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The Pittsburgh-area high school that became the scene of a horrific stabbing spree last week re-opened to students Tuesday morning for a walk-through ahead of the resumption of classes.
The U.S. Coast Guard offloads 6,000 pounds of cocaine in Miami, Fla., as part of two separate operations targeting drug-trafficking.
Thomas Menino, the former Boston mayor who was in office when the Boston Marathon bombings happened, was greeted with a standing ovation at a memorial service for victims a year after the attack.“To the family and friends who will always miss their loved ones, you are strong at this broken place.
Yesterday, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) signed a bill that protects taxpayers by prohibiting private contractors who have broken the law from obtaining contracts with the state. SB 669 would prevent companies from signing contracts with the state if they have been convicted of a variety of offenses, including tax evasion, conspiracy to defraud the federal government, or willful violation of state prevailing and living wage rates, state wage and hour laws or state occupational safety and health laws.
A former U.S. soldier who was later charged by the FBI with fighting for an al Qaeda-linked group in Syria has died, his family said in a statement Tuesday.Eric Harroun of Phoenix, Ariz. died of an accidental overdose on April 8 his sister Sarah said on his Facebook page.
Samuel Granillo survived the 1999 shooting at Columbine as a 17 year old Junior. He was in the cafeteria when the shooting started, and found himself hiding in a nearby supply room with 17 other students, hiding from the shooters.
Kansas authorities charged Frazier Glenn Cross with capital murder on Tuesday, the early legal steps in what could culminate in the pursuit of the death penalty for the 73-year-old former Ku Klux Klan leader who allegedly shot to death three people at Jewish centers.
Joe Andruzzi gained fame in Boston for his play on the New England Patriots offensive line. But he earned a place in New England's hearts forever for his response to twin explosions at the finish line of last year's Boston Marathon.
The downtown Boston firehouse that lost two firefighters last month joined mourners Tuesday in remembering victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, one year after the twin explosions.Two men from Boston Fire Department Engine 33 died on March 26. Lt.
We celebrated Equal Pay Day last week, but really it's something we should be talking about every day, writes AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler in her latest MomsRising column.
