Oregon gunman was Army dropout who studied mass shooters
The 26-year-old gunman who opened fire on fellow students in his community college English class, killing nine people, was an Army boot camp dropout who studied mass shooters before becoming one himself.
Obama says Putin wrong on Syria but no 'proxy war'
President Barack Obama on Friday vehemently rejected Russia's military actions in Syria as self-defeating and dismissed the idea that Moscow was strengthening its hand in the region. He vowed not to let the conflict become a U.S.-Russia "proxy war."
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Georgia executes woman death-row inmate
The only woman on Georgia's death row was executed early Wednesday morning. Kelly Renee Gissendaner was convicted of murder for her husband's death in 1997.
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Alleged gunman's father: 'Devastating day'
The father of a man who officials have identified as the Oregon community college gunman says he's as shocked as anybody at the deaths of 10 people including his son. Ian Mercer spoke to reporters in Tarzana, California on Thursday night.
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Gallery: Gunman opens fires at Oregon community college
A gunman opened fire at Umpqua Oregon Community College on Thursday, killing at least 10 and over 20 others injured.
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Gunman, 9 others die in Oregon campus shooting
An official speaking anonymously says the Oregon campus gunman was named Chris Harper Mercer. The gunman died in a shootout after killing nine people on a community college campus in Roseburg, Oregon on Thursday.
Rains drench saturated East Coast; woman drowns in vehicle
Drenching rains along an already-saturated East Coast caused major flooding Thursday, drowning a woman whose car quickly filled up with water and prompting flash-flood warnings from historic Charleston to Washington, D.C.
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It's not over yet for Jeb Bush's GOP candidacy
He's picking up support from two GOP candidates who have dropped out.
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Shooting, multiple casualties at Oregon college
Authorities are reporting multiple casualties in a shooting at a community college in southwestern Oregon.
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Hurricane Joaquin aims for Bahamas, could hit U.S.
Hurricane Joaquin is expected to pass over parts of the Bahamas on Thursday. The storm could hit the US over the weekend, adding more rain after recent East Coast downpours.
California artist shot, killed while painting anti-violence mural
An artist was shot and killed in Oakland while he was helping to paint a street-side mural for a group that works to spread peace and stop violence, authorities said.
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Madison, Wis., to outlaw sleeping of homeless at its 'front porch'
Some in Wisconsin's capital worry about fate of those who sleep there.
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Former Osseo teacher sues district over dismissal
The rift started with her complaints about racially charged comments.
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US defense official: Russia launches airstrikes in Syria
The move follows a unanimous vote by Russian lawmakers to allow President Vladimir Putin to order airstrikes in Syria in support of President Bashar Assad.
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Facing Congress, Planned Parenthood chief rebuts videos
The head of Planned Parenthood defended the women's health organization Tuesday before a Republican-run Congress bent on slashing its federal funding, telling lawmakers that accusations against her group fed by stealthily recorded videos are "offensive and categorically untrue."
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