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10 dead, 12 injured after Texas crash
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'
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
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
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
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...