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Ex-teacher in Nebraska gets 6 years in sex case

Published September 29, 2008

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) âÄî A former teacher who fled to Mexico with a 13-year-old student so she could have sex with him was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison. Kelsey Peterson, 26, had...

Big Ten Conference on watch for politics

Published September 24, 2008

The Big Ten Network turned to presidential campaign coverage last week, but the price tag was too high for the University to participate. The network collaborated with professors from across the Big Ten...

Remedial classes rise nationally

Published September 24, 2008

Two studies released this year revealed that more incoming college students need to take remedial coursework âÄî but numbers at the University are down. âÄúDiploma to Nowhere,âÄù...

Woman whose dogs mauled neighbor gets 15 to life

Published September 23, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ A woman whose dogs viciously attacked and killed her neighbor in the hallway of their apartment building seven years ago was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison. Marjorie...

2 dead in helicopter crash into Wis. house

Published September 22, 2008

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) _ A helicopter crashed into the roof of a house early Sunday, killing two people in the aircraft, but five people in the house were uninjured, police reported. The helicopter crashed...

Home of ‘Lackawanna 6’ also home to terror victim

Published September 19, 2008

LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (AP) _ Yemeni-Americans in this upstate New York city have seen terrorism from two sides. On Wednesday, one of their own was a victim of global violence, killed with her new husband when...

Details suggest Palin’s e-mail account was vulnerable because hacker impersonated her

Published September 19, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Details emerged Thursday behind the break-in of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's e-mail account, including a first-hand account suggesting it was vulnerable...

Bush meets treasury secretary, Fed chief, says he’s working hard on financial turmoil

Published September 19, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Eager to show that he feels people's pain, President Bush told the country Thursday his administration is working feverishly to calm turmoil in the financial markets. With reports...

Mother to ask Congress to award son Medal of Honor

Published September 19, 2008

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) _ The mother of a Marine who witnesses say covered a grenade with his body to save comrades in Iraq plans to appeal to Congress to award her son the nation's highest military...

Barack Obama mocks John McCain’s call to fire SEC chief, says vote out GOP in November

Published September 19, 2008

ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) âÄî Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promised new ideas Thursday to calm America's financial meltdown and help struggling families avoid mortgage foreclosure, saying...

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