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NIU plans remodel for building where gunman killed students 8 May 08, 23:59 ET By NGUYEN HUY VU AP Writer © 2008 AP SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Northern Illinois University wants to remodel a building where five students were slain by a ... more Family of woman who died after airport arrest sues city of Phoenix 8 May 08, 23:58 ET Chris Kahn, AP PHOENIX - The family of a New York woman who died in police custody at the Phoenix airport sued the city Thursday, accusing officers of using ... more Officials searching after CMU student dies 8 May 08, 23:58 ET BY LISA SATAYUT A Central Michigan University student died from bacterial meningitis Wednesday morning and now health officials are searching for anyone ... more Cop among two killed in Swat 8 May 08, 23:57 ET MINGORA: Fresh violence erupted in the restive Swat valley on Thursday after a brief lull, as a police station and a seminary were attacked, ... more Family of woman who died after airport arrest sues city of - Metro Canada 8 May 08, 23:57 ET Chris Kahn, AP PHOENIX - The family of a New York woman who died in police custody at the Phoenix airport sued the city Thursday, accusing officers of using ... more FC soldier killed in Kabbal police station attack 8 May 08, 23:57 ET RAWALPINDI: Some unidentified militants on Thursday launched attack on KaBbal Police station, resulting in death of 1 FC soldier while another was wounded. ... more Illegal Crossings in La Joya Dies Down 8 May 08, 23:56 ET LA JOYA - Increased patrols and the discovery of several illegal hot spots has brought criminal activity in La Joya to a halt. The city, where high speed ... more Ft. Campbell soldier from Greenup County killed in Afghanistan 8 May 08, 23:50 ET Two Fort Campbell, Ky., soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan have been identified by the Department of Defense. According to a release from the department, Spc. Jeremy R. Gullett and Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Roberts died on May 7, when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan's Sabari District. more DOD identifies soldiers killed in Afghanistan 8 May 08, 23:36 ET AP - May 8, 2008 11:35 PM ET Two Fort Campbell, Ky., soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan have been identified by the Department of Defense. ... more BLUE SPRINGS | Child dies when struck by truck 8 May 08, 23:34 ET A 4-year-old boy riding his bike died Thursday evening after being run over by a truck. The accident happened shortly before 5:30 pm on a private drive near ... more 93 journalists killed in 2007 8 May 08, 23:33 ET VIENNA, May 8: Ninety-three journalists were killed in 2007, almost half of them in Iraq, the International Press Institute media watchdog said in its ... more Five killed in road accident 8 May 08, 23:33 ET By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, May 8: Five people were killed and 10 others suffered injuries in a road accident near Surab in the district of Kalat on Thursday. ... more Family of woman who died after airport arrest sues Phoenix 8 May 08, 23:31 ET By CHRIS KAHN PHOENIX — The family of a New York woman who died in police custody at the Phoenix airport sued the city Thursday, accusing officers of using ... more Dept. of Defense identifies soldiers killed in Afghanistan 8 May 08, 23:31 ET AP - May 8, 2008 11:25 PM ET Two Fort Campbell, Ky., soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan have been identified by the Department of Defense. ... more First reporter to write of Nixon resigning dies 8 May 08, 23:31 ET By Alex Kuffner PROVIDENCE — Douglas C. Wilson, a former reporter for The Providence Journal who broke the news of President Richard M. Nixon’s decision to ... more American country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89 8 May 08, 23:00 ET Eddy Arnold, one of the most famous American country music singers, died on Thursday morning at the age of 89 at a care facility near Nashville, Tennessee, ... more Blue Springs 4-year-old killed by truck 8 May 08, 22:59 ET A 4-year-old boy riding his bike died this evening after being run over by a truck in Blue Springs. The accident happened shortly before 5:30 pm on a ... more Drunk jailed for claiming accused terrorist committed suicide 8 May 08, 22:58 ET Singapore - A jobless man who told police that accused terrorist Mas Selamat committed suicide was jailed for 12 weeks, news reports said on Friday. Govindaraju Narayanasamy, 66, was drunk when he called police on March 30 from a public phone at a co... more Videotape shows troopers struggling with man who died after Taser shot 8 May 08, 22:55 ET The State Patrol defended its use of a Taser on a Fridley man. The stun gun was used after he punched a trooper and tried to drive from a crash scene in ... more Who Killed Robert Sammons? 8 May 08, 22:54 ET BOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) -- They will not release cause of death or a possible motive, but police need your help to solve a fiery and fatal crime. ... more Student Dies from Meningitis 8 May 08, 22:46 ET Reporter: AP The university said in a news release Thursday the Ottawa County Health Department announced the death. Twenty-six-year-old LaMott Smith died ... more Acting Mexican police chief killed 8 May 08, 22:45 ET AP Mexico's acting federal police chief was shot dead Thursday outside his home _ a brazen attack that comes as drug traffickers increasingly lash back at a ... more Father ‘shook baby girl’ who later died 8 May 08, 22:44 ET A father shook his eight-week-old baby daughter who later died, an inquest heard yesterday. Deputy State Coroner Anthony Schapel, sitting in Port Pirie, ... more Belgian star Sterchele killed in car accident 8 May 08, 22:42 ET BRUSSELS - FC Bruges' Belgian international Francois Sterchele was killed in a car accident on Wednesday night, Belgian media report Thursday. ... more Country star Eddy Arnold dies at 89 8 May 08, 22:41 ET He was the affable "Tennessee Plowboy" who brought elegance, sophistication and millions of fans to country music. Eddy Arnold, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died in Nashville Thursday, a week short of his 90th birthday. more WI teen dies in crash after passenger tries to steer 8 May 08, 22:34 ET A 16-year-old western Wisconsin girl was killed and her two friends were injured in a car crash in Chippewa County. It happened Wednesday on Highway 178 ... more Wife changed will and 'killed' 8 May 08, 22:30 ET A WOMAN accused of murdering her sick husband with a popular euthanasia drug changed his $2.4 million will one week before his death, a court has been told. ... more Former Dayton Newspapers president John Brune dies at 78 8 May 08, 22:29 ET By Lou Grieco DAYTON — Robert John Brune, a former president of Dayton Newspapers Inc., publisher of the Dayton Daily News, died Tuesday, May 6. He was 78. ... more Bus plunges into river in India; at least 28 killed 8 May 08, 22:26 ET JAMMU, India -- A bus veered off a mountain road in Indian Kashmir on Thursday and fell into a river, killing at least 28 people, police said. ... more At least 3 people killed in Philippine bombing 8 May 08, 22:26 ET COTABATO, Philippines -- At least three people were killed and many others were wounded when a powerful explosion tore through a van near this southern ... more Businessman, CSO backer McFarlane dies 8 May 08, 22:26 ET By Joey Bunch Willis McFarlane, a Denver champion of business, civic involvement and personal style, died today after a long struggle with cancer. ... more The Dalles man dies while surfing in high wind 8 May 08, 22:26 ET A windsurfer from The Dalles died yesterday on the river during a period of intense wind activity. The victim was identified by the Sherman County Sheriff’s ... more MDC activist died of 8 May 08, 22:25 ET A MEMBER of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC-T) reported to have died from Zanu PF violence is said to have died from ... more Man killed when truck runs off road 8 May 08, 22:24 ET By The Daily Progress Staff A 39-year-old man died Thursday after the dump truck he was driving ran off Route 33 in Greene County and struck two trees, ... more Hawaii-born art gallery owner, Edward Den Lau of LA, dies 8 May 08, 21:44 ET By Mary Rourke LOS ANGELES — Edward Den Lau, whose Space gallery in Hollywood was a center for art shows as well as performances, poetry readings and ... more Husband In Rockledge Boating Accident Dies 8 May 08, 21:41 ET ROCKLEDGE -- A Brevard County man who desperately tried to save his wife following a boating accident has died. Thomas Donnelley, 69, jumped into the Indian ... more Suicide awareness focus of Windsor workshop 8 May 08, 21:41 ET When Rob Chandler's son committed suicide in 2000, neighbours, friends, family and colleagues all came bearing the same thing: food. And when it came time for the funeral even more food descended upon the Chandler household. more 2 people killed in motorcycle crash 8 May 08, 21:41 ET Willow Springs, NC — Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash Thursday evening in Johnston County. It happened just before 8:30 pm at 3309 Jackson King ... more Gunshots May Not Have Killed Sea Lions 8 May 08, 21:39 ET By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. May 8--The mystery is thickening in the deaths of six sea lions over the weekend near Bonneville Dam, ... more 'Jersey Boys' Actor Altieri Dies 8 May 08, 21:38 ET John Altieri, the actor and singer best known for his role as Bob Crewe in the first national tour of Jersey Boys, died May 4 of pneumonia in Las Vegas. ... more Cougar spotted in San Gabriel Valley dies during capture 8 May 08, 21:35 ET AP - May 8, 2008 9:24 PM ET LA VERNE, Calif. (AP) - A mountain lion found in a San Gabriel Valley neighborhood has died after it was tranquilized by ... more Jerry Wallace, singer of "Primrose Lane," dies 8 May 08, 21:35 ET AP - May 8, 2008 9:24 PM ET A son says Wallace died Monday night on congestive heart failure at his home in Victorville. Wallace began recording in 1951 and ... more Man apologizes to family of southern Alberta teen he killed 8 May 08, 21:33 ET MEDICINE HAT, Alta. (CP) — A man who killed a 17-year-old girl and dumped her body in a remote southern Alberta ditch apologized to her family Thursday, ... more Man dies in wheatbelt traffic smash. 8 May 08, 21:32 ET A man has been killed in a traffic accident near the northern wheatbelt town of Miling when his car collided head-on with a truck on the Great Northern ... more Teen jumps off Medical College balcony 8 May 08, 21:32 ET A teenager allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the balcony of Medical College Hospital on Thursday morning. more 2 killed in Brunswick shooting 8 May 08, 21:31 ET Two men were found shot to death late this morning in the Brodnax area of Brunswick County. A 911 call to the Brunswick Sheriff's Office about 11:30 am ... more Sterling Heights CMU student dies from bacterial meningitis 8 May 08, 21:06 ET Health officials are trying to identify “close, personal contacts” of a 26-year-old Central Michigan University student from Macomb County who has died of a ... more Acting Mexican police chief killed outside his home 8 May 08, 21:05 ET By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Mexico's acting federal police chief was shot dead early Thursday outside his home _ a brazen attack as drug traffickers increasingly ... more Burundi army and rebels clash, 52 killed: army 8 May 08, 21:04 ET Burundi's army said on Thursday it had killed 50 fighters from the country's last active guerrilla group in clashes outside the capital Bujumbura, ... more Kin of NY Woman Who Died After Airport Arrest Sues Phoenix 8 May 08, 21:01 ET By CHRIS KAHN AP Writer The family of a New York woman who died in police custody at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport filed a lawsuit (video: ... more John Holland worker killed in Dalrymple Bay 8 May 08, 20:20 ET It has been confirmed that a worker killed on a Dalrymple Bay construction site on Tuesday night was an employee of industry specialist John Holland. The employee died after being run over by a moving vehicle at the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal 7X Project. more Alabama bill to ban cell phone use for young drivers dies 8 May 08, 20:11 ET Alabama’s youngest drivers don’t have to worry about putting down wireless devices while at the wheel. The state’s House killed a bill – HB17 – that sought ... more Minor girl killed in Lyari crossfire - The News 8 May 08, 20:10 ET By our correspondent The latest erruption of gang-war-related violence in Lyari entered a second consecutive day, claiming the life of a minor girl on ... more Lawsuit filed in Indiana mining accident that killed three 8 May 08, 20:10 ET AP - May 8, 2008 8:04 PM ET EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The family of a Wyoming man killed in an Indiana mining accident last year is suing the company he ... more Girl, 5, died of natural causes 8 May 08, 20:07 ET Autopsy results indicate there was no foul play involved in the sudden death Wednesday of a 5-year-old girl shortly after her mother brought her to a ... more 2 killed, 7 hurt in Sulu shooting; probe starts 8 May 08, 19:46 ET (Update) MANILA, Philippines - Two people, one of them a three-year-old child, were killed while seven others were injured after unidentified men fired at ... more Fifth of UK bee colonies killed 8 May 08, 19:45 ET British honey bees have been decimated by bad weather, stress and disease, with more than one in five colonies thought to have been killed off over the ... more Abalone Diver Dies On North Coast 8 May 08, 19:45 ET GUALALA, Calif. -- Another abalone diver is dead after suffering a medical emergency while pursuing the mollusk off the North Coast of California. ... more Motorcyclist killed in road crash 8 May 08, 19:44 ET A motorcyclist has died after colliding with another vehicle on the B957 Brechin Road, outside Kirriemuir. The collision happened at about 1825 on Thursday ... more Central Michigan student dies of meningitis 8 May 08, 19:43 ET AP MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - A Central Michigan University student has died of a bacterial form of meningitis. The university said in a news release Thursday ... more Jury convicts driver in crash that killed 4 bystanders 8 May 08, 19:43 ET AP CROWN POINT, Ind. - A man who was driving a car that crashed during a drag-race and killed four bystanders has been convicted on 10 felony counts in the ... more CRIME: Murdered youngster an 'average, good teenager' 8 May 08, 19:43 ET Faisa Mahamud displays images of slain Mahamed Abdi Warsame, 16, at the Warsame's North York residence Wednesday. Warsame was found murdered in a ... more Mellow country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies Thursday at 89 8 May 08, 19:42 ET By: John Gerome, AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country ... more Eddy Arnold Country Music Star Dies 8 May 08, 19:42 ET The world will become a little sadder today at the death of country music great Eddy Arnold aged 89. The voice of Eddy Arnold has described by Dinah Shore ... more 2 killed, 7 hurt in Sulu shooting; probe launched 8 May 08, 19:42 ET (Update) MANILA, Philippines - Two people, one of them a three-year-old child, were killed while seven others were injured after unidentified men fired at ... more Ethics committee won’t investigate Sen. Vitter 8 May 08, 19:08 ET Thu, May 8, 2008 (4:02 p.m.) The Senate Ethics Committee declined Thursday to investigate Sen. David Vitter, who was linked to an escort service whose owner was convicted in federal court and subsequently committed suicide. more Country singer Eddy Arnold dies at 89 8 May 08, 19:06 ET FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful singers in history, ... more Man Dies In Afternoon Little Rock Shooting 8 May 08, 19:06 ET Little Rock police are investigating a deadly shooting. Officers say the victim was shot multiple times in the upper torso. He died at the hospital. ... more Climber died in 660ft fall as boulder gave way 8 May 08, 19:05 ET By CATHERINE HARKER A SCOT plunged 660ft down a mountain face to his death after the boulder top to which he was attached fell away, an inquest heard ... more Diphtheria fear after child dies 8 May 08, 19:04 ET A CHILD in London has died from suspected diphtheria – the first such fatality in Britain for 14 years. Health officials said diphtheria, which attacks the ... more Woman dies in Harrison County fire 8 May 08, 19:03 ET An elderly Harrison County, Texas woman was killed today in a fire at her house. Clementine Manning's son came by her house near Elysian Fields late this ... more CMU student from Sterling Heights dies from bacterial meningitis 8 May 08, 19:03 ET Health officials are trying to identify “close, personal contacts” of a 26-year-old Central Michigan University student from Macomb County who has died of a ... more Spider monkey died of skull fracture and brain hemorrhage 8 May 08, 18:56 ET Staff at the Greater Vancouver Zoo a spider monkey killed when its mate was stolen during a break-in died of head trauma. Preliminary results from a necropsy indicates the dead monkey, named Jocko, suffered ... more Funeral Arrangements Set For High School Student Killed In Crash 8 May 08, 18:56 ET Funeral arrangements are now set for a Dunbar High School senior, killed in a crash. 17-year-old Hannah Landers died Tuesday, a day after the accident along ... more Central Michigan University Student Dies Of Meningitis 8 May 08, 18:54 ET OTTAWA COUNTY — Ottawa County Health Department officials have confirmed that a 26 year old CMU student has died of a bacterial form of meningitis. ... more Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89 - The Times-Picayune 8 May 08, 18:53 ET By JOHN GEROME AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful ... more Ethics committee won't investigate Sen. Vitter 8 May 08, 18:21 ET The Senate Ethics Committee declined Thursday to investigate Sen. David Vitter, who was linked to an escort service whose owner was convicted in federal court and subsequently committed suicide. more 2 Killed In Greene County Plane Crash 8 May 08, 18:11 ET By AP SNOW HILL, NC -- Two people were killed when a private plane crashed in Greene County. WITN-TV in Washington reported Thursday that Sheriff Lemmie ... more RCMP say no charges in Saskatchewan explosion that killed - Metro Canada 8 May 08, 18:09 ET NIPAWIN, Sask. - Police say charges will not be laid in a massive natural gas explosion that killed two people in a small Saskatchewan town. ... more Driver who killed two loses license 8 May 08, 18:09 ET By Mikaela Slaney The Rockland driver who crashed her car through the entrance of Brockton Hospital last October, leaving two people dead including a ... more Lafayette middle school student dies in surgery 8 May 08, 18:08 ET By Vanessa Miller (Contact) A Lafayette middle school student died unexpectedly late Wednesday during surgery to correct a congenital heart defect, ... more State: New proof that Crandon deputy killed himself 8 May 08, 18:07 ET AP • May 8, 2008 MADISON — The state Justice Department has released new documents confirming an off-duty deputy who killed six people shot himself as he ... more RCMP say no charges in Saskatchewan explosion that killed two men 8 May 08, 18:06 ET NIPAWIN, Sask. - Police say charges will not be laid in a massive natural gas explosion that killed two people in a small Saskatchewan town. ... more CMU student dies from meningitis 8 May 08, 18:06 ET GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A Central Michigan University student died from meningitis at Spectrum Health Wednesday morning. LaMott Smith, 26, was visiting ... more Man dies in College Hill shoot-out 8 May 08, 18:06 ET Cincinnati Police are saying a man shot Thursday morning in College Hill first shot three people. According to a press release from the police department, ... more Mobile man shot to death on port city street about 1 am 8 May 08, 18:05 ET MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- A 53-year-old Mobile man died from multiple gunshot wounds and police had no immediate suspect. The victim, David Jenkins Jr., ... more Driver Dies in Dump Truck Accident 8 May 08, 16:55 ET A man is dead after a dump truck accident on Route 33 in Greene County. The dump truck went off the shoulder, hit two trees and flipped over. ... more Superstar known for hits like 'Make the World Go Away' dies 8 May 08, 16:52 ET AP - May 8, 2008 4:33 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Eddy Arnold is being remembered for his mellow baritone, his romantic ballads -- and for a music career ... more Two Killed in Clashes in Lebanon 8 May 08, 16:51 ET All Things Considered, May 8, 2008 · Security officials in Beirut, Lebanon, say two civilians were killed in clashes between Shiite Hezbollah supporters and ... more Cameroon: The Post Collaborator Dies 8 May 08, 16:51 ET Ntuvyuri died on Wednesday, May 7, at the Ndu Baptist Health Centre, after a protracted illness.Ntuvyuri took ill in September 2007 and was admitted at the ... more Man killed by train identified 8 May 08, 16:51 ET by Patrick Dunne and C. Benjamin Ford | Staff Writers Police identified the man struck and killed by a CSX freight train Wednesday morning as Philip ... more Superstar known for hits like `Make the World Go Away' dies ... 8 May 08, 16:50 ET AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Eddy Arnold is being remembered for his mellow baritone, his romantic ballads and for a music career that spanned 60 years. ... more Man dies after being beaten by 2 men with ‘Maori’ accents 8 May 08, 16:49 ET A man has died in a South Australian hospital after being beaten by two men witnesses describe as having Maori accents. 28-year-old Timothy Chadwick was ... more 18 killed, over a thousand injured in road accidents last week in ... 8 May 08, 16:48 ET Rabat, May.8 - Eighteen people were killed and 1157 were injured, including 70 critically, in a total of 928 traffic accidents that occurred in urban areas ... more Help jumps to death in E Delhi 8 May 08, 16:42 ET A 21-year-old domestic help allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the 4th floor of an apartment at Mayur Vihar phase II on Wednesday night. more Mexico's Acting Chief of Federal Police Shot to Death (Update2) 8 May 08, 16:30 ET By Hugh Collins May 8 (Bloomberg) -- The acting chief of Mexico's federal police was shot to death today, highlighting the risk officials face as drug ... more Neighbour killed radio DJ's cat because 'it was bullying him' 8 May 08, 15:58 ET A man was arrested yesterday after he punched his neighbour's cat in the head before hurling it into a river after claiming it had been bullying him. ... more Country Music Star Eddy Arnold Dies at 89 8 May 08, 15:57 ET By JOHN GEROME AP Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful ... more 80-year-old woman dies after alleged beating by husband 8 May 08, 15:57 ET AP HEBRON, Conn. - State police say an 80-year-old Hebron woman has died two weeks after her husband allegedly beat her with a hammer. ... more Murdered boys remembered by staff and pupils at tribute service 8 May 08, 15:56 ET Classmates of a murdered schoolboy yesterday paid tribute to their friend and his little brother who were found dead in a car at the weekend. ... more Man killed at Forest construction site 8 May 08, 15:55 ET By Dave Thompson At 11:56 am, Bedford County 911 dispatchers received the call to a construction site on Whispering Springs Court, near Perrowville Road in ... more UN food agency official killed 8 May 08, 15:53 ET GUNMEN have killed a World Food Program official working in northern Kenya, police and a UN official said today. Silence Shirara, a Zimbabwe national, ... more Biographer: Country legend Eddy Arnold dies at 89 8 May 08, 15:52 ET AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A biographer for country music legend Eddy Arnold says the singer has died at the age of 89. Belmont University Professor Don Cusic ... more Helena man dies in motorcycle wreck 8 May 08, 15:46 ET A Helena man died Wednesday morning in a motorcycle wreck on Valleydale Road. Perry Motes, 53, was killed in the single-vehicle crash, which happened around 5:40 a.m. The wreck occurred about three miles south of Hoover in North Shelby County. more 24-yr-old commits suicide 8 May 08, 15:35 ET A 24-year-old woman, who worked as a software engineer with a private company, committed suicide by hanging herself in Noida on Wednesday. Reena Singh's father is a senior official in the Commercial Tax Department. She left a suicide note saying that nobody is to be blamed for her death. more Bicyclist hit by vehicle dies two days later 8 May 08, 15:16 ET KIRTLAND, NM (AP) - A bicyclist has died of injuries he suffered when he was hit by a vehicle in Kirtland. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Department says ... more Taliban governor killed in raid: Afghan ministry 8 May 08, 15:13 ET By Reuters KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan police killed the self-styled governor and provincial police chief of Taliban insurgents in the western province of Ghor ... more Pittsburg girl dies after being accidentally run over by mother ... 8 May 08, 15:12 ET By Robert Salonga PITTSBURG — A 6-year-old girl died after being run over by her mother Wednesday afternoon in what police are describing as a tragic ... more 4 Local Marines Killed In Action In Iraq 8 May 08, 15