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Gunman dead, 2 students injured in Maryland school shooting

A teenager armed with a handgun shot and critically wounded a girl inside a Maryland school on Tuesday and the shooter was killed when a school resource officer confronted him moments after the gunfire erupted.

Ex-French leader Sarkozy in custody over Gadhafi financing

In the latest judicial setback for the former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy was placed in custody on Tuesday as part of an investigation that he received millions of euros in illegal campaign financing from the regime of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Severe storms, tornadoes threaten 29M across the South

Jacksonville was among the hardest-hit communities as storms swept across the South, part of a large system that prompted tornado warnings Monday in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

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Authorities gather new clues after latest Austin blast

Investigators pursuing a suspected serial bomber in the Texas capital faced new threats along with the promise of valuable new leads as their attention shifted to a FedEx shipping center near San Antonio where a package exploded and the discovery of another, unexploded bomb near Austins airport.

Sudan, world’s last male northern white rhino, dies of old age

The world’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died after “age-related complications,” researchers announced Tuesday, saying he “stole the heart of many with his dignity and strength.”

Trial to begin 5 years after Mexican teen shot dead across border

A U.S. border Patrol agent accused of shooting across the border into Mexico and killing a teenager five years ago will go on trial Tuesday on a charge of second-degree murder in a rare Justice Department prosecution of a fatal cross-border shooting.

Florida shooting suspect’s brother arrested at same school

Authorities say the brother of the teen charged with killing 17 people at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was arrested Monday for trespassing at the same school.

Trump vows to ‘get tough on drug dealers’ to beat opioid crisis

President Donald Trump traveled Monday to New Hampshire, home of the nation’s first presidential primary and the state he once described as a “drug-infested den” to present his plan to beat America’s opioid crisis.

Facebook data was used to manipulate votes, whistleblower says

Facebook likes can tell a lot about a person. Maybe even enough to fuel a voter-manipulation effort like the one a Trump-affiliated data-mining firm stands accused of — and which Facebook may have enabled.

 
2 freight trains collide in Kentucky, injuring 4

Two freight trains collided and derailed shortly before midnight, injuring four people and igniting a fire that forced nearby residents to evacuate, authorities said Monday.

Uber removing self-driving vehicles after Phoenix fatality

A self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in the first death involving a fully autonomous test vehicle, prompting the ride-hailing company Monday to suspend all road-testing of such autos in the U.S. and Canada.