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Students kill classmate, injure eight at school

Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 07:27 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight others at a charter school in a Colorado community that marked the 20th anniversary of one of the nation's worst school shootings...

Updated: Gunman releases hostages in southern France

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 18:22 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

French police say an armed man has taken four hostages in a store on the outskirts of the southern city of Toulouse. Authorities were not certain of the hostage-taker's identity or what he is...

Alexander? James? Arthur? Guessing game on royal baby's name

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 12:53 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Now that everyone knows Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have a baby boy, there is widespread speculation about what he will be called. Royals have a way of taking their time about naming babies...

Longtime married couple die within minutes of each other

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 09:24 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Family members say a Pennsylvania couple who had been married for almost 45 years died within minutes of each other. Clair "Cos" Vance had made daily visits to a care center where his 70-year-old...

Harry and Meghan love story takes new turn: a baby boy

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 07:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The improbable love story between an American actress and a British royal took the best of all possible turns Monday with the arrival of a healthy baby boy. The as-yet-unnamed baby arrived less...

Spain rescues over 416 migrants at sea in 3 days

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 07:43 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Spain's maritime rescue service says it saved hundreds of migrants while they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in the last three days. The service reported on Monday that it pulled...

French telecom giant Orange on trial over staff suicides

Monday, 6 May 2019, 11:28 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The toll is shocking: 19 suicides, 12 suicide attempts and eight cases of serious depression among employees over a three-year span at France's main telephone and internet company. A Paris court...

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