Some fracking critics use bad science

PITTSBURGH (AP) - In the debate over natural gas drilling, the companies are often the ones accused of twisting the facts. But scientists say opponents sometimes mislead the public, too.

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Parallels between Batman film and the shooting

Here's a guide to some key questions in the wake of the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater du

Q: WHAT HAPPENED? A: Shortly after midnight Friday, a gunman wearing a gas mask and black SWAT gear set off a gas canister and ...

Warner Bros. struggles with aftermath of Colorado shooting

Hoarding cited in seizure of 185 Chihuahuas

Air Force instructor is convicted of raping recruit, sexually assaulting others

Colorado suspect was brilliant science student at UC Riverside

Horrific attack at Batman screening; 12 dead

AMC won't allow costumes after Colorado shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Movie giant AMC Theatres says it won't be allowing people to wear costumes or face-covering masks into its theaters after a shooting in Colorado that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more. The Kansas City, Mo.-based company says in a statement on its website Friday that it is "terribly saddened by the random act of ...

Some of deadliest mass shootings around world

Police: Pa. mom changed her kids' grades via hacking

NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania woman allegedly changed her children's grades after logging into a school computer system using passwords obtained when she worked for the district. Investigators say Catherine Venusto used the Northwestern Lehigh School District superintendent's password to change the grades. She was arraigned Wednesday on a half-dozen felony counts and released on bail. <p style="line-height: 18pt; background: ...

Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set