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Tyler Clementi was an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University when he committed suicide, apparently because his sex life was broadcast online without his consent. Clementi's death has sparked an o...
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Arrest made in $1.5 million Bellagio casino chip heist 
Las Vegas police said Anthony M. Carleo was the motorcycle-helmeted bandit who waved a gun, grabbed high-value casino chips and made off on a motorcycle before dawn Dec. 14. No shots were fired and no one was hurt.
By Oskar Garcia , February 03, 2011
Cairo square chaos intensifies, violence spreads
The Egyptian government increasingly spread an image that foreigners were fueling the turmoil and supporting the tens of thousands in the street who for more than 10 days have demanded the immediate ouster of Mubarak, this country's unquestioned ruler for nearly three decades.
By Maggie Michael , February 03, 2011
Principal shot, killed at California elementary school
A school janitor was arrested Wednesday in the killing of a Northern California elementary school principal who was hailed as a role model for other educators.
By Associated Press , February 03, 2011
Mexico provides electricity to ice storm-hit Texas
Mexico will provide electricity to Texas to help the U.S. state weather an ice storm that has forced rolling blackouts.
By Associated Press , February 02, 2011
Grand Forks native has no plans to leave Egypt
Grand Forks native Rachel Beth Anderson is in the middle of the upheaval in Egypt. And she has no plans to leave.
By Lisa Gulya , February 02, 2011
Principal shot to death by janitor at California elementary school
A 50-year-old elementary school principal was shot and killed Wednesday at a Northern California school and police arrested a school janitor in the attack. No children were hurt.
By Associated Press , February 02, 2011
Former Mississippi mayor sheds shorts five years after Katrina vow
The former mayor of Bay St. Louis on the Mississippi gulf coast vowed to continue wearing shorts instead of long pants until his city was back on its feet following Hurricane Katrina. On Tuesday, more than five years and five months later, he wore long pants for the first time.
By Associated Press , February 02, 2011
Mubarak backers attack foes with firebombs, bricks
Thousands of supporters and opponents of President Hosni Mubarak battled in Cairo's main square Wednesday, raining stones, bottles and firebombs on each other in scenes of uncontrolled violence as soldiers stood by without intervening. Government backers galloped in on horses and camels, only to be dragged to the ground and beaten bloody.
By Hadeel Al-Shalchi nd Sarah El Deeb , February 02, 2011
Monster cyclone strikes Australia's northeast
A massive cyclone struck northeastern Australia early Thursday, tearing off roofs, toppling trees and cutting power to thousands, the most powerful storm to hit the area in nearly a century.
By Kristen Gelineau , February 02, 2011
Midwest buckles under enormous, northeast-bound storm of ice, heavy snow
A massive storm billed as the worst in decades barreled toward the northeast Wednesday, leaving vast swaths from Chicago to New York paralyzed by snow and ice, leaving hundreds of motorists stranded all night and shuttering airports and schools.
By Michael Tarm , February 02, 2011
U.S. condemns violence in Egypt, chides government
A day after President Barack Obama pressed Mubarak to loosen his grip on power immediately, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the U.S. "deplores and condemns the violence that is taking place in Egypt."
By Bradley Klapper and Matthew Lee , February 02, 2011
'Cuckoo's Nest' hospital seeks takers for remains
Don Whetsell buried his grandfather last year, finally laying him to rest 60 years after his death. The final resting place next to his wife was far better than the previous one: on a shelf with the neglected remains of 3,500 others in a storage area dubbed the "room of forgotten souls."
By Jonathan J. Cooper , February 01, 2011
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