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Teens rampage through school with bats and machetes; 19 injured

Published April 8, 2008

>SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Five teenagers brandishing baseball bats and machetes rampaged through a suburban school Monday and hit a teacher over the head, police said. Eighteen students were treated...

Escaped killer who left Pa. prison in trash can more than 4 months ago caught

Published April 7, 2008

.GIRARD, Pa. (AP) - A killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison in a trash can was captured in California after boasting of an appearance on Fox's "America's Most Wanted," state police said Sunday. Malcolm...

Boat disaster victim falls from rescue helicopter basket

Published April 7, 2008

In all, five people who worked on the Alaska Ranger died in the sinking March 23.

Threat-assessment groups cropping up nationwide

by Ahnalese Rushmann
Published April 4, 2008

Schools are taking more caution with students in response to Virginia Tech.

Man carrying bomb-making materials arrested in airport

Published April 3, 2008

New security tactics aided officers in the identification of suspicious activity.

Scientists find genetic variation that may be related to nicotine addiction

Published April 3, 2008

The discovery sheds more light on how genetics and lifestyle habits cause cancer.

Okla. shelves bill allowing guns on campuses

Published April 2, 2008

.OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - After strong protests, Oklahoma Senate leaders decided to shelve a bill to allow military veterans and others with firearms training to carry concealed weapons on college campuses. Sen....

3rd-graders plotted to attack teacher

Published April 2, 2008

>WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - A group of third-graders plotted to attack their teacher, bringing a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and other items for the job and assigning children tasks including...