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Police: Student took LSD before campus shooting

Police: Student took LSD before campus shooting
By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A nude University of South Alabama freshman had taken LSD and assaulted others before he chased the campus police officer who fatally shot him, authorities said Tuesday, though the student wasn't armed and didn't touch the

Police: Student took LSD before campus shooting

Police: Student took LSD before campus shooting
By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A nude University of South Alabama freshman had taken LSD and assaulted others before he chased the campus police officer who fatally shot him, authorities said Tuesday, though the student wasn't armed and didn't touch the

Friends: Ala. student's behavior out of character

Friends: Ala. student's behavior out of character
By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL and PHILLIP RAWLSAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Gil Collar was a guy everybody wanted to be around in high school, friends said: The girls liked his good looks, even his opponents on the wrestling mat became buddies, and adults knew him as courteous and kind. The

Miss Manners on sentiments in the digital age

Miss Manners on sentiments in the digital age
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - In an age when people can choose among text messages, email, Facebook and old-fashioned stamps and printed cards, the chance to use the wrong method when sending your very best is quite high. What to do? Well, AP went straight to

UNCF promotes college readiness at Empower Me Tour

UNCF promotes college readiness at Empower Me Tour
By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United Negro College Fund has recruited a crop of celebrities to drive home the message that getting into college is one thing, but getting through it is another. The 5th annual UNCF Empower Me Tour kicks off Saturday at George

France looks to upend school year traditions

France looks to upend school year traditions
By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - French children go to school four days a week. They have about two hours each day for lunch. And they have more vacation than their counterparts almost anywhere in the West. It may sound a bit like the famously leisurely work pace enjoyed by their

TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children

TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children
By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television - an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity fundraiser. When he died last year at 84 - by then knighted as Sir Jimmy - he drew tributes from

Rdio to pay artists $10 per new subscriber

Rdio to pay artists $10 per new subscriber
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Music subscription service Rdio is looking to dispel the notion that streaming services underpay artists for their work. Starting Tuesday, it will start paying musicians $10 for every person they convince through social media to sign up for an Rdio plan. The move is an attempt to

Rdio to pay artists $10 per new subscriber

Rdio to pay artists $10 per new subscriber
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Music subscription service Rdio is looking to dispel the notion that streaming services underpay artists for their work. Starting Tuesday, it will start paying musicians $10 for every person they convince through social media to sign up for an Rdio plan. The move is an attempt to

Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump marries longtime girlfriend

Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump marries longtime girlfriend
By Kate Stanhope, Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump and longtime girlfriend Elisa Yao exchanged "I do's" over the weekend, People reports. Watch music videos from Fall Out Boy