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Oklahoma Freeway Crash Kills 4, Injures a Dozen

Mitch de Leon   | Sep 28, 2014 02:21 AM EDT

A bus crash along the Oklahoma freeway killed four college softball players, as well as injured at least a dozen other passengers, the officials announced on Friday. read more

Newly Legal Marijuana Hard To Find In Washington State

dweisman   | Sep 27, 2014 09:40 PM EDT

While marijuana retail sales became legal across Washington state two months ago, it's tough to find recreational sales around Seattle. read more

Shanghai Fully-Loaded With Attractions For The National Holiday

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | Sep 27, 2014 11:11 PM EDT

Shanghai tourism authorities announced the city is all set with various attractions for the National Holiday. read more

Oklahoma County Sheriff Deputy Hailed As Hero

Desiree Sison   | Sep 28, 2014 12:27 AM EDT

Oklahoma County Sheriff Deputy Mark Vaughan was hailed as hero in Oklahoma after he shot down an ex-employee who was attacking his two other workers read more

China Police Launch Manhunt For Suspect Who Stabbed Four Children To Death

Desiree Sison   | Sep 27, 2014 08:33 AM EDT

The China police have launched a manhunt to capture the man who killed four children who were on their way to school read more

Autopsy on Mentally-Ill Inmate Reveals He Died of Thirst after 35 Days in Solitary Confinement

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 27, 2014 01:38 AM EDT

Autopsy reports revealed on Thursday that a mentally-ill inmate in North Carolina who had spent more than a month in solitary confinement had died of dehydration. read more

Man with Implanted Horns and ‘666’ Tattoo Convicted of Triple Murder Yells “See You in Hell” to Jury

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 27, 2014 01:57 AM EDT

A man with two rows of bumps that resembled horns and a ‘666’ tattoo on his forehead reacted to receiving a guilty verdict on a triple murder case on Friday saying: “I’ll see you all in hell.” read more

Corrections Officials Confirm Felony Records of Oklahoma Factory Beheading Suspect

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 27, 2014 02:12 AM EDT

Oklahoma corrections officials confirmed Thursday that the newly-fired employee at a processing plant. who decapitated one of his former co-workers. had been recently released from probation three years early. read more

Montana Teacher Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment Over 14-Year-Old Student Rape Case

Mitch de Leon   | Sep 27, 2014 12:08 AM EDT

The Montana teacher alleged of raping a 14-year-old student had been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Friday. read more

Four Children Killed in China School Stabbing

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 26, 2014 05:49 PM EDT

A knife-wielding man on Friday stabbed four children to death while they on their way to school in southern China, local authorities reported. read more

Oklahoma Islam Convert Beheads Woman, Stabs Another In Workplace Incident

dweisman   | Sep 26, 2014 05:07 PM EDT

A seemingly ISIS copycat beheading at an Oklahoma food distribution plant wasn't an act of terror but a workplace violence issue, police and the FBI said Friday. Fired the day before, Alton Nolen, 30, allegedly stormed into Vaughan Foods at Moore, Okla. and beheaded a former co-worker before stabbing and critically injuring another food plant worker and wounding a company official who happened to be a local police reserve member. read more

Nearly 1,500 US Flights Canceled Due To Chicago Hub Air Traffic Control Fire

dweisman   | Sep 26, 2014 05:04 PM EDT

The U.S. air transportation system got a big jolt Friday when a fire at the Chicago air hub's air traffic control section affected air traffic in and out of the area's O'Hare and Midway airports. More than 850 flights through Chicago were canceled, with more expected to be cancelled throughout the day as two of the nation's busiest air facilities were closed. Flights were resuming on a case-by-case basis during the afternoon, but the traffic slowdown affected airports nationwide. read more

Ferguson Police Flaunt ‘I am Darren Wilson’ Bracelets Following Michael Brown Memorial Fire

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 26, 2014 09:18 PM EDT

Photos of Missouri police officers spotted wearing 'I am Darren Wilson' bracelets went viral over the Internet following reports of a mysterious fire at a Michael Brown memorial in Ferguson on Tuesday. read more

VIDEO: White South Carolina State Trooper Shot Unarmed Black Man Reaching for License as Instructed During Traffic Stop

Andy Vitalicio   | Sep 26, 2014 02:47 AM EDT

A decorated South Carolina state trooper was fired from his job on Friday and charged with aggravated assault and battery, after shooting an unarmed man that was apparently trying to get his driving license from his SUV, as instructed, at a gas station in Columbia more than three weeks ago. read more

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