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Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring
A ring accused of helping people from the Mideast obtain student visas by taking proficiency exams and classes for them has exposed a vulnerability in tracking foreign students.
2nd ex-cop charged in Katrina coverup
A second ex-New Orleans officer charged in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina is expected to plead guilty.
Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect
The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after neglect by a contractor in Chicago that had been hired to train the dogs to detect explosives.
Wedding begin for D.C. same-sex couples
Same-sex couples started picking up marriage licenses and tying the knot in the nation's capital as the city became the sixth place in the U.S. to permit gay marriage.
Professors banish laptops from classrooms
Professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia, among many others.
Body of missing exec found in New Orleans
A body pulled from the Mississippi River near the French Quarter is that of a missing Texas oil company executive, police say.
Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self
A Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two workers, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, police said.
Missing exec's body found in river
The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, a police spokesman said.
Guilty plea reached in Letterman extortion case
The man accused of trying to blackmail comedian David Letterman, is expected to enter a guilty plea in a hearing Tuesday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
U.S.: Woman in Pennsylvania tried to recruit...
A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Superintendent fires gun during history class
The superintendent of a rural Montana school district says he was showing students his black powder muzzleloader when he accidentally fired the weapon during a history lesson.
Same-sex couples in D.C. say 'I do'
Dozens of same-sex couples plan to marry in the District of Columbia on Tuesday, the first day that such unions will be legal in the nation's capital.
Convicted serial killer won on 'Dating Game'
Before he was a convicted serial killer, Rodney Alcala was a winning bachelor on "The Dating Game."
Earthquake hits off Hawaii's coast
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii on Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties
Mike Dunleavy is out as general manager of the Los AngelesClippers, barely a month after relinquishing his head coachingduties.

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