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Florida man guilty of lesser counts in music shooting

A 47-year-old software developer was convicted Saturday of attempted murder for shooting into a carful of teenagers after an argument about their loud music, but jurors couldn’t agree on the most serious charge of first-degree murder.

Arizona inmate makes Valentine’s escape

An Arizona jail inmate who escaped by climbing two walls and crawling through razor wire and was reportedly meeting his sweetheart on Valentine’s Day is back in custody.

 
Native American site leaves Miami in quandary

As more Native American archaeological sites are being uncovered around the nation, the findings are posing difficult questions for the cities where they are found.

Great Lakes almost fully covered with ice

From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders — a battleground for the icebreaker’s 58-member crew during one of the roughest winters in memory.

Giant runaway snowball slams into college dorm

Two math majors at Reed College lost control of a massive snowball that rolled into a dorm, knocking in part of a bedroom wall.

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Military nears holy grail: Pizza that lasts 3 years

They call it the holy grail of ready-to-eat meals for soldiers: a pizza that can stay on the shelf for as long as three years and still remain good to eat.

 
East Coast storm leaves 25 dead, thousands without power

A winter storm that brought snow and ice to the East Coast moved offshore Friday after causing at least 25 deaths, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and causing a large pileup in Pennsylvania that injured 30 people.

When it comes to love, Facebook has your number(s)

With 1.23 billion users in all the flavors and up-and-down stages of romantic relationships, Facebook knows a thing or two about love.

 
Pistorius says he is ‘consumed by sorrow’

Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic athlete who faces a murder trial next month, says he is consumed by sorrow for fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in his home a year ago on Valentine’s Day.

Judge rules Virginia same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, making it the first state in the South to have its voter-approved prohibition overturned.

Every moment with ‘Baby Zion’ was a gift, mom says

Zion Blick touched the hearts of millions before he died last month at 10 days old. He had been deemed unfit to live, but his parents decided to keep him with them for as long as possible. His mother recently explained the decision in an essay for Today.com.

 
Pregnant woman killed by plow, baby delivered

Police say a pregnant woman who was loading groceries into the trunk of her car was struck and killed by a private snow plow in New York City.

 
Police charge son-in-law in deaths of Tennessee couple

The son-in-law of a Tennessee couple killed when a package exploded at their home has been charged with first-degree murder in their deaths.

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