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5 Women Die in Limousine Fire on Calif. Bridge
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5 Women Die in Limousine Fire on Calif. Bridge

A limousine driving on a major bridge in the San Francisco area caught on fire, killing five women and sending four others to hospitals, according to NBC Bay Area. The fire occurred on the San Mateo-Hayward bridge that connects San Mateo and Alameda counties, closing... Read »

May 6, 2013
White House Press Secretary Discusses Conn. School Shooting

White House Press Secretary Discusses Conn. School Shooting

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney discusses Friday's mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. Watch »

Mar 25, 2013
Ex-Rutgers Student Convicted of Invasion of Privacy, Bias Intimidation

Ex-Rutgers Student Convicted of Invasion of Privacy, Bias Intimidation

The former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's encounter with another man... Watch »

Mar 16, 2012
Nelson Mandela Leaves Hospital

Nelson Mandela Leaves Hospital

He stayed overnight for minor diagnostic surgery. Read »

Feb 26, 2012
SAT Reading Scores Fall to Lowest Level on Record

SAT Reading Scores Fall to Lowest Level on Record

Educators note more test-takers had a first language other than English. Read »

Sep 11, 2012
School Districts Adopt 4-Day School Week

School Districts Adopt 4-Day School Week

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Sep 2, 2011
Bystanders Save 10-Year-Old Hit by Taxi

Bystanders Save 10-Year-Old Hit by Taxi

A 10-year-old boy who was thrown through the air and pinned under a parked car after being hit by a taxi... Watch »

Jul 7, 2011
Live: Casey Anthony Murder Trial Closing Arguments

Live: Casey Anthony Murder Trial Closing Arguments

The trial of Casey Anthony, the Florida woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, continues. Read »

Jul 3, 2011
Japan to Nationalize Nuke Plants: Report

Japan to Nationalize Nuke Plants: Report

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku has hatched a plan that would slash Tokyo Electric Power... Read »

Jul 3, 2011

"500-Year" Flood Overwhelms N.D. City

12,000 people in Minot, N.D., have been left homeless as the Souris River has risen to record levels. Read »

Jun 26, 2011
Syrians Flee to Lebanon as Army Approaches

Syrians Flee to Lebanon as Army Approaches

Hundreds fled into Lebanon Saturday as the Syrian regime's military overtook a town near that border and another nea... Read »

Jun 25, 2011
Car Bomb Kills at Least 35 at Afghan Medical Center

Car Bomb Kills at Least 35 at Afghan Medical Center

Din Mohammad Darwaish, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said that many more could have died, too, as people... Read »

Jun 25, 2011
Third Major Fire Burns in Camden

Third Major Fire Burns in Camden

A fire that tore through an abandoned warehouse in Camden, N.J., on Sunday is now being investigated as arson. Watch »

Jun 19, 2011
American Pilot Jailed Over Pirate Ransoms

American Pilot Jailed Over Pirate Ransoms

$3.6 million are said to be at play. Read »

Jun 19, 2011
Yelena Bonner, Rights Activist and Sakharov's Widow, Dies

Yelena Bonner, Rights Activist and Sakharov's Widow, Dies

Bonner rose to prominence through work with her husband in the Russian dissident and human rights movement. Read »

Jun 19, 2011
8 NATO Troops Killed In Afghanistan

8 NATO Troops Killed In Afghanistan

The nationalities of the dead not yet released. Read »

Jun 19, 2011
Hundreds Of Thousands Displaced In Sudan

Hundreds Of Thousands Displaced In Sudan

Entire ethnic group at risk of disappearance. Read »

Jun 19, 2011
Libya: More Civilians Killed by NATO

Libya: More Civilians Killed by NATO

Libya said the dead civilians included three children, the BBC reported. Read »

Jun 20, 2011
Family, Friend Killed in Small Plane Crash

Family, Friend Killed in Small Plane Crash

The four victims of a weekend plane crash in suburban New York City have been identified as a Manhattan family... Read »

Jun 19, 2011
More Flooding Expected In Plains Areas

More Flooding Expected In Plains Areas

South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard worried levees won't hold. Read »

Jun 19, 2011
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