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A man who allegedly killed four people in a shooting spree in Santa Monica, Calif., before being gunned down in a shootout with police in the Santa Monica College library planned out the attack, police said today.

Was German Immigrant Gustave Whitehead first to fly in Connecticut?

At country's largest casino, cocktail waitresses fight Foxwoods on shoe requirements

Obama Approaches Chinese Cyber Security Issue with Carrot, Not Stick

At first glance, the recent unrest in Turkey could be mistaken for an uprising elsewhere in the region: People gathering in a large square, expressing their secular-leaning demands through masse protests. But look closer...

The family of Martin Richard, who was killed in the Boston bombing on April 15, held a memorial service today. They requested that the Mass be private and only let one reporter, Bill Forry of the Dorchester Reporter, ins...

This week brought several big headlines in extreme weather news: Tropical Storm Andrea drenched the Eastern seaboard after making landfall in Florida. Some of the worst flooding in the past decade hit Central Europe, kil...

BOSTON (AP) -- The body of former Massachusetts Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci (sel-LOO'-chee) will lie in repose at the State House before a public funeral Mass and private burial.

A deer in the Florida Keys is breathing more easily after a deputy removed a Doritos bag from its head.

Charges aren't expected in death of Arizona man who was accidentally shot by 4-year-old son

Santa Monica Shooting Surveillance Video; Revenge of the 40-Year-Old Actresses

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan's spy chief warns his country will suspend nine agreements reached earlier this year with South Sudan if it continues to support rebels fighting to topple the Khartoum government.

ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) -- Dozens of parishioners gathered outside a Roman Catholic church Sunday to support a parish priest who has been accused of molesting a girl nearly two decades ago.

The agreement was a clear sign that North and South Korea were easing tensions and moving toward a thaw after years of recriminations that hit a peak earlier this year.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Despite four years of non-stop pressure, arrests and intimidation, Iran's dissidents still find ways to show their resilience. This is the sixth story in an occasional series examining...

In previous years we suggested purchasing Virginia Land Preservation Credits. A dollar of tax credit could be purchased for 75 or 80 cents, saving a significant amount of money on state taxes.

-- Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts in a 2000 movie about her fight over the pollution of a California town, has been arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated at Lake Mead near...

OSLO, June 9

The first day of JCK Las Vegas started slowly but by the second and third days buyers filled the aisles of the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The five-day event is the largest jewelry tradeshow in North America and offe...

Some of the most popular animal stories from the last week include: A doctor rescued a baby moose from a Montana river while on a fishing trip Giant pandas were caught on camera in the Chinese wilderness Doctors in Israe...

Edward Snowden is the secret services worker who blew the whistle on the snooping by America of US and UK citizens' internet use.

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