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51 killed in Supermarket roof collapse in Latvia

As Latvian rescue workers searched Friday for bodies in the rubble of a supermarket collapse that killed dozens, speculation about the cause focused on a garden and a playground being installed on the grass- and gravel-covered roof.

 
Cosmic blast biggest since Big Bang; Earth never in danger

Astronomers call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it been closer, Earth would have been toast.

 
Man who disappeared walking dog is found

Los Angeles police say a key witness in a burglary case who vanished while walking his dog has been found.

 
‘Batkid’ gives interview while family gives back

San Francisco became Gotham City for a day last week when 5-year-old Miles Scott fulfilled his wish of fighting crime as the ‘Batkid.’

 
6 reasons the Oscar should go to Matthew McConaughey

Every so often, it’s as though all of Hollywood gets together in a secret bunker and decides that an actor is overdue for an Oscar. This year seems to be Matthew McConaughey’s time for his performance in “Dallas Buyers Club.”

 
US tourist’s wife: Detention a ‘dreadful misunderstanding’

The wife of an 85-year-old veteran being detained in North Korea implored authorities on Friday to let her husband return to his anxious family and end what she called a “dreadful misunderstanding.”

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Documents: Mass. teacher’s throat slit, note left

The body of a popular Massachusetts teacher who police say was killed by one of her students was found in the woods, naked from the waist down and with her throat slit and a note that read, “I hate you all,” according to court documents released Friday.

 
Sparks police pursuing motive in deadly school shooting

Police are still trying to find out why a 12-year-old boy took a handgun to Sparks Middle School Monday morning, shot two boys, killed math teacher Michael Landsberry and then shot himself to death.

 
Video of fight at Jets-Patriots game gets 4 banned from stadium

Four people accused of roles in an altercation caught on video following a New York Jets-New England Patriots game in New Jersey are now banned from all events held at the stadium.

 
‘iPad Air’ among Apple’s newest gadgets

Apple unveiled a new, thinner, lighter tablet called the “iPad Air” along with a slew of new Macs ahead of the holiday shopping season as it faces growing competition from rival gadget makers.

 
Gypsy girl case raises fears of booming baby fraud

Prosecutors across Greece were ordered Tuesday to conduct emergency checks of birth records from the past six years, after the arrest of a Gypsy couple on suspicion of abducting a little girl triggered fears of widespread welfare fraud.

 
2 hospital workers, pilot killed in Tennessee medical helicopter crash

Two hospital workers were killed early Tuesday when a medical helicopter crashed and burned in Tennessee as the aircraft was headed to pick up an ailing child, officials said.

 
Forgetful groom who stopped own wedding with bomb hoax jailed

A forgetful British bridegroom who made a hoax bomb threat rather than admit he’d neglected to book the venue for his wedding was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail.

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