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Governor: Shooter’s Virginia Tech mental health files found
The university mental health files of Seung-Hui Cho, the man who went on a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in 2007, were recently discovered, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said Wednesday.
Harvard professor Gates arrested
African-American scholar and Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested last week on a charge of disorderly conduct after a confrontation with an officer at his home, according to a Cambridge, Massachusetts, police report. According to the report, officers responded to a call Thursday from a woman who said she saw “a man wedging his shoulder into the front door” at Gates’ house near the university
Astronaut Armstrong recalls moon landing
The first man on the moon marked the 40th anniversary of his historic achievement with characteristic understatement Monday, calling the program that put him on the lunar surface "a good thing to do." Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong joined crewmates Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin at the National Air and Space Museum, capping a day of commemorations that included a stop at the White House.
Kissing, chewing — the ‘germiest ‘ tourist attractions
They scream germs: Used gum. A flock of pigeons
Saving black marriages: Does it take a village?
From the outside, Johnny and Shanna Woodbury looked like the perfect couple. They had been married 13 years, owned multiple properties and were successful managers
California’s Crisis Hits Its Prized Universities
California’s crisis continues while Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders inch slowly toward agreement on the deep cuts necessary to close California’s massive $26 billion budget shortfall. Now, even as the state continues to pay its bills with IOUs, the University of California, the nation’s leading public university, is being forced to cut its budget by $813 million — or 20%
Scalp burns painful, need urgent care
The special effects exploded too early while Michael Jackson filmed a Pepsi commercial in 1984 and his hair caught on fire, causing burns to his scalp. Jackson blamed that incident for his addiction to pain medication, which was “initially prescribed to cede excruciating pain that I was suffering after recent reconstructive surgery on my scalp,” he said in 1993 in a video statement. Whether through fire, scaling liquid, electricity or other source, burns are extraordinarily painful, said Dr
Could moon landings have been faked? Some still think so
It captivated millions of people around the world for eight days in the summer of 1969. It brought glory to the embattled U.S
Campaigner in chief hits the trail
President Obama hits the campaign trail Thursday — not for himself, but for fellow Democrat Jon Corzine. The president is the main attraction at a rally in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, for Gov. Corzine, who’s fighting for re-election this year