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Teacher, student killed in stabbing attack on Swedish school
A knife-wielding masked man stabbed four people Thursday at a school in southern Sweden, killing a teacher and a student before being shot dead by police, authorities said. One student thought the man had something to do with Halloween.
Hillary Clinton tells Benghazi panel U.S. diplomats must take risks
By Jonathan Allen and John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton kicked off high-stakes testimony to a Republican-led panel on Benghazi on Thursday with an admonition that U.S. diplomats must inherently work in unstable and dangerous parts of the world. In her opening statement in what was expected to be a contentious and highly partisan hearing, Clinton said the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, when she
Florida musician killed by plainclothes cop never fired gun: lawyer
A Florida musician who was shot and killed by a plainclothes police officer after his car broke down on a highway exit ramp never fired the handgun he was carrying and was running away at one point, lawyers for the dead man’s family said on Thursday. Corey Jones, a 31-year-old black drummer, was waiting for a tow truck around 3 a.m. on Sunday when he was approached by Nouman Raja,
UAW union says members overwhelmingly ratify Fiat Chrysler pact
The new contract will be used as a basic pattern for contracts at U.S. automakers General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co . The UAW is expected to soon name the company with which it negotiates next. Last month, 65 percent of Fiat Chrysler UAW members rejected a previous proposed agreement, which led to a threat by the union to strike Fiat Chrysler’s U.S. operations.
Mets complete sweep, reach first World Series since 2000
'History isn't finished with Joe Biden'
The vice president is being praised by Democrats and Republicans for his decision to stay out of the presidential race.
Person of interest held in Albuquerque road rage shooting
Suspect in NYPD officer shooting charged with murder
The gunman who allegedly shot and killed a New York City police officer has been charged with murder, officials said. Tyrone Howard, 30, of East Harlem, who has prior gang-related offenses, was also charged with robbery in the shooting death of Officer Randolph Holder and stealing a bike in the process, officials said. Holder and other officers were responding to reports of gunshots in East Harlem, which police sources said
Valeant shares continue slide since Citron report
(Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc’s share slumped for the second straight day on Wednesday, a day after influential shortseller Citron Research said the Canadian drugmaker used specialty pharmacies to create “phantom sales”. Valeant’s U.S.-listed shares closed down 19 percent on Wednesday and fell as much as 18 percent to a low of $96.78 on Thursday. At that price, about $17 billion of Valeant’s market value has been wiped out since