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31 reported dead in fire tied to Ukraine clashes

Police in the Ukrainian city of Odessa say 31 people have died as the result of a building fire that broke out during a clash between pro-Russia demonstrators and supporters of the central government in Kiev.

 
Teen takes great-grandmother to her first prom

An Ohio high school student is making headlines for taking his 89-year-old great-grandmother to her first ever prom.

 
Summer movie season presents parade of heroes, villains, scares and dares

After a pretty dismal few months at the multiplexes, the summer movie season swings into action Friday with “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” If you’re looking for subtlety, check back in September. But if you’re in the mood for superheroes, raucous comedies and stuff blowin’ up real good, this is your season.

 
200 injured after train collision on South Korea subway line

A subway train plowed into the back of another train at a station in South Korea’s capital on Friday, injuring about 200 people, including about 150 who were hospitalized with bruises and other mostly minor injuries, officials said.

 
‘Stand your ground’ under fire in recent shootings

The two recent cases – one in Minnesota, another in Montana – take the “stand your ground” debate to a new level: Do laws that allow private citizens to protect their property also let them set a trap and wait for someone to kill?

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Teen’s video shows scene on sinking ferry

A shaky video — at times poignant and heartbreaking as the teens said last words to their loved ones — was found on the cellphone belonging to 17-year-old Park Su-hyeon when his body was recovered after the disaster on the morning of April 16 off South Korea.

 
Block-long hole swallows cars in Baltimore

Officials say a block-long hole opened up when a street collapsed in a residential neighborhood in northeast Baltimore, sucking in several cars and forcing the evacuation of several houses.

 
2 inmates killed in Florida jail explosion

An apparent gas explosion all but destroyed a jail in the Florida Panhandle, killing two inmates and injuring as many as 180 people inside the building, authorities said Thursday. Three other inmates were found after they were reported missing.

 
62 arrested in NJ high school senior prank

Sixty-two students were arrested Thursday after police said they broke into their high school overnight for a senior class prank, urinating in hallways, greasing doorknobs with petroleum jelly and taping hot dogs to lockers.

 
Malaysian plane wreckage still missing despite survey data report

The hunt for the wreckage of Malaysian Flight 370 continues after an Australian-based exploration program dismissed survey claims that plane remnants had been found in the Bay of Bengal.

 
Republicans block push to raise minimum wage to $10.10

The congressional push by Senate Democrats to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 over 30 months, “a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s economic plans,” has been derailed by Republicans.

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