

Massive rainfall kills 10 in Beijing

Jul 22, 2012 / 1:00 pm

The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in six decades killed at least 10 people and left cars and buses submerged, and 10 other storm deaths were reported elsewhere...

Shooter plotted for months

Jul 22, 2012 / 11:38 am

The University of Colorado said Sunday it was investigating whether mass shooting suspect James Holmes used his position as a graduate student to order...

Iraqi al-Qaida leader speaks out

Jul 22, 2012 / 11:09 am

The first online statement from the new leader of al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq claims that the militant network is returning to the old strongholds from...

Russian Mayor failed to warn of flood

Jul 22, 2012 / 8:14 am

Russian police have detained three officials accused of failing to properly warn and evacuate residents in a southern region where floods killed scores of...

Paterno statue taken down

Jul 22, 2012 / 8:05 am

The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday as the NCAA announced it would be issuing sanctions against...

Nazi tattoos still too offensive

Jul 21, 2012 / 10:00 pm

A Russian baritone who was due to sing the lead role in Richard Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" when the Bayreuth opera festival opens next week...

Syrian uprising reaches key city

Jul 21, 2012 / 9:42 pm

Riding a wave of momentum, Syrian rebels made a run on Aleppo Saturday in some of the fiercest fighting seen in the country's largest city, which has been a...

Obama to visit victims & families

Jul 21, 2012 / 9:39 pm

President Barack Obama will travel to Colorado on Sunday to visit with victims of the movie theatre shooting and their families. White House communications...

Security down to the sole

Jul 21, 2012 / 3:00 pm

High-tech security? Forget those irksome eye scans. Meet the biometric shoe. A new lab at Carnegie Mellon University is working on shoe insoles that monitor...

Rupert Murdoch resigns

Jul 21, 2012 / 2:00 pm

A News International spokeswoman is confirming that Rupert Murdoch has resigned from a number of News Corp. subsidiary boards in Britain and the United States....

Shooter's apartment 'set up to kill'

Jul 21, 2012 / 1:54 pm

Authorities on Saturday began disarming trip wires and explosive devices "set up to kill" inside the apartment of the suspect in the deadly Colorado...

More Batman premieres cancelled

Jul 21, 2012 / 9:45 am

Warner Bros. Pictures says it has cancelled appearances by the cast and filmmakers of the movie "The Dark Knight Rises" in Mexico and Japan after a...

Sun comes out for Olympic torch

Jul 21, 2012 / 8:31 am

The Olympic torch has begun its tour of London, and to everyone's relief, the weather is co-operating. After weeks of unseasonably chilly temperatures and...

Names of shooting victims emerge

Jul 21, 2012 / 8:29 am

A sports blogger who recently wrote about surviving a shooting in Canada. A man preparing to celebrate his first wedding anniversary. A young woman whose death...

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