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Police: 2 dead after shooting at Las Vegas hotel

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By By KEN RITTERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A man shot and fatally wounded a woman, then killed himself Friday night at the Excalibur hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, sending frightened patrons fleeing. Las Vegas Police Lt. Ray Steiber said the shootings happened at about 8:30 p.m.

Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe

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By By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the children, by pushing for stronger gun control laws. Twitter users and media personalities in

Routine morning, then shots and unthinkable terror

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By By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and JOCELYN NOVECKAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - First, he killed his mother. Nancy Lanza's body was found later at their home on Yogananda Street in Newtown - after the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School; after a quiet New England town was scarred

Principal among victims in Conn. shooting rampage

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NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The principal at the Connecticut elementary school where a gunman opened fire in a rampage Friday, killing 26 people including 20 children and then himself, was identified as one of the victims. A well-liked and experienced administrator, Dawn Hochsprung was among those gunned

UPDATE: Man Killed After Being Hit By Car While Helping With Slide-Off

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KHQ.COM - The man killed after being hit by a vehicle while assisting another vehicle that had left the roadway has been identified as 56-year-old Scott Moore of Priest River. The Washington State Patrol says Moore got out of his car Friday night on I-90 near the Garden Springs exit to assist with

UPDATE: Man Killed After Being Hit By Car While Helping With Slide-Off

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Source: Some of shooter's guns may have been mom's

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By By MATT APUZZOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A law enforcement official says some guns owned by the mother of the gunman in the Connecticut elementary school rampage match the models of the guns used in the shooting. The official cautions that investigators haven't conclusively

Hundreds pack Conn. church for vigil after rampage

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By By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Twenty-six candles - one for each of the victims - flickered on the altar Friday as hundreds of grief-stricken residents gathered for a vigil in memory of the children and staff killed in a shooting rampage at a school in this

Newtown: A special town shattered by tragedy

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By By CHRISTOPHER SULLIVANAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the crossroads that marks the center of this three-century-old New England postcard town stands a flagpole that's a kind of barometer. Every day, says Susan Osborne White, who has lived here all her life, "it tells me which

OSU to review handling of sexual assault claims

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By By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The head of Oklahoma State University's governing board said Friday that the school will review its handling of claims made last month by at least four male students who said another male student sexually assaulted them. Andy