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Stage collapses at Anaheim high school, injuring 30-40Thirty to forty people were injured when a stage collapsed during a high school event Saturday in California. Authorities could not say if any of the injured were students, but none of the injuries were life threatening.聽
More than 70 arrested as UMass party spirals out of controlPolice in riot gear worked to disperse thousands at a massive pre-St. Patrick's Day party near UMass Amherst. The annual event, a tradition before Spring Break, lead to violence, severe intoxication, sexual assaults, and property damage.- Mom who drove into ocean sees bail set at $1.2 millionEbony Wilkerson was charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder and three counts of child abuse. Wilkerson drove a minivan carrying her three young children into the surf at Daytona Beach, Fla. on Tuesday.
Obama talks Crimea solutions in phone calls with world leadersWhile vacationing in Florida, President Barack Obama reached out to the leaders of Britain, Italy, France, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia to discuss Russia's occupation of the Crimea peninsula Saturday. 聽
Missing Maryland girl found safe, father charged with murder11-year-old Caitlyn Virts was found with her father Timothy Virts, in a motel in South Carolina Friday, after the owner of the motel saw an Amber Alert. Timothy Virts has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of the girl's mother.
Newsweek marks comeback with controversial bitcoin storyNewsweek's first print cover story since 2012, which outed the creator of bitcoin as 64-year-old Dorian Nakamoto, has sparked questions about the piece. Nakamoto has denied he created bitcoin, but the magazine stands by its reporting.
New wave of middle class Venezuelan immigrants arrive in USAfter late President Hugo Chavez came to power in Venezuela, many upper class Venezuelans immigrated to the US with a considerable financial cushion. Now, many middle class Venezuelans arrive with a visa and little else.聽
Border Patrol reiterates restrictions on use of deadly forceFollowing criticisms that Border Patrol agents are too trigger-happy, the agency's chief sent an internal memo reminding agents of official policies. Since 2010, 10 people have been killed in incidents involving rock-throwing at Border Patrol agents.- Quit smoking? Hawaii sends mixed messages on smokingQuit smoking? Hawaii didn't pass bills to raise the minimum smoking age to 21 or ban smoking on public beaches or at the University of Hawaii. But bills that would restrict smoking in public housing, restrict sales of flavored cigarettes, and make smoking more expensive are moving forward.
- Health insurance deadline looms: Why Obama pitches LatinosHealth insurance deadline: President Obama's push to boost health insurance enrollment among Latinos comes as the end-of-March deadline to enroll is approaching.
Mom who drove minivan and kids into the surf to appear in courtEbony Wilkerson, a 32 year old pregnant South Carolina woman has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and child abuse after allegedly driving a minivan into the ocean on Daytona Beach.- USS Truxton en route to Black Sea for trainingThe Navy says the USS Truxton's聽operations in the Black Sea were scheduled well in advance of its February departure from the United States.
- Why Army general pled guilty on three counts of improper relationships, adulteryArmy Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair still faces five other charges relating to sexual assaults on women. If convicted, General Sinclair could face life in prison.
Carry-on luggage crackdown could send United customers back to ticket counterCarry-on luggage crackdown:聽The Chicago-based airline has started a push to better enforce rules restricting the size of聽carry-on聽bags 鈥� an effort that will include instructing workers at security checkpoint entrances to eyeball passengers for bags that are too big.- $7 million shoplifting spree results in federal chargesThree were arrested earlier this week at their $1.3聽million聽Northbrook, Ill. home after returning from a three-day trip through Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, where authorities say they聽shoplifted聽from stores.
Holly Bobo disappearance case sees murder indictmentHolly Bobo case: Last week, investigators examining the 2011 disappearance of nursing student Holly Bobo searched the home of Zachary Adams. The聽Tennessee Bureau of Investigation聽announced the grand jury indictment against Adams in Bobo's disappearance on Weds.- Liz Wahl leaves 'Russia Today' with on-air criticism of PutinLiz Wahl, a Washington-based news anchor for the Russia Today TV, quit saying she 'cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin,'
- Gambler sues casino for losing $500,000 while drunkGambler sues casino: California gambler Mark Johnston says he was too drunk to know what he lost $500,000 in one night. Johnston is suing a Las Vegas casino because he says he was given free drinks while gambling.
Holly Bobo: Tenn. authorities charge man in case of missing nursing studentHolly Bobo, a nursing student, went missing in 2011.聽A 29-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping and murdering her.
Ohio judge dubs Greenpeace protest stunt recklessNine Greenpeace activists were charged with burglary and vandalism Tuesday after using a zip line to unfurl giant banners from P&G's headquarters in downtown Cincinnati. A judge chastised the activists, saying they put people in danger.
